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To say that the senior Senator from Illinois, Senator Simon, has influenced us all is an understatement. Our dress today is a recognition of his influence on all of us and our great admiration for him personally. I would like to announce…

In response to the concerns raised by the senior Senator from Pennsylvania, I would note that I made my point in our recent correspondence that it is important to be openminded and innovative in thinking about airport funding at a time of…

The Senate commends the military actions taken by and the performance of the United States Armed Forces, under the direction of the Commander in Chief, for carrying out this military mission in a highly professional, efficient and…

I can tell the Senator from Missouri that they are not receiving any assistance today from the VA.

I remind my dear friend that he voted to cause this to be the new procedure in March 1995. He voted to overrule the Chair when the Chair ruled that you could not legislate on an appropriations bill. He was one of those who said no; that we…

Well, Mr. President, I just say that, obviously, you don't need a bill to hold hearings on something that was already announced all the way back last March. Last March, the National Academy of Sciences made their announcement and the…

I am told by staff that this is the best estimate the Congressional Budget Office has been able to derive in consultation with the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The basis of the number is simply the number we have been able to calculate of those children of agent orange veterans who were exposed to agent orange and who are now victims of spina bifida. So you have a very limited population. That…

Certainly, but first I want to take a moment to thank the Senator from Virginia for his long-standing dedication and leadership on this issue. We have worked together on AST legislation since the 102d Congress, and again I appreciate this…

I want to commend him. He has taken on his responsibilities under very difficult circumstances. I cannot imagine a more challenging way with which to begin your new role than to take on the responsibilities midcourse. I must say, Mr…

But I cannot think of anyone who deserves more credit and more commendation for the tremendous work that it has taken to get us to this point of passage of essential health reform than the senior Senator from Massachusetts, Senator…

I am told she suggested that her stalking legislation, which passed the Senate last week after an amendment to the bill was worked out, is being held up in the House and that she referred to a commitment I made to her to try to help her…

I understand, and the chairman knows that better than anyone does. He has worked admirably to get to the point where consideration of the conference report could be taken up this afternoon in a nonpartisan way. Both the ranking member and…

I do not know that we would be here tonight. Let me also compliment the distinguished Senator from Massachusetts. No one has been more relentless and more cooperative and more helpful in providing us with ways in which to resolve the many…

The amendment I have offered along with my friend and colleague from New York, Senator D'Amato, is very simple. I offer it in response to recent reports that China has shipped ballistic missile technology to Syria. This was first reported…

Finally, I would like to ask the chairman if he would work with me to secure future funding for a feasibility study to be done for a lamb processing facility in Belle Fourche, SD.

Is it also correct to say that the U.S. Department of Agriculture could utilize this type of grant to establish value-added processing plants in the United States, like the one planned for in Belle Fourche, SD?

We are not asking today that everybody be cleared. All we are asking is that we have some assurance that every one of the nominees on the Executive Calendar will have the opportunity at least to be considered. Then we will go to the next…