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I regret that this vote had to have been taken. I have made it clear from the very beginning that my hope is we can find some way to compromise.

We would not agree to second-degree amendments. To ask for the details on top of all of that seems to me to be a real stretch. I am sure that in good faith we can work through these amendments one by one. That is quite an acknowledgment on…

No. I am simply saying in most of the amendments offered there is a direct relevancy to the issue of marriage tax penalty. I am also suggesting in all cases we would be prepared to limit the debate to 1 hour equally divided. Regardless of…

On several occasions we have had debates with the Parliamentarian and with the majority with regard to the issue of relevancy. I point out to my colleagues, the concept of relevancy is only defined as it relates to an appropriations bill…

I thank Senators Wellstone, Domenici, and Craig for working out an agreement on a veterans amendment which increases outlays for veterans' health care by $500 million over the Budget Committee's level in each year of the budget resolution…

I came to the floor to thank the distinguished senior Senator from New York, but also my two colleagues, Senators Robb and Kerrey, for their extraordinary statements on the Senate floor. I hope the American people have had the opportunity…

The Senator makes a good point. I defended the cost-of- living adjustment. I think there are times when we have to recognize we want people in public service. But if we want to bring about the kind of cost-of-living increases that we…

We are talking about minimum-wage workers working 40 hours and sometimes 80 hours a week. If we are not in session long enough to address the concerns they have, it seems to me, we will have a lot of explaining to do to a lot of those…

The Senator from Montana raises a very good point. It used to be that we considered a workweek working 5 days. The workweek is becoming more and more 3 days. Not only that; our work periods are only 3 weeks. Then there is no workweek at…

I wish I could. All I know is that if you take what it costs to get elected to the Senate and divide it over the number of legislative days, it comes out to millions of dollars per day. It is a remarkable change in the circumstances we…

I am not aware of any effort on the part of Senators on this side to renew debate and start all over. As I said, I am more than willing and prepared to go to conference and to support efforts parliamentarily to ensure we are successful in…

I think, again, this makes a strong statement that we are going to support our producers in this country. The dollars that have been put in here for crop insurance, the dollars that are set aside for emergency assistance again this year is…

I think that when we get right down to it on a very basic level, a budget is a statement of priorities. The budget resolution that will be adopted in the House, and I will admit I have not read the fine print at this point, but from all I…

I am pleased that President Clinton announced yesterday his decision to visit Pakistan during his upcoming trip to South Asia. During my recent visit to Pakistan, I met at length with General Musharraf and discussed a number of critically…

This appears to be an understandable clerical error, and I don't think we ought to challenge the calculation or the ultimate outcome of that particular vote, but under the rules, I think the author of the amendment might have been entitled…

Moreover, it is a moral imperative that we get rid of the marriage penalty and the Tax Code. A lot of people, I think, who probably listen to what comes out of Washington as we talk about this whole issue probably think to some degree that…

I appreciate the answer from the Senator from Illinois. The debt, under this budget, would be completely retired by the year 2013; Medicare solvency would be extended to the year 2025; Social Security solvency would be extended through the…

What an appropriate time to do it as we consider the budget. The budget was just released yesterday. Did the Senator from Illinois make comment that we actually have a lower percentage of Government spending as a percentage of GDP than at…