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As we pick up newspapers daily across this country we don't talk of great success stories for the most part about our American education system. We talk about failures. That will be a self-fulfilling prophecy if we allow our newspapers to…
there is a national health epidemic in America that does not receive the attention it deserves. This epidemic is responsible for the loss of 1.2 million pre-retirement years of life a year; more than is lost to cancer or heart disease. It…
I believe that in order to achieve a goal, we must set the goal, commit the necessary resources to reaching the goal, and establish a method for measuring our progress toward that goal. Voluntary national testing would enable us to reach…
I support this tax bill as a way to give working families tax relief and continue our economic growth. I'm delighted that the tax cuts for working families in this agreement were made more progressive by Democrats. I support estate tax…
I share Senator Hollings' concern that the provisions in the reconciliation bill on the duopoly and newspaper-TV cross ownership rules which affect television broadcast license ownership violate the Byrd rule. The duopoly rule limits the…
I support the Dorgan point of order against the provisions in the reconciliation bill which manipulate the universal service support system to create a book-keeping gimmick which is disguised to look like deficit reduction. Universal…
first of all, I say that the man who taught me about entitlements is the distinguished Senator from New Mexico. I recall coming to the floor, I believe it was on a budget resolution that the distinguished Senator from New Mexico and the…
I come to the floor and offer what I would call my reluctant support for this budget agreement. Today, the subject at hand is the spending portion of this bill. And I wish it was completely different, I must say, than what is in here…
I am pleased to note that Senate appropriators have restored $10.5 million to the Telecommunications Information Infrastructure Assistance Program [TIIAP]. TIIAP is a highly competitive, merit-based, grant program that provides seed money…
I just would like to make a quick response to my colleague. I noted that my colleague from Massachusetts keeps employing the name of Senator Byrd. I assume that Senator Byrd is going to have an opportunity to speak for himself on this…
We don't talk about the European bubble. More important, we don't talk about European trading and joint implementation. If Senator Byrd wants to say that, he can. This Senator wants to make it clear that I am not in favor of any sort or…
the pending resolution, Senate Resolution 98, with its 65 cosponsors, is intended to change the course of negotiations on the new global climate treaty now under discussion. The need for this treaty is questionable, but the harm that it…
We are here today to debate a very important issue, one which will have a major impact on the future of this country. How our Nation addresses the global climate issue may prove to be one of the most important economic and environmental…
during the last several weeks, I have taken the floor to discuss my concerns about the approach the Department of Justice has taken on mergers among and between large telecommunications companies. I was particularly disappointed with the…
I rise today to support the National Science Foundation plant genome initiative that is funded in the VA/ HUD, Independent Agencies appropriations bill. I want to commend Senator Bond, chairman of the appropriations subcommittee, for his…
I have chosen to continue to offer to my colleagues reasons why I have chosen to vote against Joel Klein, why I have chosen to oppose the nomination. I like the man, I respect him, I believe he is a good individual, and I don't like coming…
I rise to oppose my friend, the distinguished Senator from Colorado, regarding his amendment. I will explain why. Before I came to this body, I was a businessman, a small businessman. Over the last 15 years, my partners and I founded a…
I, too, rise to support the amendment that will be offered shortly by the distinguished Senator from Massachusetts. First of all, we must, here in this Senate, be alert to the risk to lives of Americans in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. That is the…