The Public Record
this morning's paper has in it once again, as we often get here in Washington, a poll. It seems everything we do is focused on polls and what the people think. This poll is on the question of whether there is a crisis in Social Security…
the Senator from Illinois began by saying that the facts were different than those I had outlined. I would ask him to tell me where my facts are wrong. He referred to the GAO and the CBO, all of which are fully aware of the facts I quoted…
the State of the Union Message has become a great moment in American political theater. Originally, State of the Union Messages, which are called for in the Constitution, were submitted to the Congress in writing. Perhaps it is a…
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…