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The amendment I offer on behalf of myself, Senators Leahy, and Lieberman, is a very straightforward amendment. It restores $18.9 million to telecommunications and information and infrastructure assistance programs. This program has been…
It may well be that the Senator from Florida did not understand. That was incorporated in the amendment and was suggested as an exception by the Senator from Wyoming. And I think it satisfies the concerns of the Senator from Florida. It is…
Mr. President, last Friday I offered an amendment to the welfare reform bill which states that Federal benefits shall not be paid or provided to any person who is not lawfully present within the United States. I have introduced measures to…
under the Dole bill, we are fundamentally changing the covenants of welfare. It seems to me and other supporters of this amendment that we should be fundamentally changing the way we design our formulas. Instead, under the Dole bill, we…
back home, the crustiest old farmers, who are not as conservationist as our generation, deal with endangered predators the way liberals have dealt with Medicare. Their expression for the easy way out is this: ``Shoot, shovel, and shut…
despite liberal attempts to hide the truth, the word is out. The American people have learned that our precious Medicare system is going broke. It is clear that unless important actions are taken, Medicare will be belly-up in the year…
this amendment unfortunately will probably be defeated along party lines. I say unfortunately because there is a significant amount of enthusiasm in this body to respond to the people's concern about our welfare system and to try to change…
Claiborne Pell has been a man of outstanding character, a very hard-working, dedicated soldier for the Senate and for the United States of America and, of course, for Rhode Island. Certainly, he has distinguished himself in many areas…
on behalf of Senator Simon, I offer this amendment which would authorize the Secretary of the Navy to convey real property and military family housing at the former Fort Sheridan, IL, to a competitive bidder in exchange for a parcel of…
This represents the responsible role for the operation of support aircraft and responds to the recommendations by management of these aircraft by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and the Commission on Rules and Missions of the armed…
this amendment provides the military services greater flexibility to negotiate longer interim leases for the reuse of property at a closing of a military installation. This amendment allows for flexibility without eliminating important…
this amendment would modify section 1007 to require DOD to provide Congress with a prioritized list of modernization and investment priorities, at least for large amounts, amounts that will be funded by Congress this year. This will ensure…
this amendment that I have offered on behalf of Senator Boxer is an amendment which requires the Secretary of Defense to report to the Congress on the disposal plans of 477 acres of real property located at Fort Ord, CA. Mr. President, I…
this amendment by Senator Mikulski first would allow for all base closure affected property at Fort Holabird, MD, to be disposed of in the 1994 base closure disposal process and, second, would authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey…
the Army believes this additional software would help save operation and maintenance funds, since testing will be avoided, and shipping equipment to depots, when the action is not necessary. I believe this is a very worthy amendment. I…
I strongly feel that the Senate should revisit the issue in a different form so that it may be clarified in light of President Clinton's recent decision to forgo such tests. Therefore, Mr. President, I would emphasize that the amendment…
I would like to say we are making good progress, working back and forth on both sides. I think with a little cooperation here and a little cooperation there, this whole proposition might move much more expeditiously than we had earlier…
I just want to summarize what the situation is with regard to this report. Senator Reid, Senator Kyl, and probably others have confused the just-completed JASON report. But they did not reveal the full story. They are simply wrong, and…