I have offered two provisions to clarify the intent of this section to the Chairman. I am aware that the Assistant Secretary of the Army's office also has provided technical assistance on this matter. I trust that before we conference with…

I have to bring to the attention of the Senate another project. It is called the Central Artery in Boston. There are those who affectionately refer to it as 'the big ditch' which our late, highly respected and beloved Speaker of the House…

You better go back and undo some of the things we have done in the last 14 years and readjust the cost sharing. I say to my friend, I don't understand it. The State of Florida has to pay 50 percent rather than 35 percent. I will tell you…

I was a 15-year-old boy. But what are you going to tell the people in Billings, Missoula, Livingston? There is lots of Federal land out there. What percentage of your State is Federal land?

I want to reply to my colleague. We love our States equally. I say to the Senator, the Chesapeake Bay is just as dear to our people as are the Everglades to Floridians. The Chesapeake Bay is a national asset--maybe not of the proportions…

I was much taken by my colleague's comment that this is a matter between the Federal Government and the State. Indeed, it is a marriage that every Governor would dream about, and the wedding presents being given are astronomical. Look at…

Certainly, I did not wish to invade. But the Senator invited questions: Does any other Senator know of projects other than 35 percent? I am pointing out, yes, because he is including a lot of municipal water supply, treatment plants for…

Thirty-five to forty. I was off 10 percent. I say to my good friend, the reason you go to 50 percent and not 35 is you are covering non-Federal and part of municipal water supplies. There are a whole lot of municipal water supplies that…

my amendment goes to the operation and maintenance, which from 1986 on was 100-percent State responsibility. That is the amendment. The Senator, of course, quite properly is addressing, by way of background, the construction. And there are…

I am trying to draw some parallel for the average Member of Congress who deals with a dam or a waterway which is in a small portion, relatively speaking, of his or her State. This covers over half the State; isn't that correct?

I think that is ill advised. For 14 years, we have had a body of law that has served well regarding the most complicated and very expensive series of programs to take care of needed situations in our country--floods, saving lives…

Since 1986, the Senate has operated under a law whereby projects built by the Corps of Engineers, pursuant to the process of authorizing projects, are then, upon completion, carried by the States--the financial burden of the operation and…

throughout the 22 years I have been privileged to be a Member of the Senate, I have worked very closely with our distinguished colleague from Delaware, Senator Roth, and indeed our colleague from New York, Senator Moynihan. This has to…

I intend to vote loudly and strongly for this measure. In conclusion, I am privileged to work in the Senate in the area of security, military and foreign relations as chairman of the Armed Services Committee. In light of that, I have…

During consideration of the 1990 Farm Bill, a provision was inserted granting the USDA Graduate School the ability to enter non-competitive, interagency agreements for the provision of training services to other agencies. The Graduate…

the emerging field of bioinformatics uses information technology to analyze the billions of bits of data that create a human or plant genome. The research efforts at Virginia Tech will complement and support efforts by the Department to…

in the 211-year history of the Senate, the State of Georgia has one of the richest and most storied legacies. Since the formation of the Senate, and that was in 1789, Georgia has sent to the Senate 62 individuals as Senators. I have had…

the Senate is again considering legislation that will provide, at long last, relief from the marriage tax penalty. The marriage tax penalty unfairly affects middle class married working couples. For example, a manufacturing plant worker…

since January, I have been working on an initiative that deals with introducing new cutting-edge technology into the combat arms of our Armed Services. The initiative is to have one-third of our airborne deep strike aircraft remotely…

since 1961, the Senate has passed an authorization bill for our military. We are about to pass another. I first thank the leadership of the Senate, and my distinguished ranking member, Mr. Levin, for hanging in as we had to move this bill…

it is like the Four Horsemen of the great Notre Dame team--Mr. Byrd, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Voinovich, and Mr. Warner-- that time and time again comes out on this issue. But it requires the strength of the famous Four Horsemen on the football…

I wish to acknowledge my deep appreciation to our distinguished majority leader, and, indeed, to Senator Daschle, Senator Harry Reid, Senator Nickles, and all. Yes, chairmen work hard and this posed some problems, but never once did I have…

On behalf of the Nation's elected State and local government officials, we would like to express our strong opposition to this legislation or any other proposals before Congress to repeal or suspend any portion of the Federal gasoline tax…

I thank the Senator. In looking this over, I am inclined to think that we can, in the course of the conference, gain some support. I hope it remains in a factual manner and that the legislative history you are about to make in terms of…

My friend used the term this amendment ``reauthorizes.'' I say to my good friend, Congress had nothing to do with it. This is a panel of the Secretary of Defense. The amendment language says ``to reconvene.'' It is not necessary to…