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This proposal has been around--adjusting by income the part B premium has been around a long time. I know I was asked about it when I campaigned in 1988. This is not a new proposal. It has been argued. It has been vented. It has been…
The bill we are debating right now makes a substantial contribution to deficit reduction. The goal of all this deliberation is to balance the budget by the year 2002, the purpose of which is to enable us to continue with an economy that is…
You see, this is about the people's money. This is about the hard-earned money of taxpayers. The Government should be accountable to the people. Our taxpayers, our citizens should not be accountable to government. And we are living at a…
Tomorrow the House will again debate the continuation of normal trade relations with China. This debate has become the whipping post on which to affix our concerns with a host of issues which we have affecting China. Some opponents of…
I rise to join my chairman, the distinguished Senator from Alabama, in offering this year's intelligence authorization bill. It is designed to focus the national intelligence agencies of the United States on today's and tomorrow's threats…
There is an old North Carolina adage that goes like this: Don't make the perfect the enemy of the good. The Senator has heard that, I know. I think that is what we are talking about this morning. This is rather remarkable. What has been…
Today, I continue with my friend from Vermont; my distinguished senior Senator, Bob Kerrey; and others in our efforts to ban antipersonnel landmines. The legislation that we are introducing this morning would permanently ban new…
The bill is called the Secure Public Networks Act of 1997, and it establishes as a priority that we are going to try with our law to develop a mechanism whereby, in collaboration with the private sector, the U.S. Government can work to…
I am proud to serve as the principal Republican sponsor of this important legislation. I want to express my gratitude to my colleague from Vermont, Senator Leahy, for the dedication and leadership he has shown in bringing this issue before…
I rise this morning to be one of many to pay tribute to our distinguished senior Senator from South Carolina. Mr. President, I, like all of Senator Thurmond's colleagues, feel it is a privilege to serve with the distinguished Senator, the…
This budget may solve our short-term budget problems, but my concern remains that it does not do enough about the long-term budget problems we face. If we want to keep the budget in check over the long-haul, we need to adopt policies that…
Expressed another way, $23 billion could fund nearly all of the Highway Trust Fund--$25.2 billion in 2002--or all of NIH-- $14.294 billion in 2002--and all of EPA--$7.398 billion in 2002. Mr. President, if we are making a mistake, we ought…
I do want to go back to 1993, as many of my colleagues have done, and discuss the Deficit-Reduction Act of 1993. Since I only have 10 minutes, I will not go into detail about the one that happened in 1990 under President Bush's watch. Both…
This amendment addresses the need to keep the budget in balance over the long haul. The budget resolution we are considering today will bring us into balance by 2002. I support that budget resolution, that budget effort. But after that…
I have two final comments to make regarding this resolution commemorating the 15th anniversary of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. First, the recognition of the vision, the heart, the soul, and the leadership behind it, a remarkable man, Jan…
Along with my colleague, my good friend, Senator Chuck Hagel from my home State of Nebraska, we are offering the Vietnam Veterans Memorial resolution to remember this memorial, but also to remind Americans that the possibility for healing…
I want to thank some of the people who helped in bringing this legislation to the floor. When Senator Brownback initially approached me with the idea of introducing this legislation on the House side just a month ago, I was not sure that…
Mr. Chairman, I do rise in strong support of H.R. 1385. As has been suggested, the bill already eliminates nearly 70 programs, directs more money to States and local communities, and it does enable individuals to make an informed decision…