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The reality is, this is the only train that is moving. If we do not have the opportunity to put it in now, the Senator is well aware it is not going to happen for months and months and months. It is such a simple amendment. I have found no…
I say to Senator DeWine that it is the intent of the Appropriations Committee that the $30 million earmarked in Senate Report 104-325 for Ohio bus and bus-related facilities be available to the Ohio Department of Transportation to be used…
The following language was included in the subcommittee report to accompany S. 1959: Renewable Resource Development.--The Committee understands that the BPA, in keeping with the goals of the 1980 Northwest Power Planning and Conservation…
this amendment offsets $4.1 million for the Federal Rail Administration. There is a loan program where $4.1 million can, in effect, leverage $75 million in guaranteed loans. This is basically geared for some of the rail problems in the…
I feel strongly enough about it to be here to do two things; one, to support the amendment, but the other is to apologize to the chairman of the Subcommittee on Appropriations, Mr. McConnell, for offering a rider to an appropriations bill…
the fiscal year 1997 Agriculture appropriations report references a Grants to Broadcasting Systems Program that I would like to discuss with the chairman of the Agriculture Committee, Mr. Lugar, and with the Senator from North Dakota, Mr…
the top marine transportation priority for my region is the project to deepen the Columbia River deep-draft channel from 40 to 43 feet. Local sponsors of the project include three Oregon ports: Astoria, Portland, and St. Helens; and four…
the clarion call of this Congress, and the current administration, has been to balance the budget. To reduce the Federal deficit and balance the budget. I believe that, with the passage of this bill, the Senate takes a step away from that…
I am pleased to share with the Senate information about a very special facility in Oregon that I believe serves as a model for the nation. Meadowwood Springs Speech and Hearing Camp was established in 1964 through the initiative of four…
Mr. President, our negotiators in the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty conference are on the brink of success from many perspectives. The conference concludes at the end of this month, so in 3 days we will know if the goal that we have worked…
the Pacific Northwest is home to what many believe is the worst environmental mess on Earth--the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. Today, I am pleased to join with my colleague, Senator Wyden, to enhance the voice of Oregonians in the cleanup…
I am honored to join my friend and colleague from Kansas, Senator Kassebaum, in sponsoring legislation to revitalize the crown jewel of medical science in this country, the National Institutes of Health. Senator Kassebaum deserves the…
on February 8, 1995, I addressed the Senate regarding my views on a constitutional amendment that would require a balanced Federal budget. I stated at that time that I was opposed to an amendment to do something that can be done without a…
Today the Senate passed much needed legislation to restructure our Nation's laws with respect to illegal immigration. I want to take this opportunity to commend my colleagues Senator Simpson and Senator Kennedy for their diligence and…
I must also recognize the program that generates the enthusiasm of the Constitution in these students, the We the People * * * The Citizen and the Constitution features an intensive curriculum, which provides students with a fundamental…
I want to give recognition to a very outstanding group of young people from my State of Oregon, who represent the Lincoln High School of Portland, OR. Mr. President, as you know, during the bicentennial of the Constitution, there was a…
Basically, this is where we are. Seven months into the fiscal year we are completing 5 of the 13 appropriations bills, totalling $162 billion in nondefense discretionary funds. This covers the Labor-HHS, Commerce, State, Justice, HUD and…
Mr. President, returning now to the omnibus appropriations bill that just passed the Senate by an 88 to 11 vote, has passed the House of Representatives by a 399 to 25 vote, remarkable votes on a matter that has as much controversy and…
That was the position of the Senate, and these severe problems remain eligible for some assistance under this agreement.
In his exercise of the Executive power, the President is bound to consider the health and safety of the people and the economy in making Executive orders. This is, of course, true with the suspension provision, too.
as part of the negotiations with the White House on appropriations for the remainder of Fiscal Year 1996, we have agreed to eliminate language designed to make the so-called Salvage Rider more workable for the Administration. To my…
This joint resolution provides continuing appropriations until April 24, 1996, for the departments and agencies of the Federal Government normally provided for under the five appropriations bills that have not yet been signed into law…
the natural resources of my State are indisputably among the most significant and spectacular in the world. It has been almost 30 years since the enactment of the Oregon wilderness bill--the massive, 100,000-acre Mt. Jefferson Wilderness…
As tax day approaches, I once again come before the Senate to introduce the United States Peace Tax Fund. I am joined in this effort by the Senator from Iowa, Senator Harkin, who has been a longtime original cosponsor of this bill. I first…
I, too, want to add my word of congratulations to the leadership of this committee, Senator Lugar and Senator Leahy, for bringing forth an upgrading and updating of this agricultural legislation. Mr. President, the flood of 1996 in my part…
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