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HEALTHY FORESTS RESTORATION ACT OF 2003 -- (Senate - October 29, 2003)Page: S13435
[H.R. 1904
[TITLE I--HAZARDOUS FUELS REDUCTION ON FEDERAL LANDS
[TITLE II--BIOMASS
[TITLE III--WATERSHED FORESTRY ASSISTANCE
[TITLE IV--INSECT INFESTATIONS
[TITLE V--HEALTHY FORESTS RESERVE PROGRAM
[TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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TITLE I--HAZARDOUS FUELS REDUCTION ON FEDERAL LAND
TITLE II--BIOMASS
TITLE III--WATERSHED FORESTRY ASSISTANCE
TITLE IV--INSECT INFESTATIONS AND RELATED DISEASES
TITLE V--HEALTHY FORESTS RESERVE PROGRAM
TITLE VI--PUBLIC LAND CORPS
TITLE VII--RURAL COMMUNITY FORESTRY ENTERPRISE PROGRAM
TITLE VIII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
TITLE I--HAZARDOUS FUELS REDUCTION ON FEDERAL LAND
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TITLE II--BIOMASS
TITLE III--WATERSHED FORESTRY ASSISTANCE
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TITLE IV--INSECT INFESTATIONS AND RELATED DISEASES
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TITLE V--HEALTHY FORESTS RESERVE PROGRAM
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TITLE VI--PUBLIC LAND CORPS
TITLE VII--RURAL COMMUNITY FORESTRY ENTERPRISE PROGRAM
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TITLE VIII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, on July 24, the Committee on Agriculture,...
AMENDMENT NO. 1828
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Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the...
Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, this amendment embodies recommendations made by a...
Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I am very pleased to join my colleagues in...
Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I thank the manager of the bill. I commend the...
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Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, forestry can often make Middle East politics seem...
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Statement of Administration Policy
Mr. WYDEN. I am pleased to see what is the first formal statement of the...
Mr. CRAPO. Madam President, it is an honor for me to participate in this...
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Mr. SMITH. Madam President, I rise today in strong support of the H.R. 1904...
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Mr. HARKIN. Madam President, I will talk about the bill pending and share some...
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Fire Damage
Mr. HARKIN. Madam President, the editorial basically states that what is...
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NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS
REGIONAL AND LOCAL CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS
REGIONAL AND LOCAL CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS
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REGIONAL AND LOCAL CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS.
Mr. HARKIN. Madam President, I have a letter from the Forest Stewards Guild...
Mr. HARKIN. Madam President, I have a letter from the League of Conservation...
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Mr. HARKIN. Madam President, I have another letter from the American...
Mr. HARKIN. Madam President, I have another letter from a number of individuals...
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Mr. HARKIN. Lastly, the Forest Roads Working Group, which includes Wildlife...
Mr. HARKIN. Madam President, these are the concerns that I and many others have...
Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, before the ranking member of the Agriculture...
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Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Idaho for his comments...
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Mr. WYDEN. Will the Senator yield?
Mrs. FEINSTEIN. I am happy to yield.
Mr. WYDEN. I will be very brief.
Mrs. FEINSTEIN. I thank the Senator.
Mr. WYDEN. I have chaired the subcommittee. I have been the ranking minority...
Mrs. FEINSTEIN. The Senator is very kind.
Mr. WYDEN. She has thrown herself into this, and we thank her for all her...
Mrs. FEINSTEIN. May I just say, thank you for the help that has come from...
Mr. WYDEN. I thank my colleague.
Mrs. FEINSTEIN. The Senator is correct, through the Chair, if I may. We have...
Mr. WYDEN. I thank my colleague and again tell her how much I have appreciated...
Mrs. FEINSTEIN. You have been a great ranking member and I have enjoyed every...
Mr. DOMENICI. I yield to Senator Reid.
Mr. REID. Madam President, I have listened to the statements here today. They...
Mr. REID. I am.
Mr. DOMENICI. Madam President, I thank the Senate for allowing a lengthy debate...
Ms. MURKOWSKI. That is correct.
Mr. DOMENICI. Would you mind answering a couple of questions? We have been...
Ms. MURKOWSKI. That is correct. It is not just a small patch we are talking...
Mr. DOMENICI. Before Senator Feinstein leaves on her way out, I will...
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Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Through the Chair, if I may, I would like to thank you,...
Mr. DOMENICI. We have an array of Senators, not just Republicans--not the few...
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Mr. BINGAMAN. I thank the Chair.
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Mr. BINGAMAN. The only other report we have analyzing empirical data of the...
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Exhibit 1
United States General Accounting Office--Report to Congressional Requesters
FOREST SERVICE--INFORMATION ON APPEALS AND LITIGATION INVOLVING FUELS REDUCTION...
Ms. MURKOWSKI. Madam President, we have had a great deal of discussion about...
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Mr. COCHRAN. Madam President, after consulting with the leaders and those...
Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask the manager of this bill, the chairman of the...
Mr. COCHRAN. Madam President, I ask that my request be so modified and that the...
Mr. WYDEN. Madam President, for purposes of asking the distinguished chairman...
Mr. COCHRAN. The Senator is correct.
Mr. REID. Although I would say, if the distinguished Senator would yield,...
Mr. COCHRAN. With that understanding, I renew my request.
Mr. ENSIGN. Madam President, I will make a few comments about the underlying...
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UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--S. 1708
Mrs. MURRAY. Madam President, in just a couple minutes I am going to offer a...
Mr. CRAPO. Madam President, we are on a very critical bill right now and I must...
Mrs. MURRAY. Madam President, I heard the objection from my colleague on the...
Mr. CRAPO. Madam President, I would be glad to respond.
Mrs. MURRAY. Madam President, I thank my colleague. I know he is not in a...
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Mrs. MURRAY. Thank you, Madam President. I yield the floor.
Mr. CRAPO. Madam President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. CRAPO. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
Mr. CRAPO. Madam President, I ask permission to utilize the 10 minutes which I...
Mr. CRAPO. Madam President, we are getting close to a vote on this amendment. I...
Mr. BENNETT. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that Senator...
Mr. BENNETT. Madam President, I appreciate the comments made by my colleague...
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Mrs. LINCOLN. Madam President, I am very proud to be in the Chamber discussing...
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Mr. KYL. Madam President, if ever there was a bill where one could say its time...
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Mr. KYL. Madam President, I appreciate the hard work of my colleagues and hope...
Mr. COCHRAN. Madam President, I ask for the yeas and nays on the amendment.
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. EDWARDS)...
Mr. COCHRAN. I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. REID. I move to lay that motion on the table.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have spoken with the distinguished manager of this...
Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I thank Senators COCHRAN and REID for...
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AMENDMENT NO. 2025
TITLE . FIREFIGHTERS MEDICAL MONITORING ACT
Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I thank very much the clerk for reading the...
Mr. WYDEN. Will the Senator yield?
Mrs. BOXER. I am happy to yield.
Mr. WYDEN. I think what the Senator is doing is very constructive. On the...
Mrs. BOXER. I yield the floor.
Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I think this amendment is a constructive addition...
Mrs. BOXER. I ask for the yeas and nays on the amendment.
Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I send a second amendment to the desk and ask for...
Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, what is the regular order--a vote on the amendment?
Mrs. BOXER. If the Senator will yield, I understood that you--and maybe I was...
Mr. COCHRAN. If that is the order, that is fine with me. I just assumed we ...
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Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, whatever Senator Cochran would like to do...
AMENDMENT NO. 2026
Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I send the amendment to the desk.
Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the...
TITLE . DISASTER AIR QUALITY MONITORING ACT
Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, this goes to the quality of the air. We have learned...
Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the firefighter...
Mrs. BOXER. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the...
Mr. COCHRAN. What is the regular order?
VOTE ON AMENDMENT NO. 2025
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. EDWARDS),...
Mr. COCHRAN. Madam President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mrs. BOXER. I move to lay that motion on the table.
VOTE ON AMENDMENT NO. 2026
Mr. MCCONNELL. I announce that the Senator from Montana (Mr....
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. EDWARDS),...
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Mr. COCHRAN. Madam President, I move to reconsider the vote by which the...
Mrs. BOXER. I move to lay that motion on the table.
Mr. COCHRAN. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that a copy of a letter...
Mr. COCHRAN. Madam President, this letter, and many others like it, indicates...
Mr. WYDEN. Madam President, very briefly, I support Chairman Cochran...
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