Mark Hatfield

the Senator from Ohio and the Senator from Iowa raise the issue of logic. Unfortunately, neither this body or the other body has always functioned under the great label of logic. We are in a ridiculous situation. Obviously, we are, and we…

Before final passage, I would like to take the opportunity to explain further my concerns about several provisions in this bill. Restrictions on Population Planning Activities I am dismayed by the provision in this continuing resolution…

I know there is a lot of anguish on the part of our colleagues who would like to exercise the constitutional right of the Senate to amend a bill on revenue related matters that comes to us from the House, even though the Constitution says…

we have before us now the continuing resolution that the House acted upon last night, H.R. 2880. The existing continuing resolution expires today at midnight, the 26th. All of us want to avoid another shutdown of the Federal Government…

The Senator's understanding is correct. Authorities and conditions, such as those under the McKinney Act and the section 8 programs that you cite, and all other administrative provisions in the 1995 Act, would remain in effect during the…

first I want to express my deep appreciation for the kind words expressed by the chairman of our subcommittee, Senator Gramm of Texas, and to say in response that it has been one of those wonderful occasions and experiences that sometimes…

the political nightmare that has faced my colleague now for almost 3 years is coming to an end. I think in an ordeal of this type we tend to focus on the negative or the causes for leading to resignation. As he has briefly reflected on the…

Mr. President, we got out of that nuclear explosive testing business 3 years ago by the actions of this body. Three years ago, the Congress adopted a moratorium on underground nuclear testing, and this moratorium was put in place as an…

I do feel, based upon the kind of outpouring of criticism that was leveled by all parts of the world against France for its announced intention to resume testing, that it would be escalated by about a hundredfold against the United States…

I agree that Congress should increase the minimum wage standard. I have voted for minimum wage increases in the past and I will vote for reasonable minimum wage increases in the future. The minimum wage, established in 1938 by the Fair…

The Senator supported it, and in this package it is $272 million, the precise same figure that the Senator supported in the Daschle-Dole compromise.

I wonder if the Senator was aware of the specifics that have been extrapolated, that increased in this particular new rescissions package: Adult job training, by $40 million; school to work, another $20 million; Goals 2000, by another $60…

I thank the Senator. Is the Senator aware that the B-2 bomber was killed last night by the Armed Services Committee? According to this morning's paper, the committee voted not to fund any additional B-2 bombers, which I hail as a great…

I say to the Senator, that is not the question. I got the bill, too, the same time the Senator did. That is not the question I asked. I asked, what in this timeframe would the Senator instruct me to do? I am happy to hear any new idea that…

In this rescissions package, we have, in effect, made cuts at current 1995 appropriations counts that represents about $3 billion in outlays in the outyears. I want to make very clear...if we cannot put this bill through before we adjourn…

I say to the Senator, I was giving those speeches 25 years ago on this floor, and it was valid then, and it has been proven to be more valid today, as the Senator gives the same remarks about our priorities--our lack of priorities--our…

That is not an option today. This body already passed the budget resolution. You may not have voted, I say to the Senator, for the budget resolution, but the body did. I have to function under the body, not under how I voted, but under the…

This must be a protest statement, which is perfectly legitimate, and I join in addressing the protests both Senators are making toward the priorities in this budget, but that is not our option today.

However, concerns expressed by other States that there is competition between deposits and other recycling programs have been shown to be overstated. We have had studies, and I will be very happy to produce the records of those studies…

as the Senate discusses the difficult issue of solid waste management, I would like to point out to my colleagues that 10 States have achieved great success by implementing some form of beverage container deposit system. My home State of…

For over two decades, my State of Oregon, and about the same period of time the State of Vermont, have had on the books and in practice what we call the bottle bill. When you buy soft drinks and beer in my State, whether they are in the…

I continue to oppose such proposals, not only as they relate to the Bonneville Power Administration, but also as they relate to the other power marketing administrations. Power Marketing Administrations are entities that have been created…

the five PMA's carry out a distinctive mission, including both power and nonpower functions. For example, the Bonneville Power Administration's primary function is to market power generated by the Corps of Engineers dams in the Columbia…

I want to make sure, as the chairman of the Appropriations Committee, that the Senator understands we are not trying to make policy in our committee when the policy committee that he chairs is in that position.

We have no precise figures at this moment. We are dependent upon a couple of agencies from the executive branch of government to provide such figures. We do not keep the books in that sense. We are now at a level of commitment in this…