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I will send an amendment to the desk. I will not ask for its immediate consideration. This is an amendment that would require the Secretary of Transportation to reduce the amounts made available under the ISTEA of 1998 for the fiscal year…
Well, we certainly have tables and charts that will show what Alaska got under ISTEA I, what Alaska gets under ISTEA II, what Alaska gets under ISTEA II with the added money in the so-called Chafee amendment, what those total dollars are…
Mr. President, I say the answer to this question must be a firm and resounding ``no.'' We must stand up for the Constitution. We must guarantee the equal protection of the laws to every citizen of our country, without regard to race and…
this amendment is a modification to the border crossing and trade corridor program. It is for the Secretary to consider an area's future growth while awarding grant funds.
No. I want to report that we have not received complaints. Indeed, as I pointed out, my State has gone beyond the 10 percent. We are up to 12.1 percent. It is impressive how many States have gone considerably beyond. Our neighboring State…
Judge Kane found there was a compelling interest. But not narrowly tailored. There have to be two standards: narrowly tailored and compelling interest. Narrowly tailored was not met and, consequently, this effort to jimmy around with the…
There may be many arguments against the DBE, but I must say that your weakest one is this so-called unconstitutional argument. We all know about the constitutionality issue. In 1995, the Supreme Court handed down a decision in Adarand v…
The only thing we ought to stress about the Adarand decision is that the Adarand decision was a 5-4 decision that did not find that affirmative action is not possible to have in our country. Indeed, I will give you a couple of quotes…
I haven't heard from the Senator from Utah, the distinguished chairman of the committee who has power over all these affirmative action programs. Why doesn't he go after all of them? That would be a rather magnificent effort. It certainly…
I retract that word ``helpless.'' I feel frustrated. I am not totally helpless. Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, if the Senator was asking a question about why the Supreme Court and the district court ruled this provision unconstitutional, I…
this amendment would allow funds that are allocated under the Surface Transportation Program to be used for programs to reduce motor vehicle emissions caused by extreme cold-start conditions. The problem is that in the northern States when…
like the Senator from New Mexico, I am disturbed by the incidents of alcohol-related injuries and fatalities on our highways, as we all are. I believe the Federal Government should support strong national safety standards for our roads…
Senator Bingaman's amendment would withhold 5 percent of a State's highway construction funds, unless the State enacted or enforced a law prohibiting drive-through liquor sales by--it is my understanding the date now has been changed to…
this amendment deals with contracting for engineering and design services. It would ensure that the engineering- and design-related aspects of a project promote competition, foster the use of innovative technologies and ensure consistency…
Let me just say again, Mr. President, I am concerned about the number of sanctions we would be adding to the States under this. I have grave concern whether we might well have a backlash. We had a very solid vote on stern sanctions…
Yesterday, the Committee on Environment and Public Works held an important meeting on the pending business before the Senate; namely, the underlying legislation, S. 1173, the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1997. During…
what this amendment does is deal with innovative bridge research and construction. There is such a program. This would include the development of nondestructive bridge evaluation technologies and techniques. This is an important part of…
I would like to extend the thanks of all of us to the Senator from Oklahoma, Senator Inhofe, because he was willing to compromise. He talked with the Administrator of EPA, Ms. Browner, several times. I did, too. He was willing to give. He…
Today is the eighth annual National Sportsmanship Day--a day designated to promote ethics, integrity, and character in athletics. I am pleased to say that National Sportsmanship Day was a creation of Mr. Daniel E. Doyle, Jr., Executive…
This amendment has received a great deal of attention from the editorial boards across this country. I would like just to read excerpts from several of them because I think their reasoning is quite good. Let me cite first the Austin…
I want to salute the Senator from New Mexico for his part in this. He had responsibilities. He had responsibilities to guard the budget. And he carried out those responsibilities. I felt very strongly allied with him in connection with…
Thank you. Thank you. If it is anything like when we used to build roads at home when I was Governor, we would have a ribbon-cutting about every 2 miles of road we built. In any event, I look forward to it. And I salute the distinguished…
I have seen those jams down there. I have seen them in California by Tijuana. The trucks were all lined up. It is incredible. I saw a little bit of it in Texas, but that was just a sampling of what later has occurred as the NAFTA agreement…
Mr. President, at long last, the Senate will begin its consideration of the ``Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1998,'' which will be referred to constantly on this floor as ISTEA or ISTEA II. This legislation is the…
I support the Snowe-Jeffords amendment. Under the Snowe-Jeffords amendment, labor unions and corporations would be prohibited from spending soft money--what is soft money? That is the unregulated and unreported money that falls outside of…
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