if I could take a brief minute to speak on John Huntsman to be Deputy U.S. Trade Representative, I have known the Huntsman family for many, many years. A finer family is no place in existence. John will be the Deputy U.S. Trade…

As we have discussed, the legal authorization for the collection of fees from pesticide manufacturers soon expires. The expiration of the so-called maintenance fee authorization will mean that EPA will face a significant funding shortfall…

I was introduced to a woman from the State of Maine. She was here representing Parents Against Tired Truckers. This woman lost a son. In 1993, her son was killed by a truckdriver who had been on the road too long. That is what this…

at 11 o'clock today there is, in my estimation, a very important vote. It is a vote that will allow the Senate to move on and complete another appropriations bill. This will make four bills we have completed during this year. Last year at…

I have heard from the Senator from Iowa and the Senator from North Dakota that their States are so dependent on agriculture. It is difficult for me to comprehend. In Nevada, we grow garlic, a few potatoes, and lots of alfalfa. The States…

both Senators have said, if this legislation does not pass, what it will do to their States and what it will do to their farmers. That, to me, indicates the President should allow us to move this bill along. It appears to me this is all…

We have been convinced the family farmers are so important, agricultural interests are so important to this country, we all support an emergency Agriculture bill. That is why all 51 on this side of the aisle support this bill. We want to…

I hope people say: Let's agree to go to final passage at 5 o'clock and go to conference. The House is trying to adjourn Thursday. We can have the conference Thursday. We will spend all night doing it. We can do it. That is the way we used…

I have heard it said on the floor a couple of times today that the Agriculture Committee is not moving this bill quickly enough. The fact is, the Agriculture Committee did not have a reconstituted committee until June 29. Following that…

I appreciate very much the prayer of the Chaplain today mentioning Jim Ziglar. When he came to the Senate he had been a long-time friend of the majority leader, Senator Lott. A lot of us were somewhat anxious that he would be an extreme…

I say to my friend, who is a veteran legislator, we can only get legislation passed when one is willing to compromise. Legislation is the art of compromise, the art of consensus building. We do not have anyone willing to compromise at all…

one of the things I want to visit about this morning is something I read in the morning newspapers; that is, there is now another effort being made to pass a constitutional amendment to balance the budget. I hope that people will get a new…

One last question of the Senator: We know how important agriculture is. We are the breadbasket of the world. And it is important that we do something in this emergency supplemental bill. We were asked by the Chair to withhold. Another bill…

There isn't any one answer to the energy problem, is there? It is a combination of solutions that you have talked about, such as renewables. It is going to take a lot of cooperation and partnering to be able to answer the energy needs of…

Another question I will ask the Senator from North Dakota: Nevada is a State that has some agricultural interests. We have a few green belts, not many. Those we have are very important to the State. Agriculture is the No. 1 industry in…

There is no magic bullet, not one thing that is going to solve all the problems of energy relating to our country's needs; is that true?

I have served in the House with the Senator from North Dakota and also in the Senate. It is difficult for those of us who are not from farm States to comprehend what a family farm is. I have heard you say on a number of occasions how the…

Does the Senator from South Dakota, our distinguished majority leader, agree that when you were the minority leader, one of your primary responsibilities was to move legislation, no matter whether it was sponsored by a Democrat or a…

I don't think you can list in order of priority which of these nominations are more important than another. If you asked people before the committee, the Environment and Public Works Committee, it may not be, in the minds of some, as…

There have been comments the last several days about what has happened in the last year. I want the Record to be spread with the fact--I want this confirmed by the leader--one of the assignments you gave me as assistant leader was that…

We hope before the day's end there are more than that on the calendar. Some will be reported today. This is not quite as easy as the Senator from Arizona has indicated. The Department of the Treasury--these four people who have been…

the cold war was the longest war in United States history. Lasting 50 years, the cold war cost thousands of lives, trillions of dollars, changed the course of history, and left America the only superpower in the world. Because of the…

I regret that. And I have been here not as long as many but long enough to know when a very dangerous trend or a very dangerous precedent has been set that I recognize it. Cloture vote. I view that unfortunate, too, because if in the…

The senior Senator from New Mexico and I have served together on the Appropriations Committee since I came here. He is certainly someone from whom I have learned a great deal. I am fortunate to have been on the Energy and Water Development…

If I may say to the manager of this bill, I believe that cloture will be invoked. This legislation is so important to this Senator and my colleague, the junior Senator from Nevada. We know how this bill helps us. The Senator mentioned…