Bill Bennett

I thank the Senator and I share her assessment of the importance of agricultural research and the value of the USDA and its State partners.

I appreciate Senator Chafee and Senator Reed bringing this situation in Rhode Island to the attention of the Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee. For all of the reasons that my colleagues have raised, I agree that it makes sense to try…

Yes, I will work with the House of Representatives during conference negotiations to ensure that the $800,000 is provided to address animal fighting.

I have never challenged the patriotism, the motives, or the rights of any Senator who has disagreed with the President on this vote. I do think he is profoundly wrong in the decision he has made with respect to this war. But I recognize…

The point of this is not to argue one way or the other about how the tax structure is; it is to say the Senator is inadvertently targeting a large number of small businesses where profits and growth money are being reported on individual…

The Senator used the phrase ``defeated nation.'' I think it is, in fact, a victorious nation but an exhausted one by virtue of the 40-year struggle. The grant we are talking about here is essential to come back from that 40-year…

No. No. I will not because the deficit is a function of the vitality of the economy. If the economy is stronger than the computers at CBO are currently saying it is, the deficit could disappear and we could have the whole $87 billion. I am…

I agree with the Senator we have overworked it and I want to back away from it with this fact. The country that received the most money in the Marshall plan was Great Britain. It was not rebuilding destroyed countries, destroyed by virtue…

My question is very simple: I ask the Democratic leader if at any time in my presentation did he find where I attacked the motives, the patriotism, or the rights of the Senator from Massachusetts? My intent was--and it is my belief that I…

Could the Senator confirm my recollection that General Eisenhower once said, before the attack: The plan is everything? After the attack starts, the plan goes out the window. Is that a correct quote? And does that apply in this situation?

I found him competent, direct, thorough, well prepared, and a delightful human being. I want the record to show how highly I esteem him and how enthusiastically I will vote to confirm him for the circuit court position to which he has been…

I have been standing shoulder to shoulder with the chairman of the full committee all night, voting against every amendment on the basis that the House would not accept an amendment. Now, the ranking member, Senator Biden, has said the…