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I will be back on the floor on this matter, though, next week before the vote or votes are held on the matter on which I wish to address the Senate today. There has been a great amount of behind-the-scenes activity. There has been a great…
What we are about to do in this legislation is without precedent. There is no legislative precedent for taking this large a sector of the economy. It is true we have deregulated other sectors of the economy but nothing that touches nearly…
I have no problem, as I understand it, with this amendment. As I see it, the Senator from Pennsylvania is bringing a request from the Bell operating companies to clear up this language so that the Bell operating companies will know with…
The answer is no. I say to the majority leader, I came-- the distinguished Senator from Pennsylvania gave me his amendment. I was reading it over, and he got up and he provoked me. There is no other way to say it. So I took his amendment…
I believe you have to look long and hard to find a Member who comes here and refers to the President by his first name, whether it is President Clinton, President Bush, or President Reagan. You have to look long and hard to find it. I…
Is the Senator from Pennsylvania saying essentially then if somebody else does something that he finds objectionable, because the other person has done it, therefore it establishes a precedent and he does not mind doing it as well? Is the…
I have not been in the Chamber before when the Senator brought this chart down. I am 51 years old, 51 years old. I spent 3 years in the world's largest, most powerful Navy. And I was taught, when I was in the Navy, the Commander in Chief…
I believe that S. 652 in its current form, unamended, is not good for the American consumer. I do not believe the American consumer will enjoy the full benefits of competition with S. 652 in its current form. The reason I believe that is…
I would, in fact, love to have the FCC provide in notification some explanation of how this fund works. I would not mind that at all, if I could understand the thing once and for all. The question I have is really the 120-day period…
I do think if you are going to move to a competitive environment the quicker you can get there the better off in many ways, and that to hold this thing back might make it difficult for us to get consumers to understand how it is we are…
If I had new companies coming on-line providing service at the local level, they should make a fair share contribution to the universal service fund? As I say, I am not trying to oppose this amendment, I want to make sure we do not get…
I have no objections to this amendment. I would like to point out, the distinguished Senator from North Dakota, as well as the chairman and ranking member and the distinguished Senator from Alaska and others, worked very hard to try to…
I cannot support this bill. I do not believe it provides the kind of protection for consumers that needs to be provided. I believe many of the statements that have been made thus far overestimate the impact upon the economy and…
this week on the Committee on Ways and Means we are looking at alternatives for making our tax system more clear, simple, and fair. There is no longer a question that we should revamp our Federal tax system. President Carter was right when…
I congratulate the managers of this bill, the Senator from Delaware and the Senator from Utah, both very good friends of mine. I have the utmost faith and confidence in their abilities. I recognize they do not always agree. But I believe…
I must say, the Republican defense is accurate. Congress does spend the money. For us to say, gee, the President has the responsibility for spending the money is inaccurate. It is the Congress of the United States of America that passes…
I wanted to reiterate my strong opposition to the sale of the Power Marketing Administrations. Until someone can show me some real benefits of privatization, I will continue to oppose the sale of the PMA's. The Power Marketing…
last September 27, Republican incumbents and candidates stood on the Capitol steps and made a pledge to the American people. We promised to bring to the floor legislation that had been blocked by the Democrat-controlled Congress for years…