I apologize. I am committed to doing 'Hardball.'

I offered an amendment to the Senate's Fiscal Year 2002 Budget Resolution which calls for increasing the level of Department of Defense basic research.

Without increased investment in Department of Defense basic research, the number of graduate student opportunities to pursue Department of Defense research cannot increase.

one of the concerns associated with the use of a chemical or biological agent is the invisibility of the threat.

Dr. Andrews, why would commercial or private sector entities want to invest in the Army when it lacks the resources necessary to sustain many of its high priority programs and initiatives?

In 1999, then-Governor George W. Bush addressed an audience at The Citadel in South Carolina and raised the notion of skipping a generation of weapons systems.

I urge this body to move quickly on H.R. 3520 so that it may become law before the end of the year.

This designation will bring the resources that the Federal Government has to offer, without ceding local control.

I rise to commend the residents of Chester County, PA, for their efforts to preserve the White Clay Creek watershed.

I would like to take this time to commend the Pennsylvania Family Institute as it celebrates its Tenth Anniversary tonight.

Congratulations to the directors, staff and supporters of the Pennsylvania Family Institute for their work in service to Pennsylvania's families.

Dr. James Dobson, the guest of honor at tonight's Pennsylvania Family Institute 10th Anniversary Banquet, is an ideal man to speak.

Today, I also want to join the Pennsylvania Family Institute in remembrance of a true hero, William Bentley Ball, Esquire.

I am introducing the Dollars to the Classroom Resolution, to benefit schoolchildren and teachers all across this country.

In the United States a woman is beaten by her partner or former partner every 12 seconds, and, according to the FBI, 26 percent of all female murder victims are killed by their husbands or boyfriends.

The Women's Resource Center, established in 1977, has demonstrated a commitment to their community by providing more than 18,000 hours of crisis services.

I ask my colleagues to join with me in commending the Women's Resource Center for its leadership and commitment to restoring the fundamental right to live free from fear in our own homes.