Lincoln Chafee

Yesterday the Senate began consideration of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1997, or sometimes referred to as ISTEA II. This legislation is the product of well over a year of hard work and careful negotiation. We…

Maybe you did, but the idea that this was adopted by some masquerade, somehow the impression ``when my wife goes to the gasoline station she is thinking that all that tax money is going into the highway trust fund and that if we send it…

There was only $140 million available for interstate repair and maintenance. That is in the Secretary's discretionary account and that is exactly what he has under the currently existing ISTEA measure, but divided among the States it is…

the Senate has the opportunity to improve the system by which we finance our elections. Yesterday, the Senate had before it two proposals: one sponsored by Majority Leader Lott and Senator Nickles; the other sponsored by Senators McCain…

Well, if I might say to the Senator from Maryland, $900 million gets you a pretty good bridge, I think, if the Senator is discouraged by only $900 million for the bridge. I appreciate their approach to that as well. There have been some…

I explain to the Senate this amendment was made necessary to correct certain provisions that are in technical violation of the Budget Act. The bill reported by the committee stays within the overall spending limitations imposed by the…

The House bill left it entirely up to Virginia and Maryland. So I would hope that the Senator would be somewhat grateful for what the Senate is doing.

I am delighted to introduce legislation with Senator D'Amato, chairman of the Banking Committee, to create a circulating commemorative quarter representing each of the 50 states. Last year, legislation was enacted which instructed the…

I rise today with Senator Breaux and Senators Lieberman, Faircloth, Robb, Sarbanes, Murray, D'Amato, Murkowski, Warner, Reed, Landrieu, Graham, Mikulski, Dodd, Moynihan, and Mack to introduce the Estuary Habitat Restoration Partnership Act…

every so often we are put in a difficult situation with amendments presented by somebody we have great affection and respect for, yet we are not in a position to agree with the amendment. Such is the instance here where we are now…

Agencies shall act with due regard for the protection of private property provided by the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution. That is what it says. There is nothing in this Executive order that interferes with the rights of…

for years during consideration of the Interior appropriations bill, the Senate has debated the fate of the National Endowment for the Arts. Those debates have had mixed results. On one hand, NEA funding has been severely reduced. On the…

Yes. That is the correct interpretation of what is meant by this definition. A compatible use is one that will not have a tangible adverse impact on refuge purposes.

That is correct. Even though we are designating wildlife observation, hunting, fishing, and environmental education as priority public uses the bill requires each of these to pass the compatibility test. Even these uses have occasionally…

For uses that are authorized for periods of longer than 10 years, the amendment that we have introduced explicitly limits the review to compliance with the terms and conditions under which the authorization is made, and not to the…

With respect to long-term secondary uses, the amendment has met with the approval of the Department of the Interior, as stated by Secretary Babbitt at a hearing on S. 1059 before the Environment and Public Works Committee on July 30. With…

As a preliminary matter, numerous rights-of-way have been approved in the past as compatible uses in various refuges, and this legislation does not alter the basis under which those activities may be approved in the future. With respect to…

I have introduced this amendment to H.R. 1420, the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 on behalf of myself, Senator Kempthorne, and Senator Graham. This bill recently passed the House by the remarkable vote of 407 to 1…

Unfortunately, I understand the conference agreement on H.R. 2014 takes no action to equalize the rate of deficit reduction fuel taxes paid by the various modes of transportation. As the distinguished chairman of the Finance Committee and…

I applaud the Republican leadership as well as the administration for putting together this tax bill, which is an integral component of the overall plan to balance the Federal budget. While I have not been an enthusiastic supporter of tax…

With regard to specific provisions contained in the resolution, I am interested in what the Senators intend on page 4, lines 9 through 11 by the phrase ``new specific scheduled commitments to limit or reduce greenhouse gas emissions for…

earlier this week I met with Senator Byrd to discuss S. Res. 98, which, of course, deals with climate change. In this measure, the Senator has identified one of the more important features required to address this global problem, namely…

Because greenhouse gas emissions from the developing world will, on a cumulative basis, exceed those of the developed world sometime during the first quarter of the next century, the Senator's position appears quite sound on both…

I thank the Senators from Alaska for their remarks about carbon monoxide violations in Fairbanks. Their hometown has dramatically reduced the number of exceedences over the past 20 years and should be recognized for this success. It is my…

What I propose to do is give more SBDCs the tools they need to encourage small companies to start exporting. As the Senator knows, the SBDCs are doing a terrific job helping small business owners devise business plans, marketing…