I express to Senator Johnson my desire to consider opportunities in conference committee negotiations on the FY02 Energy and Water Appropriations bill to increase funding for the Mid-Dakota Rural Water Project and to fund the James River…

In the interest of constructing these projects as quickly as possible and with the greatest savings to the American taxpayer, I would respond to my colleague that we will be happy to consider any such conference report language. I urge him…

The committee is award of the good work the consortium has produced with department of Energy funding over the past decade. The Senate will do its best to try and identify funding for the consortium while in conference with the House.

Yes, I am aware of the consortium and am familiar with the good work and significant achievements that the consortium has produced for the Department of Energy in the past.

I am going to hold a hearing next week on the Environment and Public Works Committee. I am now the subcommittee chair on the committee with jurisdiction over this country's infrastructure. The first hearing I am going to do is going to be…

I will finally say to my friend, you are so right. Some of the people who want to spend less money than anyone else are the so- called market-oriented people. The fact is, Adam Smith, in his book ``Wealth of Nations,'' in 1776, said that…

I say to my friend, I also have gotten to know Jackie Clegg. I met Jackie when she was a staff person for Senator Garn on the Appropriations Committee. She would come and be at his side and was his voice and ears on that committee--an…

This points out how dangerous it is to transport hazardous materials. Certainly, this is a clear indication of how dangerous it really is.

May I say also, while I have the Senator's attention, I say to my friend, the senior Senator from Maryland, I have been so impressed in watching what is taking place in Baltimore in the last 24 hours--almost exactly 24 hours now--to see…

I hope everyone recognizes the tremendous tragedy we sadly heard of yesterday in Baltimore. A train derailed in a tunnel. The fire is still burning. The hydrochloric acid is still leaking from that tank. Last night, the city of Baltimore…

my friend from Alabama is right. There is no question that the process is very cumbersome. I hope in the future that we can maintain our record. We have a clear conscious. We cleared 54 last week. It was really the first week that we were…

the subcommittee was very cautious to make sure that anything we did did not interfere with the jurisdiction of the Energy Committee. The ranking member, Senator Murkowski, is in the Chamber. Everything we have appropriated money for is…

In all my dealings with the then-chairman of the Energy Committee, now the ranking member, he has set an example of how one should treat people. He has always been available on difficult issues, on easy issues. He has never, as a result of…

If I can say one more thing, the majority leader and the minority leader and the two managers of this bill, Senator Domenici and I, had a conference earlier in the day. Senator Domenici said he thought we could finish the bill tomorrow. He…

I commend the Senator from Arizona--I have already done that to Senator Domenici--for the great work being done by General Gordon and the people working with him. It certainly has been a step in the right direction. With the deep concern I…

I say to my colleague, if he will yield, I watched his statement from my office, and I appreciate that very much. I say to my friend from Arizona, it is important we move these nominations. There are a few that cause problems, but very…

I remind the Senator, when you were the Democratic leader, you allowed this young freshman Senator to go to the 200th anniversary of the Great Compromise in Philadelphia. It was a wonderful experience to do the reenactment. You brought…

this afternoon we begin consideration for the Fiscal Year 2002 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act. The legislation we take up today was reported unanimously from the full Committee on Appropriations last Thursday. Before I…

I am glad you mentioned Abigail Adams for the wonderful letters the two of them wrote for each other. Here he was going to become President of the United States--he thought. He wasn't quite sure, you will find, as you get through the book…

I rise to express how much I appreciate his work of the last 2 days. It has been very difficult. He and I worked together on Military Construction when I was chairman and he was ranking member. Through each ordeal we experience we become…

the amendment would prevent the Fish and Wildlife Service from providing water for fish in the Klamath basin. The water at issue here is water the Service has determined is necessary to prevent the extinction of threatened and endangered…

I was fortunate to learn about Caddo Lake and the Institute's wetlands work at an April 10, 2001 Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on wildlife conservation efforts. The premise of that hearing was that…

I want the record to reflect what a good job Slade Gorton did on this bill during the time he was the chairman of this subcommittee. Slade is not in the Senate anymore. The record should be spread with the fact that he did an outstanding…

I say to my friend, is the Senator aware that the U.S. Geological Survey has estimated that the reserves within the 15 national monuments designated since 1996 would produce 15 days' worth of oil and 7 days' worth of natural gas for our…

this legislation has nothing to do with scams. It has nothing to do with partisan politics. It has everything to do with saving $34 million of taxpayer money. As the Senator, for whom I have the greatest respect, and the 19 members of the…