Mark Warner

I certainly join in that. She is a distinguished citizen of the State of Montana, and she has weathered many storms to be able to join in working late at night on this bill.

Janine Johnson worked tirelessly, hour after hour, to see that our hand-scribbled notes were transitioned into legislative language.

The amendment makes clear that the deployment of technologies to delete and detect illegal narcotic drug smuggling is eligible activity under the Trade Corridor and Border Crossing Program.

I know how my distinguished leader wants to be accurate. In the course of his remarks, there might have been the inference, in support of the Mack amendment, that all the money would go back to the States, but, in fact, as you well…

This amendment just expands the eligibility of States under the density program. It clarifies the conditions States are required to meet to be eligible for the program. I understand this is acceptable on this side.

This amendment provides that preconstruction costs and planning costs are included as eligible activities under the maglev program. The maglev program is one which the senior Senator from New York, Mr. Moynihan, has really been the driving…

I compliment the Senator for recognizing the contributions of Senator Bond. As my colleague knows, a good deal of money has been added to this bill. Senator Bond laid the foundation, together with the Senator's support, whereby this became…

I ran a calculation for the Senator from Michigan and I will send it over to my good friend. He and I came to the Senate together and sit on the Armed Services Committee together. We have had many debates. The records are full. If the…

That's owing to the leadership of Senator Chafee, in the first bill, and you--Senator Chafee and you as ranking. When we brought, shall we say, the subcommittee bill, before the full committee, I was astonished we got a unanimous vote.

As subcommittee chairman--fortunately, I have had as my ranking member the distinguished Senator from Montana from the very first day of the consideration of this bill in the Environment Committee, and of course we initiated the work in…

I publicly have spoken here and in Europe regarding my deep concerns over the proposed expansion of NATO by admitting Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic, which is the current proposal. I believe these accessions are not in the…

I assure the Senator that that amendment will be given most careful consideration. I thank the Senator for coming to the floor and sharing with us that personal experience because that is the true essence of our legislative process where…

I wish to add, it is not only the short season but the funding profile. In a number of these States, the reserves are going to expire in that period of time. It is my judgment that we cannot pass an extension in order to allow them a…

Though this bill cannot bind the outcome of the multi-year bill, we have an agreement that any contract authority distributed to a State will count against the amount that that state will be authorized to receive in fiscal year 1998 and…

No. This is simply a stopgap measure to allow Federal Highway Administration, safety and transit programs, and to distribute limited highway obligation authority to the States so these important transportation programs can continue, albeit…

Only insofar as the fiscal year 1997 allocations are a reflection of the formulas that were operating in the final year of ISTEA. However, this bill is formula neutral. We are simply allowing States to use a portion of their unobligated…

Then it would be correct to say that while the Warner- Kennedy language was deleted in conference, $1 million in funds will be available for activities associated with the millennium through the Department of Education's program…

An amendment offered by Senator Kennedy and myself providing the Department of Education with $1.1 million to begin planning efforts for Nation's celebration of the millennium was adopted by the Senate during consideration of the Labor-HHS…

I particularly call on the National Governors' Association. They came forward in a hearing that I chaired last week, and were very explicit on this whole matter. It was made very clear by the contractors who also appeared at that hearing…

I wish to turn immediately to the subject of the welfare of the men and women of the Armed Forces. This past few weeks we have seen a good deal of tension increase in various parts of the world. In fact, that tension prompted the President…

Because this is such an important announcement you are making, and having had the opportunity to work with you and the others on this, there are 41 cosponsors, but we also know of others who made personal commitments to us over and above…

As Senators Byrd and Gramm and Baucus have said very clearly, when I met with them last night, I was given the assurance we did not break the budget, and I think the Senators have gone through that very clearly. We assure that every State…

Indeed, we have not fully agreed on all provisions that are options throughout this whole realm of campaign finance, but fundamentally we certainly agree on the question of the mandatory deduction. It is ever so clear to this Senator, and…

I commend the Appropriations Committee for the language which is contained in their bill, but I would like to urge that this whole analysis be taken a step further. During the course of the confirmation hearings on General Shelton, I said…

I think his presence and his comments reflect the truly bipartisan nature in which we, the members of the committee, have forged this bill. Indeed, under the leadership of our distinguished chairman, the senior Senator from Rhode Island…