Feb 26, 2004
The administration submitted a budget clearly short by several hundreds of millions of dollars.
Patrick Leahy
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Patrick Leahy is a former United States Senator from Vermont, serving from 1975 until 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the longest-serving senator in Vermont's history and held significant leadership roles, including President pro tempore of the Senate. Throughout his tenure, Leahy was known for his work on issues such as civil liberties, health care, and environmental protection. He played a key role in various legislative efforts, including the Violence Against Women Act and initiatives to reform the criminal justice system.
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Feb 26, 2004
My concerns, if these rollbacks succeed, are that we will undermine not only decades of work restoring Lake Champlain, but countless other rivers, lakes and streams all over the country.
Feb 26, 2004
They know that it is a request that nobody is going to accept, hoping that then Congress will find the money somewhere.
Feb 26, 2004
I hope so, because I don't know what you tell mothers, fathers, and grandparents.
Feb 26, 2004
there is a strong bipartisan and growing outcry about the administration's latest retreat from the Clean Air Act in your mercury proposal.
Feb 26, 2004
the same polluting industries that are supposed to be regulated by this, are writing the regulations.
Feb 26, 2004
Today, I am concerned that the administration is trying to roll back the Clean Air Act, and to let large pollutants off the hook when it comes to toxic emissions like mercury.
Sep 22, 2003
But you're not aware--and maybe they'd be the ones to ask. But you're not aware of any country that was either given money or material prior to offering to support us in Iraq or promised money or material for their help?
Sep 22, 2003
Why didn't the Department request funds for this program in the supplemental?
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