[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 11148]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                       AMENDMENT NO. 805 TO ESEA

  Mr. TORRICELLI. Mr. President, yesterday, the Senate passed, by 
unanimous consent, an important amendment that will protect our 
children from pesticide exposure in our Nation's schools. 
Inadvertently, Senators Boxer and Reid were left off this amendment as 
original cosponsors. I would like the record to reflect that Senator 
Boxer and Senator Reid should have been listed as original cosponsors 
of amendment #805 to H.R. 1, the Better Education for Students and 
Teachers Act.
  I regret this unfortunate oversight, as these two Senators are 
largely responsible for the passage of this amendment. They have as 
much claim to authorship of this important effort as any Member of this 
body. If not for their commitment to the protection of our Nation's 
children, we would not be celebrating the passage of this amendment 
today. Were it not for Senator Boxer's unwavering commitment to 
protecting our children, as she has done with the introduction of the 
Children's Environmental Protection Act, the Senate would not even be 
having this debate. Were it not for Senator Reid's understanding of the 
important issues facing the Senate, and his advocacy as a member of the 
Environment and Public Works Committee, this amendment would not have 
enjoyed the support that it has.
  I thank my friends for their support and ask that the Senate 
recognize Senator Boxer and Senator Reid as original cosponsors of the 
School Environmental Protection Amendment.

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