the day before yesterday I met for the first time Alfonso Lenhardt. I met him in the majority leader's office. We were standing there alone after some niceties. I asked him: What is the pin on your lapel? He said: It is a Purple Heart. It…

I will say one more thing to the Senator. There are more animal shelters than there are domestic crisis shelters in America. In Nevada, a rapidly growing community, we are so understaffed. We have a lack of facilities. These brave women…

Stalking is a very evil thing, for lack of a better way to put it. I can't imagine how difficult it is for people who are stalked. Senator Ensign and I had the misfortune of having somebody who was stalking us. It was very serious. He felt…

I have said before that the Senator from North Dakota has spent a great deal of time on the Patients' Bill of Rights, developing a foundation so that the legislation could pass. It was Senator Edwards' legislation, along with Senators…

this article, among other things, details how this train derailment threatened to leak hazardous chemicals, such as hydrochloric acid, into the main tunnel running under downtown Baltimore. They were able to stop that leak. This train…

this is truly a historic day for the Senate. For the first time in our history, this body will confirm an African American to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. The fact that the Fourth Circuit is home to…

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…

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…

The committee has provided an additional $100,000 for planning and design work for access to the Big Bend Recreation Area located immediately downstream of the Jennings Randolph dam.

I totally agree that Congress has jurisdiction over drilling in the Great Lakes because it constitutes interstate commerce under the commerce clause of the Constitution.

I feel that the issues the Senator from Idaho raises are of a concern, and I want to work with him to see that a solution is found.

We recognize the need to upgrade our aging infrastructure to protect water quality throughout the Nation. I can assure my friend that we will carefully consider his request in conference if indeed the Conference committee is able to fund…

Small wind projects are an important source of energy for rural areas that often are not connected to the electricity grid. Both Vermont and Nevada have a number of these areas that benefit from this reliable, sustainable, clean source of…

This is correct. The committee believes this research is important, and the Department of Energy should set aside no less than $10 million for these programs.

Yes, it is our intention to seek the House funding level for photovoltaics in conference, and push for our funding level for CSP and solar buildings. All three solar programs deserve increases from the current fiscal year, and we intend to…

I agree that we need to conduct such field tests. I know that the Senator from North Dakota would like a field test in North Dakota, which would be extremely valuable, with the State's cold and wind conditions, to help determine the…

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.

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.

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…

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…

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

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…

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 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…

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…