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Absolutely. And I say this not in defense of smoking, but the young lady or the young man who buys alcohol, or who buys tobacco is not likely to go out and take a smoke and wrap his car around the telephone pole killing himself or possibly…

I do understand. I hope that the Members who go to conference with the House will try to make it clear to the House that we Senators expect to decide on the amendments and the rules of the Senate.

I am concerned about these process amendments. I am particularly concerned that there may be a process amendment that would wipe out the Byrd rule. I am also concerned that there might be a process amendment that would wipe out all 60-vote…

My amendment does not say your advertising will not be allowed. I am not saying that at all. The alcohol industry may continue to advertise. I am just saying, let's stop the subsidization of that advertising, the subsidization by the…

Things were different then. If I could foresee what I now see, looking backward, I probably would have changed it a little bit. But, in any event, I thank the distinguished Senator. I didn't want to intrude on his time or impose on him…

I realize the Senator is not in a position to make certain pronouncements that would be binding on others interested in the measure, but I am concerned lest we tomorrow find ourselves short of time; quite a number of votes that have been…

That would be quite an improvement over what we have been seeing with only 2 minutes and so much noise in the Chamber it was difficult for Senators to hear what was being said in the 2 minutes.

I don't need to remind the distinguished Senator from New Mexico of his responsibility or any other Senator of his or her responsibility. As I said earlier, I am not complaining about anyone. I sympathize and empathize with the managers of…

Well, Madam President, I came up, I suppose, at a time when political correctness did not make any difference. As far as I am concerned, it does not make any difference yet. And the pronoun ``he'' is inclusive. It was inclusive when I was…

I am pleased that we have not done that. In other words, as I understand the distinguished ranking manager, the administration originally wanted the approval of disagreements through normal legislative action by both bodies of the Congress…

Under section 685(d) National Information Dissemination the first five authorized activities listed have traditionally been performed utilizing the services of the national clearinghouses. The national clearinghouses, which have been in…

On behalf of all Senators, I want to congratulate him on the skill and expertise which he has demonstrated in the handling of this bill. It is a complex and difficult bill. It is an exceedingly important bill. Although I shall vote against…

I concur with the Subcommittee Chairman that the Bureau should give consideration to the additional requirements identified by the Crow Creek Sioux tribe, as well as other tribes. The funds provided are to address the most critical health…

I was in my office. I still have not had an opportunity--I am not blaming anyone for that--to read this agreement. But in listening to what was said, I thought I heard that a part of the agreement was to the effect that certain votes would…

I have not seen that. That is not the leader's fault. That may have been my office. It has not been called to my attention. I will discuss that with my staff. The leader knows we are very short in our staffs--shorthanded. I will go back…

The only thing I am accusing my leaders of is that they always act with the very best of intentions and they are very sincere. I was at the caucus on Tuesday. I never heard this agreement discussed. Am I wrong?

Today, we reach another milestone in the Senate's continually unfolding history. Let us pause for a minute to reflect on a fiftieth anniversary of great institutional significance. On March 17, 1947, for the first time, the Congressional…

I should say parenthetically at this point that I voted for the balanced budget amendment in 1982. I had not thought much about it at that time. I had not studied it. But following my vote for that amendment on that occasion I decided to…

I thank him for reciting this jewel by a great Irish statesman, Edmund Burke, who I believe lost the next election after he had made that statement. He may have foreseen that, but nevertheless he made the statement. It still lives, and it…

My purpose in proposing that the 4.3 cent gas tax be placed into the Highway Trust Fund is to better enable the Congress to reverse the very destructive trend of federal disinvestment in our nation's transportation infrastructure. By…

The tax cuts were responsible for $2.1 trillion in losses, the tax cut for which I voted. And other causes of increased Federal debt are likewise shown: Entitlements, defense, interest, and so on-- failed S&L's. But the Senator was wrong…

I have been begging forgiveness for that mistake for years. But he said, as I recall, under that tax cut the revenues were increased. I hope I didn't misstate it.

Listen, the Senator is trying to obfuscate something. I am not going to let him do that.

Those bills come to this Senate and, under the Constitution, the Senate may amend revenue-raising bills, as in all other bills, and appropriations bills. So, let us not say that the Senate escapes its responsibility.