the chairman's understanding of the intent of the phrase in our amendment is correct. It is essential that the contaminant which may be causing a violation of a maximum contaminant level or a public health threat be identified and that…

how many of us remember this headline in our local paper, the Washington Post? What a dramatic headline: ``D.C., Part of Northern Virginia Under Drinking Water Alert.'' By sundown, all the water fountains at National Airport had been shut…

I send up an amendment on behalf of myself and the distinguished Senator, Mr. Robb, from the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Senator from Virginia [Mr. Warner] for himself and Mr. Robb, proposes an amendment numbered 1701. In section 16 of…

Does that not contradict your thesis that we should not act without the partnership of our allies?

I wish to be added as a cosponsor. I want to say, I watched this bill come forward. I think the Senator deserves, together with his colleagues, Senator Kerrey and the Senator from Louisiana, great credit, because their amendment, I think…

I commend the Senator for also going to the side of the widow and the family immediately following the news of this loss. Mr. President, I did have the privilege of knowing his father in my brief service in the Marine Corps during the…

I opposed both amendments today because there is a certain ambiguity in each that could result in a much deeper involvement of our country in Bosnia. This is a conflict in Bosnia, or the former Yugoslavia, that is rooted in hundreds of…

First, I'd like to say that when compared to other countries around the world, the United States has some of the safest drinking water in the world. A survey of our Nation's 200,000 public water systems indicate that few systems are…

it is really a privilege for me to be here on behalf of not only this distinguished gentleman but also his lovely wife. We are sending a team together to take on this most important of our diplomatic posts, and I was thinking coming down…

These organizations include the American Farm Bureau Federation, the National Agricultural Chemicals Association, the National Water Resources Association, the Clean Water Industry Coalition, the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives…

I seek clarification of the language in paragraph 2. It says: The President shall seek immediately the agreement of NATO allies to terminate the international arms embargo * * * My question to you is: If the President fails to get such an…

at this very moment, the Senate Armed Services Committee is conducting a hearing on Somalia. One of the witnesses is a father who lost a son. I read from that father's testimony: We should also let everyone, especially the policymakers…

the Mitchell resolution speaks to the fact that we should come back if there is a further question of ground troops. Why is there silence to other Americans who are flying, who are at sea? Are they entitled to less protection than those…

I find myself in the unenviable position of opposing my distinguished Republican leader, Mr. Dole, and an equally distinguished group of cosponsors. Let me review my basic position which I have set forth on the floor here in previous…

I am not going to get deeply involved in the legalities, because I am more concerned about the situation here today and tomorrow and to project it into the future. This is the principal concern I have about lifting the embargo. My next…

April 23 marked a momentous day in the history of the U.S. Navy. The U.S. Navy bid a respectful farewell to the distinguished Adm. Frank B. Kelso II, Chief of Naval Operations. Admiral Kelso dutifully served nearly 38 years on active duty…

I would like to address the Senate on two subjects. First, a letter which I am sending today to the Secretary of State and an identical letter to the Secretary of Defense. Both letters contain a series of questions relating to the…

I stand today to recognize the achievements and contributions of a man well-known to and admired by my colleagues: Jack Ballard, U.S. Capitol Police officer. Since 1974, Jack has served with great distinction, most recently at his post on…

I ask of my distinguished colleague, with that use of force it would clearly be perceived that we, the United States, together with our allies who presumably would participate, and I assume we are talking about NATO air strikes, not just…

I share the concerns--and I have said it in this debate in the last hour--of the French and the British about their forces on the ground in Bosnia. They were put in there to carry out a humanitarian mission. They were equipped with such…

I must say that, to me, that did not establish a national security interest. I do not believe we have a national security interest. But your definition that it is there to the extent we use air power but is not there to the extent we use…

I thank my colleague from Connecticut. Mr. President, I am a lawyer; he is a lawyer. We should not be dealing here, especially with this background of strong emotion when all of us are watching this tragedy unfold daily. There is not a…

let me say to my friend before he departs the floor, let us examine the use of air power in the Persian Gulf. I mentioned before the Senator arrived that there were 100,000 sorties flown in a period of 6 weeks during that conflict. There…

Let us hope that we can reshape this amendment to send the needed message that the Republican leader so correctly states but do it in a manner that meets two criteria: First, that it is clear that this amendment does not imply that this…

I say that you have not done that when you say to me it the intention of the amendment and you think it is implicit in the amendment. What do you have expressly in the language that we and every American can understand?