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If I have learned anything over the past year in Congress, it is that there are two opposing views on crime in our country. There are those who believe that crime is not necessarily an issue of personal responsibility, but of environment…
I am pleased that the House actually has an opportunity to discuss a strong amendment to the farm bill such as this amendment. I am particularly excited about the Conservation Reserve Program, as has been pointed out. As a long time…
a long shadow is falling over America. Slowly the shadow is blotting out the sunny streets and parks where children play. It is blocking out the moonlight where couples walk. It is even blocking out the warm welcoming glow of our houses at…
I wanted to discuss the merits of the transition act, because there are many. But instead, as I listened to the conversation on the floor this afternoon about welfare and about the eventual outcome of the program and whether or not it…
For years, the principal criticism of the farm program has been an inaccurate one, but it has been an effective one, that American farmers are being paid not to farm; converting acres is a payment not to farm; farmers are going to get paid…
Now, obviously, adjourning here without taking any action whatever on a farm bill is not only wrong, it is not only bad policy, but it is ridiculous. How do we work ourselves out of the dilemma we find ourselves in right now? Mr…
those who have fought all efforts to bring some level of decency to the Internet have employed all sorts of rhetorical devices to defeat the Communications Decency Act. The latest attack comes from those who suggest that amendments…
I appreciate the Senator's raising the issue of this provision. I certainly agree with her that any discussion about abortion is protected by the first amendment guarantee of free speech. I certainly agree that nothing in this title should…
I appreciate the questions raised by my colleague, Senator Levin. These questions are important and helpful. In general, the legislation is directed at the creators and senders of obscene and indecent information. For instance, new section…
I believe this conference report is substantially improved from both the House and the Senate bill. I voted against the bill when it left here, and I intend to support the conference report in its current form. I appreciate in particular…
It would be $186,000 gross income the farmer would make. That is gross, not net. But on top of that $186,000, that particular farmer would receive a check of about $16,000. Or, I might add, if the price of corn went up to $4 a bushel, he…
To build upon what the Senator just said, I placed in the Record the other day the farm welfare program, the so-called Freedom to Farm Act. It would provide a massive amount, thousands of dollars a year, to a farmer whether or not the…
I believe the date was November 6, maybe 60 days ago. The timeframe may be a little over a month. But the Senator is absolutely correct, regardless of the date, there was a dramatic change overnight, without any explanation from the Farm…
I want to talk briefly about what I was surprised to see, which I term ``Tough Talk on the Farm Bill Is Doubletalk.'' Mr. President, in the Friday edition of the Omaha World Herald there was a curious story. In it, Dean Kleckner of the…
There is nothing that has a better chance for the hope of mankind in the future than the overwhelming approval of the START II Treaty. When it is implemented, it will reduce the number of nuclear warheads both in Russia and the United…
I want to take a moment, if I might, to congratulate the Senator from South Carolina, Senator Thurmond, the chairman of the Armed Services Committee, on which I am pleased to serve, and his counterpart on the Democratic side, Senator Sam…
Adm. Henry Chiles, the Commander in Chief of the U.S. Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force Base, is scheduled to retire on March 1, 1996, after a lengthy career of exemplary service to his country. Air Force Gen. Eugene Habiger has been…
I wanted to make just a few comments, if I might, with regard to what I consider to be a very ill-advised move, and that is the consideration that maybe, after Friday, we are going to recess the U.S. Senate, right in the middle of very…