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I intend to support the gift restraints, in all sincerity, as I have supported them for a long, long time. There is some kind of a difference. You can accept a gift and keep it a secret and not say anything about it. Not so with your…
Unlike Paul Harvey, the Democrats aren't telling--the rest of the story--when it comes to campaign finance reform. They keep hiding the fact that the congressional reform bills will never take effect, unless we increase taxes to pay for…
I salute the great safety record of the Federal Aviation Administration. Certainly, if you look at the record, you will see that with the diligence, the tenacity, and the determination of the dedicated air traffic controllers of the United…
I think we are all very troubled with the situation in Bosnia, and troubled we should be. But I do not believe a feel-good amendment, like the one offered by Senators Dole, Lieberman, Mack, Lugar, McCain, Levin, Feingold, Hatch, Dorgan and…
This table shows where the $113 billion--my friend from Iowa said $112 billion; it is $113 billion--shows that these show up on the discretionary add-ons in the President's functional totals, and they exclude defense. Defense is not on the…
The most interesting part of all of these headlines is ``Domenici Backs Clinton Budget Plan.'' Well, that is a first, I think the record will show, for the ranking Republican on the Budget Committee. Certainly, he has a right to his views…
Mr. Kerrey's proposal, the Youth Violence Prevention Block Grant, was adopted in the crime bill the other body passed last fall. I would like to encourage this body to ensure that Youth Violence Block Grant is included in the final crime…
In fact, it would be extraordinary if he did not retire in the fourth grade. In the last 5 years, there have been 206 individuals in the third or fourth star grades of admirals and generals to retire; 200 of the 206-- all but 6--retired on…
I will simply say that the Senator from Indiana is, therefore, saying that the Appropriations Committee is antidefense, the Appropriations Committee will not take a stand for what is right to properly apportion it--make appropriations in a…
I am astonished when I listen to some of the remarks that are being made on the Senate floor today on the Domenici amendment. The Domenici amendment is a killer amendment with regard to the modest deficit reduction proposals adopted in the…
The Senator from Maine laid the case out very well. If it would have been judged nongermane, it would be prudent and important that it be heard. I appreciate the offer of the distinguished Senator from Tennessee, as I understand, to hold…
It is the sense of the Senate that-- (1) The President's fiscal year 1995 budget includes a request for 11 courthouses with a total estimated cost of over $1,000,000,000; (2) while there may be significant need for new Federal courthouses…
There are no guarantees under this amendment for DARE. As a matter of fact, this is an additional $100 million to be appropriated in addition to the $361 million. There is no guarantee of their funds.
I say again that voting against this motion to table is the right vote. Those who want to cut defense can vote for the amendment of the Senator from Oregon. And there are some in this body who might think that that is an appropriate thing…
I call my colleagues' attention to the fact that this is a good faith effort that began last year during the budget reconciliation debate. Those of us who voted for it can now call attention to the significant deficit reduction that has…
But does the Senator believe that 11 to 18 Members who have worked since last August to prepare this amendment, hundreds of hours in meetings in good faith, trying to come to an agreement, not with any effort to hide from anyone what we…
I appreciate very much the Senator's steadfast support of the effort to say we have to reduce spending because we believe it will be good for the economy. We believe it will give Alan Greenspan and the Federal Reserve some room to move. We…
I say to the Senator, indeed the double accounting problem is one we footnoted. The Senator from Colorado dealt with that earlier. We included it only because it has not been enacted into law. We were not trying to hide anything from…