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ADELSTEIN, JONATHAN S., Commissioner COLLINS, SUSAN, U.S. Senator (ME-R)
Should a Portion of the President's Proposed
Federal Communications Commission Pro
Cor Should the FCC Relax its Media Ownership Iraqi Reconstruction Grant Be in the Form
Rules? OCT 03 of a Loan? DEC 03
AMERICAN OCEANS CAMPAIGN COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA
Ted Danson, Founding President Media Ownership .... OCT 03
Pri Should the Primary Goal of U.S. Ocean Policy Be
Protection of Marine Natural Resources? SEP 03 COX, CHRISTOPHER, U.S. Representative (CA-R)
Pro Should the House Pass H.R. 4600, the Help
AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Health
Michael Nussman, President Care Act? FEB 03
» Primary Goal of U.S. Ocean P
of Marine Natural Resources? SEP 03 A CRACK VS. POWDER COCAINE
Mandatory Minimum Drug Penalties
ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY (January 2003
Barbara Simons and Eugene H. Spafford, Co-Chairs Issues Update
S. Public Policy Committee Foreword
P Should { the Minimum Sentencing and Cocaine Use
Lin Recommendations for Change
To ifort on Aware! rogram? ; 122 Federal Penalty Structure
Legislative Background
BAYH, EVAN, U.S. Senat Should Congress Pass Legislation to Lower Federal
i Should a Port Sentences for Crack Cocaine Offenders?
ahy, United States Sentencing Commission, Schuster
S. Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney's Office
trict of Columbia, Fraternal Order of Police
BOND, CHRISTOPHER
( Should Imp CRIME & LAW ENFORCEMENT
Re Crack vs. Powder Cocaine
tf ts on Pollutiona nd Healtl 3 i
DEFENSE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
BOXER, BARBARA Government Surveillance Technology {PR
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Act 103? JUN 69 DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY
Director, Information Awareness Office
BUSH, GEORGE W. he Wyden Amendment
p f the Defense Department's
vareness Program? APR 03
CANTWELL, MARIA itor (WA-D) DeGETTE, DIANA epresentative (CO-D)
( Sho Shonid ti h} e P>h art 1 laCCULItCi
4600, the Help
» , : Partial-Birth Ab B DeWINE, MIKE, U.S. S«
Pro Sh i
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CENTER ON HUNGER AND POVERTY
I ) DINGELL, JOHN D.
( ‘ ( \ Mi ( S
CIVIL RIGHTS
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CLINTON, HiLLARY RODHAM DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
I » lim rik Roscoe C. Howard, U.S. Attor
Con Si id ¢ ngress Pass Legislation to Lower Federal
Sentences for Crack Cocaine Offenders? JAN 03
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DURBIN, RICHARD J., U.S. Senator (IL-D) Con Should Congress Pass Legislation to Lower Federal
Con Should Congress Pass the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Sentences for Crack Cocaine Offenders? JAN 03
Act of 20037 JUN O83 ..........ccc0000 5 ; 179
FRIST, BILL, U.S. Senator (TN-R)
EDUCATION Pro Should Congress Pass the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban
Restructuring Head Start MAY 03 Act of 2003?J UN 03. 180
EDWARDS, JOHN, U.S. Senator (NC-D) GOVERNMENT SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY
Pro Should Implementation of “New Source Review” Protecting Civil Liberties in the Age of Terrorism
Regulations Be Postponed Pending a Study of Theis April 2003)
Effects on Pollution and Health? MAR 03 Foreword
Privacy Overview
EMANUEL, RAHM, U.S. Representative (IL-D) DARPA’s Information Awareness Office
Pro Should the House Pass H.R 2427, the Pharmaceutical otal Information Awareness Program
Market Access Act? NOV 03 Addressing Privacy Concerns
USA Patriot Act
ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES Legislative Background
Ocean Policy Should the Senate Adopt the Wyden Amendment Limiting the
Scope of the Defense Department's Total Information
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE Awareness Program? .. , 114
Rod Fujita, Senior Scientist ‘ros: Wyden, Nelson, Association for Computing Machinery
Pro Should the Primary Goal of U.S. Ocean Policy Be Cons: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Shelby,
Protection of Marine Natural Resources? SEP 03 212 Heritage Foundation
ENVIRONMENTAI ISSUES GUTKNECHT, GIL, U.S. Representative (MN-R)
Ocean Policy SEP 03 Pro Should the House Pass H.R. 2427 the Pharmaceutical
Fighting for Au MAR 03 Market Access Act? NOV 03
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY HARKIN, TOM, | S. Senator ([A-D)
Fighting for Air Con Should Congress Pass the Partial-Birth bortion Ban
Act of 2003? JUN 03
ESHOO, ANNA G., U.S. Representative (CA-D)
Con Should the House Pass H.R. 2427, the Pharmaceutical HASTINGS, ALCEE, U.S. Representative (FL-D)
Market Access Act? NOV 03 28| Con Should the House Pass H.R. 4600, the Help
Efficient. Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Health
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Care Act? FEB 03
Media Ownership
HAYES, DENIS resident, The Bullitt Foundation
FIGHTING FOR AIR pi ro Should the Primary Goal of U.S. Ocean Policy Be
The New Debate over Indusirial Emissions Protection of Marine Natural Resources? SEP 03
March 2003
Foreword HAYES, ROBIN, U.S. Representative (NC-R
State of the Union Address Pro Should the House Pass H.R. 4600, the Help
\ir Quality Issues Before Congress Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Health
Electric Powerplant Emissions Care Act? FEB 03
Legislative Background
Should Implementation of “ New Source Review” Regulations HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
Be Postponed Pending a Study of Their Effects on Pollution WadeI Horn, Assistant Secretary for Children and Families
and Healih? Pro Should Congress Approve Major Changes in the
Pros: Edwards, Lieberman, Jeffords, Clinton Head Start Program? MAY 03
Cons: Inhofe Bond, Thomas, Voinovich
HEALTH CARI
FOREIGN RELATIONS Importing Prescription Drugs
Military ind Reconstruction Funding Partial-Birth Abortion
Medical | iability Insurance
FOX TELEVISION STATIONS
Tom Herwitz, President, Station Operations HERITAGE FOUNDATION, THE
Pro Should the FCC Relax its Media Ownership Paul Rosenzweig, Senior Legal Research Fellow
Rules? OCT 03 Con Should the Senate Adopt the Wyden Amendment
Limiting the Scope of the Defense Department's
FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE otal Information Awareness Program? APR 03
William Nolan, Chair, National Legislation Committee
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HOLLINGS, ERNEST F.. U.S. S LANGEVIN, JIM, U.S. Representative| RI-D)
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( a I FCC Re Pro Should the House Pass H.R. 2 + the Pharmaceutical
Market Access Act? NOV 03
HOLT, RUSH LEAHY, PATRICK. U.S. Senator (VT-D)
S Pro Should Congress Pass Legislation to Lower Federal
M Sentences for Crack Cocaine Offenders? JAN 05
HOMELAND SECURITY LEVIN, CARL, U.S. Senator (MI-D
( ‘ Pro Should a Portion of the President's Pr Oposc ad
the Form
IMPORTING PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
LEVIN, SANDER, |
Pro hould the
Market Access
LIEBERMAN, JOSEPH L., U.S. Senat
P)o stt ponex
MARINE TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY
Andrew M irk, President
SEP 03
INDUSTRY & BUSINESS MARKEY, EDWARDJ. . | Representative (MA-D
| P D Ce Should the F¢ |
R>u les? OCT
INHOFE, JAMES M. MeCAIN, JOHN, U.S. Senator (AZ-R
( \I i in Con Should a Portion of the President's Prop oOsed
R on Grant Be in the Form
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INSURANCI
Medi i i High-Tech Marketplace
JACKSON LEE, SHEILA
Pro Sho
Marke ha Outlets and
on Media Cor
JEFFORDS, JAMES M.. | islative Backgrot
Pre She Should the FCC Relax its Media Ownership Rules
R Pri Powell, Tauzin, FOX Television Stations
Eff Newspaper Association of America
\delstein, Hollings, Markey, ZGS Broadcast Holdings
JOHNSON, NANCY I
P SI i the H MEDICAL LIABILITY INSURANCE
Eff Causens aind eCon sequences of Rising Malpr| actice Premiums
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Foreword
JUSTICE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF Recent Action in the Congress
Larry D. Thompson, Deputy Atto Medical Liability System
Medical Errors
\dministration Proposal
Bill Summary
KCMC CHILD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Legislative Background
Dwayne A. Crompton, Executive Director Should the House Pass H.R. 4600, the Help Efficient,
Should Congress Approve Major Change Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Health Care Act?
Head Start Program? MAY 03
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Pros: Reynolds, Cox, Johnson, Sensenbrenner, Tauzin, Hayes. NICKLES, DON, U.S. Senator (OK-R)
Cons: Hastings, Nadler, DeGette, Paul, Stark, Dingell Con Should a Portion of the President's Proposed
Iragi Reconstruction Grant Be in the Form
MIKULSKI, BARBARA, U.S. Senator (MD-D) of a Loan? DEC 03
Pro Should a Portion of the President's Proposed
Iraqi Reconstruction Grant Be in the Form OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY
of a Loan? DEC 03 Jean-Michel Cousteau, President
Pro Should the Primary Goal of U.S. Ocean Policy Be
MILITARY AND RECONSTRUCTION FUNDING
Protection of Marine Natural Resources? SEP 03
U.S. Responsibility for Iraq and Afghanistan
(December 2003) OCEAN POLICY
Foreword 2003-2004 Policy Debate Topic
The Administration’s Budget Request September 2003)
“A Time of New Responsibility” Foreword
Legislative Background Ocean Policy Overview
Should a Portion of the President’s Proposed Marine Protected Areas
Iraqi Reconstruction Grant Be in the Form of a Loan? Coral Reefs
Pros: Bayh, Nelson, Collins, Levin, Mikulski Pew Commission Report
Cons: Nickles, Sessions, Cantwell, Warner, McCain Governing Marine Environments
egislative Background 207
MOORE, ROD Executive Director, West Coast Seafood Processors Should the Primary Goal of U.S. Ocean Policy Be Protection of
Association Marine Natural Resources? 208
Con Should the Primary Goal of U.S. Ocean Policy Be Pi American Oceans Campaign, Environmental Defense
Protection of Marine Natural Resources? SEP 03 Hayes, Ocean Futures Society
Cons American Sportfishing Association, Marine Technology
NADLER, JERROLD, U.S. Representative (NY-D) Society, National Ocean Industries Association, Moore
Con Should the House Pass H.R. 4600, the Help
Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Health PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTION
Care Act? FEB 03 lhe Ongoing Debate Over Reproductive Rights
(June 2003)
NATIONAL HEAD START ASSOCIATION Issues Update 16]
Ron Herndon, Chairman Foreword 162
Con Should Congress Approve Major Changes in the Abortion Chronology .. ' 163
Head Start Program? MAY 03 Abortion Law Overview ... .. 164
Legislative Background nn issensibien 167
NATIONAL OCEAN INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION Should Congress Pass the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act
Tom Fry, President of 2003? is 168
Con Should the Primary Goal of U.S. Ocean Policy Be Pros: Santorum, DeWine, Voinovich, Frist, Neerhof
Protection of Marine Natural Resources? SEP 03 217 Cons: Boxer, Reid, Durbin, Harkin, Center for Reproductive
Rights
NEERHOF, MARK G., M.D., Associate Professor, Northwestern
University Medical School Attending Physician, Evanston PAUL, RON, U.S. Representative (TX-R)
Northwestern Healthcare Con Should the House Pass H.R. 4600, the Help
Pro Should Congress Pass the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Health
Act of 2003?J UN 03 ‘ : 186 Care Act? FEB 03
NELSON, BEN, U.S. Senator (NE-D) POWELL, MICHAEL K..,
Pro Should a Portion of the President's Proposed Chairman, Federal Communications Commission
Iraqi Reconstruction Grant Be in the Form Pro Should the FCC Relax its Media Ownership
of a Loan? DEC 03 Rules? OCT 03
NELSON, BILL, U.S. Senator (FL-D) PRIVACY
Pro Should the Senate Adopt the Wyden Amendment Government Surveillance Technology APR 03
Limiting the Scope of the Defense Department's
Fotal Information Awareness Program? APR 03 REID, HARRY, | S. Senator (NV-D)
Con Should Congress Pass the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban
NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA Act of 2003? JUN 03. eae 173
John F. Sturm, President and CEO
Pro Should the FCC Relax its Media Ownership RESTRUCTURING HEAD START
Rules? OCT 03... The New Debate Over Early Childhood Development
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Vl 2003 STARK, PETE, U.S. Representative (CA-D)
Foreword Con Should the House Pass H.R. 4600, the Help
Head Start Overview Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Health
Program Branches and Services Care Act? FEB 03 ..
Progress Report
Reforming Preschool Programs rAUZIN, BILLY, U.S. Representative (LA-R)
Legislative Background Pro Should the FCC Relax its Media Ownership
Should Congress Approve Major Changes tn the Rules? OCT 03 ieocneh
Head Start Program? Pro Should the House Pass H.R. 4600, the Help
P) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Health
Rowland, Southern Methodist University Care Act? FEB 03
National Head Start Association, KCMC Child Should the House Pass H.R. 2427, the Pharmaceutical
De loor pment Corporation, Center on Hunger and Market Access Act? NOV 03
Di p
PHOMAS, CRAIG, U.S. Senator (WY-R)
REYNOLDS, THOMAS. | Con Should Implementation of “New Source Review”
P Should the Ho Regulations Be Postponed Pending a Study of Their
Kit Effects on Pollution and Health? MAR 03
(
UDALL, MARK, U.S. Representative (CO-D)
Con Should the House Pass H.R. 2427, the Phi irmaceutical
Market Access Act? NOV 03
UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION
SANTORUM, RICK. | See Sentencing Commission, United States
snouid (
U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE FOR THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA
SCHAKOWSKY, JAN See District of Columbia, U.S. Attorney's Office
’ She | H
M U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SeeDefense. U.S. Department of
SCHUSTER, CHARLI U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
( S ee Health and Human Services, U.S. Departmenotf
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE See Justice, U.S. Department of
SENSENBRENNER, JAMES
| Should the Hou P VOINOVICH, GEORGE V., U.S. Senator (OH-R)
Eff LA Ssit Pro Should Congress Pass the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban
( \ KEE Act of 2003? JUN 03
Should Implementation of “New Source Review”
SENTENCING COMMISSION, UNITED STATES Postponed Pending a Study of Thei
D E. Murphy,¢ \ and Health? MAR O03
WARNER, JOHN. U.S. Senator (VA-R
Con Should a Portionof the President’ s
SESSIONS, JEFF. U.S. S Iraqi Reconstruction Grant Be in the
Con shoul
lragi R
| WOMEN’S ISSUES
Partial-Birth Ab
SHELBY, RICHARD C., U.S. Sx
( ‘ ,] il Ad WYDEN, RON, | Senator (OR-D)
Limit t Scope of t Pr Should the Senate Adopt the Wyden Amendment
of the Defense Department's
ireness Program? APR 03
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY
\ R. Car Dire ‘ | | ZGS BROADCAST HOLDINGS
W dy Thon pson, General Manager. WZDC-TV
Should the FCC Relax its Media Ownership
Rules? OCT 03
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