Joseph T. Burns

That is correct. We will huddle on that, on this amendment and others that will be coming to the floor later on.

I think that is about the only amendment that we have to be offered in today's business. We have kind of run our trap lines. Senator Dorgan?

Today I join in mourning the loss of Pope John Paul II. In my lifetime, he was the first Pope I can remember who could actually be put in the category of being an evangelist. No other Pope ever traveled as much as this Pope did, and no man…

I will tell the Senator, the Senator from New York has just been an absolute champion on this because she understands upstate New York and she understands her rural areas. She doesn't just understand downtown New York. That might be the…

I have drawn the conclusion that basically this destroys the network. And we wonder why we do not have human resources on the ground in some areas in the world and, yes, even in our own country. I will tell you, if this is disclosed, this…

As I looked at this amendment and thought of making available the information of how much we spend on intelligence--not only are there operations we have to take into consideration, lives of people are on the line. We make them more…

And I ask the Senator, has anyone determined what it does to the human assets, the people? They are the best we have. Are they willing to work for this agency to get the best intelligence we need?

Ray Charles was a musical genius, a great American, someone who stood for the rights of others. His life and his work will live forever through his music and through his legacy. I urge my colleagues to support H. Con. Res. 449 honoring the…

This high-profile, well-publicized incident could prompt Congress to go too far. In some areas of this bill, we did go too far. This second-degree amendment fixes that. While I fully support the underlying Brownback legislation, I am…

That is what we are currently paying for. So that means that Mexico and Brazil and the European Union and even Red China have a 22 percent advantage.

I am disturbed. I am disturbed by the Democrats who would suggest that this war in Iraq is unwinnable. I reject that premise. Nothing could be further from the truth. We must continue to fight terrorism wherever it exists in the world. Mr…

I want to say one thing, and that is that the general premise of this bill is in the right direction. The emphasis is on renewables and things we can do that are good for the environment and still produce energy. All this other chaff and…

That is a large swing. We are talking a 10 percent, 11 percent swing over the next 2 years.

That is very important. Finally, I would just add that I hope NSF will make every effort to include the EPSCoR states in its new cyber infrastructure activities. NSF did a very fine job a few years ago in helping secure high-speed…

This provision gives the Administrator flexibility to use underutilized funds for this high priority purpose. As a member of the Agriculture Appropriations Committee, I will seek Conference report language to clarify that funding would be…

The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 added new a new provision of the Rural Electrification Act giving the Rural Utilities Service, (RUS), Administrator the authority to make loans ``to expand or improve 911 access and…

The emergency communications amendment will help ensure that rural America does not fall on the wrong side of a public safety divide.

The Rural Utilities Service, through its talented staff of engineers, operations specialists can play an important role in ensuring that emergency responders can communicate in rural and remote areas. The Burns-Clinton provision in this…

I might add, Senator Leahy and I serve as cochairs on the Internet caucus. We understand the ramifications of this new medium that has come upon us, its importance, and all it has to offer. Of course, getting rid of spam is one of those…

I agree that the Zero Energy Buildings program is worthy of support, and I pledge to assist in efforts to provide appropriate funding.

The Senate Interior appropriations bill is proposing to fund this program at $40 million and should provide States and private landowners some of the dollars they need to protect and restore habitats on private lands, to benefit federally…

Senator, we included language in the Interior Subcommittee Report that required the BIA, if legally responsible, to formulate a plan to address the rehabilitation cost no later than 120 days after the Interior Appropriations bill is…

When my Subcomittee on Interior Appropriations reviewed your request for $3.4 million for the Wind River Irrigation Project, there was some question as to whether or not the BIA is ``legally obligated'' to maintain this system. Has the…

In drafting the Senate Interior Appropriations bill, my staff and I consulted with the Department of Energy to ensure the amount provided in the bill would fully support the fiscal year needs of the ITM syngas membrane technology the…

I am aware of the serious problem regarding the decline in our children's math and science scores and I am intrigued by the idea that we might address this problem through nature education.