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Given the circumstances described by the Senator from North Dakota and my own knowledge of the five tribal colleges in my own State, I ask that every effort be made in Fiscal Year 2002 and beyond to fund the colleges at the level at which…
Given the support of this legislation by the Bush administration, including the Department of Defense, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Commerce, it has been noted in this Chamber that somehow the Bush administration is not yet…
I am interested, given his remarks today, whether the Senator views President Bush's support for this legislation, support expressed by our Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State, as reflecting an inadequate consideration of the…
Last session we made a promise to consider legislation to provide Amtrak with the authority to issue tax credit bonds for capital improvements. This bonding authority is critical to Amtrak's future and to the economic health of the…
I, again, applaud Senator Conrad for his leadership in helping to integrate this into a more thoughtful, balanced budget strategy.
He has come to this Congress I think intent, like many of us have, on making a change for the better to try and create an environment in this country where the American people get to keep more of what they earn, and where we are…
I would simply say in echoing the remarks of the gentleman that if we think about the way that this impacts people, okay, yes, obviously they are going to talk about and we are going to hear a lot of rhetoric on the floor tomorrow and a…
Earlier today, Senator Lieberman became a cosponsor of S. 21, the Social Security and Medicare Lock-Box bill that I introduced earlier this year. Senator Lieberman was an important supporter of this legislation last year. Unfortunately, in…
The resolution just agreed to represents an honorable compromise between the two parties on how best to organize the Senate in the 107th Congress. It was agreed to only after extensive negotiations between the two leaders, and after…
I have seen recesses that are more productive than what we have experienced since we started passing CRs. These recesses, as I like to call them--7 days of continuation of a resolution, and then 2 days, if that, of work, maybe 1 day of…
It is time we get the job done. It is time we recognize how important it is we finish our work. It is time we bring people back. Let's keep people here. Let's require they negotiate. Let's work and get our business done before we have to…
We are here in the last days of this session to make right the problem that has existed all too long. We want to make it right. The President wants to sign this legislation. Unfortunately, apparently with unanimity, every one of our…
No one in this body has done more than Senator Daschle of South Dakota to move legislation forward in an expeditious and well-timed manner. Whether it is PNTR, where Senator Daschle has for months been trying to bring this bill to the…
We only have one vulnerable Democrat, and he happens to be just across the river.
It is the position of this Senator that the term ``relevant'' fits the amendments that we have attempted to offer. Of course, the reason why our colleagues don't want to deal with these issues is not because they are not relevant. It is…
I don't know what would be nonrelevant about technology-related job training. Is that relevant to H-1B? Of course, it is. I don't know what would be nonrelevant about technology-related education amendments. What could be nonrelevant about…
I also express my congratulations to Senator Stevens and Senator Byrd for their masterful effort in getting the Senate to this point, and for the managers of the bill itself. As Senator Lott has indicated, this was not an easy task. All…
I thought he announced he intended to oppose it because we didn't have hearings. If there is still an opportunity to gain his support, I will give him all the time he needs to further discuss the issue.