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I am glad that my colleague talked about this as it pertains to allied health professionals. It is an area that is often overlooked. But the physicians and the nurses need the full team in the health care field to bring our patients, who…

I think that is a challenge that is being faced across the country for our African American hospitals and hospitals that serve African American communities and the poorer communities across the country. In many of our districts that are…

I want to just applaud both the National Black Nurses Association as well as the National Medical Association that has been fighting this battle for many, many years and continues to. The National Black Nurses were on the Hill just a few…

I am persuaded this law needs to be changed for the good of the Republic, for the good of democracy.

The big thing I see in the system right now is we have a very high barrier to public service.

I think it is very important to hang on to the bill the Senator from Wisconsin and the Senator from Arizona have put before us on campaign finance reform.

We both realize that budget restraints are tight this year. But I am hopeful that Chairman Gorton and Ranking Minority Member Byrd will find a way to fully fund this project when the conference committee meets on the Interior…

Yes, both organizations have been working diligently to raise $900,000 in private funding for the construction and equipment of the new Center. I am hopeful that we will be able to provide additional Federal dollars for this historically…

I appreciate all the work you have done on this legislation, and I look forward to working with you on issues of mutual concern in the future.

Any change in registration requirements and the cost associated with such a change would be unwelcome, particularly at a time of such stress in the agricultural economy.

The 500,000 farmers who use Farm Credit System institutions for their credit needs are facing terrific challenges brought about by bad weather, low commodity prices and lost export markets.

As chairman of the House Agriculture credit subcommittee, I am extremely sensitive to proposals affecting the providers of credit to farmers and ranchers across our nation.

This important legislation will improve transparency in the bond market that will be beneficial to those purchasing these important financial instruments.

I have been uncomfortable for almost 30 years to be introduced as a hero, and it made me somewhat uncomfortable in part because I did do something that was simply my duty; I didn't feel that evening that I had done anything necessarily out…

I also wish to commend my friend, the senior Senator from Mississippi, for reintroducing his defense initiative. Missile defense is as critical a challenge as this country faces, not just for the short term, but for the long term, and I…

Mr. President, I support credit unions and the cost-efficient service they provide to their members. Our amendment, which we are offering today, is not designed to hurt credit unions. To the contrary, our amendment is designed to keep…

I would be prepared to withdraw this amendment and to work with the Senator from Missouri and the Senator from Maryland as well as the Senator from Rhode Island and the Senator from Montana, the ranking members of the Environment and…

Well, my hope is that by listening to these wonderful arguments, there is going to be persuasion. You are saying that you want to move to table my amendment and leave and go into morning business, and then I will have 2 minutes tomorrow to…