U.S. State Secretaries of State

In the farthest stretches of the imagination, if I were President, I would not think of walking away from a treaty--the ABM Treaty--one that has served the Nation well, without at least having the Senate in on the action. I would find some…

I have already said the President did not do anything that is not in accordance with the law. He has not done anything that is illegal. But let's see if your imagination and mine might be stretched to the farthest limit. Let's imagine I…

As I have stated, I don't question the President's legal right to do that. That is not the question. I think the question is, as I have tried to pose it, that the Senate, a body which, under the Constitution, approves or disapproves the…

I see no reason why the U.S. Customs Service should not look at the issue of reverse inspection and I would support their doing so.

I urge the Department of Justice and other national security agencies to give due consideration to projects such as the California Anti-Terrorism Information Center that ensure a reliable system of intelligence sharing between local…

Mr. Fanning was talking about the people at the ground level, the people at ground zero, the people who are the first to arrive when the alarm bells ring. Fanning said: If lives are to be saved and suffering reduced, it will be up to them…

Absolutely. May I say that the two distinguished Senators from New York have not once, have not twice, have not thrice, but many times talked with me about the needs, the immediate needs, of the people of New York. They have talked to me…

I am aware that he said this. He said that, for the first time we are more likely to suffer casualties on the homefront than among our forces here or abroad.

We have presently 498 inspectors on the 4,000-mile long northern border--334 individuals who travel from one area to another, the Border Patrol--and at 62 of the 113 ports of entry along the northern border nobody is watching at certain…

There is $225 million in this package to jump-start the effort to upgrade those computers. They are the instruments of communication between and among the FBI and the other agencies. It is a dire need, and it should be met now, not next…

When I was a young man, which was quite a while ago, I worked in a meat shop in a coal mining camp. All of the ladies who came to the store, including my mother and my wife's mother, bought lard. Those coal miners, before they went into…

The Senator spoke of ``larding up.'' Would he say that is a cholesterol-laden piece of pork?

The ranking member is correct. In Sec. 128, the Committee recognizes the exceptional and unique circumstances surrounding the enactment of Sec. 819 of P.L. 106-568. The circumstances do not, however, diminish the requirement that the tribe…

This language was included based on information provided to the Committees that these limitations were consistent with the fiscal year 2001 solicitation. We have since learned that this is not the case. While the draft solicitation…

Darius said, ``Had I as many men like Megabazus as there are seeds in this pomegranate, it would please me better than to be lord of Greece.'' ... Senator Reid is an excellent assistant majority leader. He is always on the floor. ... This…

We are told in the Scripture: A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver. The words by Conrad Burns, my distinguished colleague, have been fitly spoken. Again, I thank him.

We must show the American people that we can pass these bills. We owe it to ourselves, we owe it to the country, we owe it to the President of the United States to send him individual appropriations bills, no omnibus bill. Let him have his…

I thank the Senator for his observations. I would be remiss if I did not likewise express my gratitude to Senator Levin and to Senator Biden and to other Senators who worked together to modify that language and to greatly improve the…

I decried wanton, barbaric acts of animal cruelty, spending some time recounting the awful circumstances of the small dog, a Bichon frise named Leo, who was yanked from a car after a minor traffic accident and thrown into oncoming highway…

For generations, the United States has had the good fortune to be able to draw upon not only the talents of native-born Americans but also upon the talents of foreign-born citizens. Immigrants from many nations built our railroads, worked…

The Senator is correct. But those two, Ted Stevens and Danny Inouye, are just like Ted Stevens and Robert Byrd. It really doesn't make a difference. If it weren't for the fact that I am expected, if I leave the Chair momentarily, to call…

I am pleased to include this amendment in the managers package and feel it will be extremely helpful in protecting communities from the threat of wild fire.

I assure you now, as I did then, that I am ready to help in any way possible to be sure the Forest Service applies adequate oversight to its hazard reduction activities.

I agree that these energy conservation programs are very important. If additional funds are available during conference, I would consider increases in these programs.