Daniel Inouye

Mr. INOUYE

Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.

Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that amendment No. 581 be taken up at this moment.

Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with.

Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, most respectfully, I have been trying to-- --

Mr. INOUYE. I move to table the motion. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.

Mr. INOUYE. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 547

Mr. INOUYE. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 551

Mr. INOUYE. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendments Nos. 575, 580, 586, and 590, As Modified

Mr. INOUYE. I move to lay that motion on the table.

Mr. INOUYE. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.

Mr. INOUYE. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.

Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, I rise today to address the question of strategic airlift. In this bill, the Managers have attempted to accelerate and increase funding for new modern programs, specifically the C-17, in lieu of investing scarce resources in older aircraft. Mr. President, currently C-17s are only assigned to a few bases. We recognize some members are concerned that by focusing on the C-17, those strategic airlift bases without C-17s will suffer. I recognize this legitimate concern and want to ask the Chairman his views on the basing of C-17 aircraft. Would the Senator agree with me that C-17s should be assigned to additional bases to replace aging C-141 and C-5 aircraft?

Mr. INOUYE. Would the Chairman agree that one of the bases that should have top priority for C-17s is Dover Air Force Base in Delaware?

Mr. INOUYE. I thank the Senator for his comments. He and I have both expressed support in the past for getting C-17s assigned to the Pacific. I am glad to hear him say that Dover Air Force Base is also a very high priority for C-17s. I stand ready to work with the Senator on ensuring that our Pacific bases and Dover Air Force Base receive the C-17s as expeditiously as possible. Marshall Foundation and Junior ROTC

Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, I commend the Chairman for recognizing the importance of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps, JROTC, for our nation's high schools through his support of the program in this bill. I ask if the Chairman is familiar with the George C. Marshall Foundation, which assists in the training of ROTC cadets nationwide. This foundation has worked for over 20 years to develop the Marshall ROTC award and seminar. The Marshall Foundation now wishes to adapt this leadership program for the JROTC.

Mr. INOUYE. I thank the Chairman. joint computer-aided acquisition and logistics support program

Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, I join my chairman, Mr. Stevens, in opposition to the McCain amendment. In the statement made by the distinguished Senator from Arizona, he mentioned a brown tree snake, $1 million to either control or to rid the State of Hawaii of this menace. The history of the brown tree snake is a rather simple one, and it has been documented. It was found in Solomon Islands and during the war, army transport vessels accidentally or otherwise carried several brown tree snakes from the Solomon Islands to Guam. Within 2 years, seven species of birds have been wiped out on Guam, babies have been threatened, and there is a brownout almost once an evening because of brown tree snakes. The State of Hawaii has no snakes unless they are brought in. It has been documented that the brown tree snake was brought in from Guam via the Air Force aircraft. Therefore, the Department of Defense, assuming some responsibility for this, has not disapproved this amount of $1 million to help the State of Hawaii rid itself of the brown tree snakes. Hawaii's environment is such that it is rather fragile. We have no natural predators to control the snakes, and if it ever gets loose in my State, then all the beautiful birds of paradise will disappear. I think the amount we have put in this bill represents the position on the part of the Department of Defense in assuming responsibility is a rather small one. I hope my colleagues will join us in opposing the McCain amendment.

Mr. INOUYE. I concur with the opinions of the chairman and of Senator Kohl. I consider it essential that our Navy be equipped with the most advanced technology in their future ships. Since electric drive not only offers significant operational benefits, but also significant savings, I most strongly urge the Navy to continue its research work and make every effort to ensure that this technology is deployed on DD- 21.

Mr. INOUYE. I agree that this presents us with an excellent opportunity. The committee will certainly give the Navy consideration should it make an additional request for funding for electric drive research.

Mr. INOUYE

Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, I have had the opportunity to study these four amendments. They are authorized by the authorizing committee. I am in full support of them.

Mr. INOUYE. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.

Mr. INOUYE. No.

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Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, I have studied the measures. I have no objection.

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Mr. INOUYE. I yield my time to my friend from New Hampshire.

Mr. INOUYE. I offer an amendment on behalf of Senator Durbin on Fort Sheridan and ask that it be set aside.