I believe we have come up with a bill that will result in a high level of health protection for our citizens because it will help local systems devote attention and resources to the most threatening drinking water problems. I began my…

this amendment authorizes the Administrator to set maximum contaminant levels under the Safe Drinking Water Act as levels less stringent than the law currently requires, if the alternative level would not result in a significant increase…

Does the chairman intend the term ``significant increase in risk'' as used in the amendments to carry a rigid, mechanic, or statistical meaning?

we are saddened by the passing of Richard Nixon. Throughout his illustrious career, Richard Nixon was known as a statesman, peacemaker, and world leader. Up until the moment of his passing, he was on the threshold of new American thinking…

earlier this month I had the opportunity to attend an event at which my good friend, Mary Woodard Lasker, served as honorary chairperson. Although she was not present in body, her vision and strength were felt in every corner of the room…

For the record, I want to make a slight comparison between the State of New Jersey, which he represents so ably, and the State of Oregon. But I do not want to do it State by State--that is, State in comparison to State. I want to compare…

as the sponsor of this legislation, I want to merely highlight a few of the points that have already been eloquently stated in arguments supporting this bill by Senator Wallop and Senator Baucus. There are now some 44, I believe…

let me give you an illustration. We have, as I say, in Harney County 6 million acres, of which 5 million approximately are in public ownership, Federal ownership. The private land in Harney County is being taxed today at $2.90 an acre on…

we get into these exercises of contesting who can cut most--who can cut here, who can cut there--and we think we are going to get a lot of political brownie points from the public or the constituents out of this great budget-slashing…

I intend to vote for the Republican substitute budget resolution presented to us today because its guiding principle is that we must strive harder to reduce the deficit, cut the growth rate of entitlement programs, and enable private…

for more than a year now, the world has watched the horror of ethnic cleansing continue daily in war-torn Bosnia. Despite the tragedy of these events, many in the United States have learned little about the consequences of racial and…