Kay Hutchison

Mrs. HUTCHISON

Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, on behalf of Senators Kyl and Bingaman, I offer an amendment which would prohibit the collection and release of detailed satellite imagery with respect to Israel and any other country or geographic area designated by the President for this purpose. However, satellite imagery that is no more detailed or precise than satellite imagery of the country or geographic area concerned that is routinely available from commercial sources may be released.

Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote by which the amendment was agreed to.

Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I believe that is the end of the cleared amendments. We have made, I think, significant progress, and I just hope that we can continue to make progress on this bill so that we will be able to finish it in the next 2 days.

Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I believe this amendment has been cleared by the other side.

Mrs. HUTCHISON. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.

Mrs. HUTCHISON. It has been cleared. I urge adoption.

Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, on behalf of Senators Thurmond and Nunn, I offer an amendment which would increase the penalties for certain traffic offenses on Federal property.

Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote by which the amendment was agreed to.

Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I believe the amendment has been cleared by the other side.

Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I believe this amendment has been cleared by the other side.

Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote by which the amendment was agreed to.

Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Gorton, I offer an amendment which would create a pilot program at the Department of Energy's Hanford Nuclear Reservation to grant the site manager enhanced authorities to accelerate cleanup and direct site operations.

Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.

Mrs. HUTCHISON. I believe this amendment has been cleared by the other side.

Mrs. HUTCHISON. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 4311 (Purpose: To state the sense of the Senate on Department of Defense sharing of experiences with military child care)

Mrs. HUTCHISON. I urge adoption of the amendment.

Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Thurmond, I offer an amendment which would strike section 2812 relating to the disposition of proceeds of certain commissary stores and nonappropriated fund instrumentalities and sunset section 634 relating to forgotten widows.

Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.

Mrs. HUTCHISON. I believe the amendment has been cleared.

Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.

Mrs. HUTCHISON. I believe this amendment has been cleared, and I urge its adoption.

Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.

Mrs. HUTCHISON. I believe this amendment has been cleared by both sides.

Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Thomas, I offer an amendment that would require the Department of Energy to carry out a study to determine the extent of liability for natural resource damage at sites controlled and operated by the department.

Mrs. HUTCHISON

Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I want to add my comments to those that have been made regarding the bombing in Saudi Arabia that have stunned our Nation as well as theirs. It is horrifying to read that a bomb has gone off that leaves a 30- foot deep crater that is 80 feet wide. I am told that this was heard 8 miles away. Nineteen U.S. citizens lost their lives, 80 are injured, and a number of those very seriously. We could not start today's debate on the armed services bill without saying that our hearts go out to the families of those who are affected by this tragedy. It goes without saying that on a very bipartisan basis Congress will do everything possible to support the President in making sure that we find out who is responsible for this and that there is swift and firm retaliation.