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I believe the United States' relationship with the European Union and the states of Europe is of supreme importance. America's economic, security, political, and institutional links with Europe are stronger and deeper than with any other…
In this election time we are hearing a great deal of discussion about the economy. We are hearing all kinds of spin being placed on the economic numbers. I don't come to the floor to try to put any spin on the numbers, but I do come to try…
Last week, on the floor of the U.S. Senate, I spoke about the forged documents that have recently surfaced regarding the National Guard service of President George W. Bush. In that speech, I linked the Boston Globe with CBS News and…
If I might reminisce for a moment as a predicate for what I am about to say. I go back to a time in my career when I was the center of considerable national press attention. The occasion was the 1970s. The issue was Watergate. I will not…
One of the things that has struck me since I have been in the Senate is that during debate in the Senate, particularly during morning business, Senators seem to have no sense of history. They seem to create a crisis out of the moment and…
Linton F. Brooks, who is the Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration, wrote me on June 15, and he says the following things: . . . let me state unequivocally this Administration has no current plans or requirements to…
There is an old statement which has become enshrined in our society now as the alcoholic's prayer. It goes like this: God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom…
I intend to oppose the Kennedy-Feinstein amendment even though I am sympathetic with many of the arguments they make. I am in agreement with the idea that this is a feasibility study only and that the study should go forward, but my…
On the passing of former President Reagan, my mind, like everyone else's, goes back to a personal experience--not one that I had with Ronald Reagan himself because I did not know him that well, but in 1976, I was being interviewed for a…
Last week, along with a number of my colleagues, I went up into the room on the fourth floor in the Capitol where the Defense Department, the State Department, and the CIA come to brief us on classified information. I sat in a darkened…
A recent poll within the last couple of days had a fact I found truly extraordinary which I want to talk about. It says a very large percentage--maybe even a majority--of the people of America believe we are still in a recession. I find…
I begin with a headline that appears in this morning's Washington Post on the front page of the business section. I believe it belongs on the front page, period. The headline reads: Federal Deficit Likely to Narrow By $100 Billion. Tax…