Harry Reid

Does the Senator from Iowa realize that Senator Dorgan and I have offered legislation on several occasions to have the Federal Reserve System audited on a yearly basis? Is the Senator aware we have done that?

Here are the pieces of legislation, the laws, that have been passed that now govern mining: Migratory Bird Treaty Act, Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, Historic Buildings and Sites, Fish and Wildlife, National Environmental Policy Act…

The Department of Energy is negotiating a contract involving the Nevada Test Site and the Western Area Power Administration to purchase 5 to 10 megawatts of solar energy on behalf of the Nevada Test Site. A single bidder; the Corporation…

This would be an unusual contract. However, it also offers some tremendous potential. If implemented correctly, this effort could demonstrate the viability of large scale commercial development of solar energy.

That is my view as well. I would urge the DOE to consider supporting this project in fiscal year 1999.

Yes, I am aware of the transfer of the bridge and the provision in TEA-21. You have my pledge that I will do all I can to see that the Army Corps of Engineers will carry this out as soon as possible.

There is no Senator in this body who has been more diligent on an issue than has the Senator from Indiana been on this issue of transportation of waste. He has rendered a great service not only to the people of the State of Indiana, but…

I support this $21 billion bill. It is not a perfect bill, but it is a very good bill. We worked under very extreme conditions in order to get the bill to the point that we have. This is a balanced bill. We did our best to accommodate…

The action today is a waste of time. Let's move to tobacco, to the Patients' Bill of Rights, to IRS reform, or to the appropriations bills--13 in number--or let's move to school construction; let's do something that is worth while. The…

At the end of subtitle H of title III, add the following: SEC. . STUDY OF PAYMENTS MADE FOR DETECTION OF UNDERPAYMENT AND FRAUD. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall conduct a…

I think this underlying legislation gives the commissioner of the IRS power he didn't have before, which is good. One of the problems we have had in the past is that the commissioner of the IRS has had no power to make changes in the way…

I think also that we focused attention, through the hearings that you have held, newspaper articles written, and through this amendment, on this practice that I am sure the commissioner will have enough information to come back to us as to…

I acknowledge the good work of the Senator from Idaho, the Senator from Rhode Island, and certainly the ranking member of the full committee in coming up with a compromise. However, the amendment that I have, the underlying amendment, does…

In my estimation, there have never been two teams that had such good sportsmanship. The two coaches were of such high quality. In all their victories along the way, they complemented each other, and last night, even though one was a victor…

The Forest Service owns over 70 percent of the land within the Basin. Doesn't it seem reasonable that the federal land management agencies of the Basin have a role in this new process?

I support renaming the airport after President Reagan, but using the logic of my friend from Utah, the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, he said you should not change the name of existing buildings. I assume that should also apply to…

There is not an organization in this country that is concerned about human rights or civil rights that wants J. Edgar Hoover's name on the FBI building. This is a building that houses officials sworn to defend and protect the Constitution…

There may be some who feel that Ronald Reagan was not the greatest President. I have already laid across this Record how I feel about Ronald Reagan. But everyone would say that Ronald Reagan's heart was in the right place. He was a true…

I finally say to my friend from Nebraska that this legislation is good legislation. I am happy to be an original cosponsor of it. It is something the American people want and this Senate should deliver it. The House has already passed this…

So it's fair to say that virtually everybody in this Chamber, Democrats and Republicans, support this legislation?

I ask another question to my friend. Isn't it true that the employees of the Internal Revenue Service, these people who work very hard every day--not the bosses, but the employees of the Internal Revenue Service--favor this legislation?

I say to my friend, if we do not pass this legislation, now, early in November, until we come back late in January, it is my understanding there will be about 1.5 million Americans who will have dealings with the Internal Revenue Service…

I ask my friend also, during the time that the Finance Committee held their hearing and during the time that the commission met, is it true that there was evidence which came up to show that the IRS did have quotas for advancing people in…

I also ask my friend, is it also true in tax cases that the burden of proof shifts? As I understand--and I am asking this question of my friend from Nebraska--it is my impression now that the burden of proof to prove yourself, in effect…

I ask my friend, is this the same bill that creates a taxpayers' advocate office?