Science, the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2006: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session

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Pagina 208 - No exceptional circumstances whatsoever, whether a state of war or a threat of war, internal political instability or any other public emergency, may be invoked as a justification of torture.
Pagina 3 - Mr. Chairman and members of the subcommittee, it is my pleasure to appear before you today to discuss...
Pagina 11 - State of the Union Address, the President underscored the need to restrain spending in order to sustain our economic prosperity. As part of this restraint, it is important that total discretionary and non-security spending be held to levels proposed in the FY 2006 budget. The budget savings and reforms in the budget are important components of achieving the President's goal of cutting the budget deficit in half by 2009 and I urge the Congress to support these reforms.
Pagina 11 - ... important components of achieving the President's goal of cutting the budget deficit in half by 2009 and we urge the Congress to support these reforms. The FY 2006 Budget includes more than 150 reductions, reforms, and terminations in non-defense discretionary programs, of which one affects EERE's programs.
Pagina 382 - The mission of the Bureau of Prisons is to protect society by confining offenders, in the controlled environments of prisons and community-based facilities that are safe, humane, and appropriately secure, and which provide work and other selfimprovement opportunities to assist offenders in becoming law-abiding citizens.
Pagina 207 - We hope this information is helpful. Please do not hesitate to contact this office if we can be of further assistance with regard to this or any other matter.
Pagina 455 - Congress hereby declares that the purpose of this title is to provide support to Federal, State, and local law enforcement officials in their fight against crime and violence, and it is not the purpose of this title to place any undue or unnecessary Federal restrictions or burdens on law-abiding citizens with respect to the acquisition, possession, or use of firearms appropriate to the purpose of hunting...
Pagina 463 - The purpose of this program is to protect interstate and international commerce against interference and interruption by reducing hazards to persons and property arising from the misuse and unsafe or insecure storage of explosive materials.
Pagina 333 - Of these, 3.2 million were classified with dependence on or abuse of both alcohol and illicit drugs; 3.9 million were dependent on or abused illicit drugs, but not alcohol; and 14.9 million were dependent on or abused alcohol, but not illicit drugs (SAMHSA, 2002).
Pagina 218 - Mr. Chairman and members of the subcommittee, I appreciate the opportunity to come before you today to support the 1978 appropriation request for the Treasury Department's Office of Revenue Sharing.