as our open society has evolved, the Government has consistently, though in varying degrees, had to define the rights of consumers and citizens. In this regard, I introduce today the Travelers' Rights Act. This bill is to expedite access…

in our Nation we take for granted the ability to speak freely and express what we please with no governmental interference. There are a number of celebrated legal cases that delineate the standard of time and manner regulation of speech in…

we also know that they are running roughshod over environmental laws in this country--``they'' being the proponents of this legislation. We have here a statement from Public Citizen, which says, ``If you believe in environmental standards…

If anyone believes in environmental standards, you must vote against this bill. This bill will ultimately open the door for the greatest nuclear waste transportation project in human history, sending thousands and thousands of tons of the…

Mr. President, the exact opposite is true. For example, the opposition to S. 1936 is supported by the President of the United States. He has done it vocally and in writing. The case is supported by the Secretary of Energy. There is a…

the substitute is nothing more than a regurgitation of S. 1936. It changes absolutely nothing. It is just a rearranging of words. That is all it is. There are no constructive suggestions. It answers none of the questions that have been…

Will the Senator inform me and the rest of the Senate where the 150 miles an hour information comes from?

if anyone has any question about where the money is on this issue, where the big lobbyists stand, all we need to do is walk out this set of doors to my right prior to the next vote being called and you will find a sea of lobbyists. This is…

This is pure doubletalk. The fact of the matter is that the weapon that they used to test was a device designed to destroy reinforced concrete pillars and piers. The weapon was not designed to destroy a structure like a nuclear waste…

First, this is a good deal for the proponents of this bill. They want to waive all the environmental laws, and they are saying the reason is because people might want to appeal, they might be protecting their rights, which is what you can…

I respond to my friend from California that most of this legislation began during the period of Richard Nixon.

Take clean water. The reason the Clean Water Act was initiated is because the Cuyahoga River in Ohio caught fire, not once, but three times. After the third fire, people around the country started saying, ``Maybe we should do something…

I want to personally extend my appreciation to our leader, who spent a great deal of time with the majority leader trying to work this out. I think it shows good faith that we are trying to move things over here. We feel comfortable with…

Mr. President, in our open society, which is our national heritage and the essence of America, we cannot deny our enemies many of the same freedoms we ourselves enjoy. There are, as well, many foreign interests, some secret, that will want…

Mr. President, I, first of all, want to talk about what some of the people have said who support this legislation. First of all, the supporters of S. 1936 are appealing to States with nuclear powerplants or nuclear operations, implying…

I remind everyone in this Chamber of the charts Chairman Murkowski showed us earlier. They show nuclear waste stored in 80 sites across America. They show another chart with one site, the Nevada test site, and they claim that all the waste…

I think everyone recognizes that the end result is the same. We could have done a lot of parliamentary things and exhausted the Senate, but I think what the two leaders have come up with is fair. In effect, the point was made earlier today…

I appreciate very much the efforts of my colleague. When this matter was first introduced in August 1992, Senator Graham was a steadfast supporter of this legislation. He indicated that I have been a good advocate of this legislation. I…

I say, respectfully, to the majority leader, with whom I served in the House in a leadership position there and now in a leadership position here, that we know you have the right to bring this up. But, also, I, the Senator from Nevada, did…

I say to my friend from Alaska, it appears to me that we are criticizing the wrong people here. If, in fact, there is such an urge to go forward with this legislation, and much other legislation, it would seem to me it would be the right…

I respectfully say to my friend, the majority leader, that I disagree that S. 1936 is the most important environmental issue facing this Congress. I say, respectfully, to my friend that if the majority feels this is the most important…

I would only say in addition to what my friend from Nevada said, we, we believe, are not only protecting the rights of the people of the State of Nevada, but there are going to be tens of thousands of tons of nuclear waste transported on…

I wrote the first taxpayer bill of rights that passed. I authored that. It was through the good offices of a member of the Finance Committee, Senator Pryor, and his diligent work that it passed. So I am very happy that the taxpayer bill of…

I do have the right to object. I think there has been an objection. I say respectfully to my friend the majority leader and to the minority leader, we have an obligation to move legislation along here. We agree with the statement of the…

Absolutely true. During the time that the Senator was asking the question, I wanted to make sure that I was confident that the answer was correct. So I leaned over my shoulder to my colleague from Nevada, and he nodded that I was…