Had it failed, the war would have lasted much longer at much greater cost in blood and dollars.

I absolutely will not support closing the doors to the public and hope that my colleagues will join me in supporting the Sunshine motion.

Admiral Raymond A. Spruance, Commander of the Central Pacific Force, called the record of the Phaon and Service Squadron Ten achievements of which all Americans can be justly proud.

The American people should not be excluded from one of the most important Senate deliberations in United States history.

Such a significant decision, a decision with such profound consequences, should not be reached behind closed doors.

I believe my constituents and all Americans deserve to hear Senate deliberations from Senators--not leakers and speculators and commentators.

This bill clarifies the law by amending the FECA to prohibit donations by foreign nationals to a national committee of a political party.

This bill gives the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers new authority to help irrigators make their water systems safer for fish.

the legislation I introduce today will help the people of the Pacific Northwest address one of the most important natural resource issues in the region: the restoration of our majestic salmon runs.

I rise today to introduce legislation to increase the retirement benefits for military personnel by allowing them to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP).

I rise to introduce legislation that will establish the Director of the Indian Health Service within the Department of Health and Human Services as an Assistant Secretary for Indian Health.

I rise today to offer legislation amending the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment program, known as R-SAT, to enable jurisdictions below the state level to realize greater benefits from the program.

This legislation will provide matching funds to jail-based treatment programs that meet several criteria.

The bill sunsets in five years and The National Academy for Public Administrators (NAPA) would submit an evaluation just prior to its sunsetting.

I often hear from state and local governments and constituents involved in non-profit organizations who, in an attempt to gain assistance for many worthy programs, are frustrated by the miles of red tape, regulations and duplicative procedures they encounter.

I rise today with my colleague, Mr. Hoyer, to introduce the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999.

To address this concern we have introduced this short and straightforward legislation.

I want to thank the gentleman from Maryland, Mr. Hoyer and the other original cosponsors for joining me in this effort and I encourage my colleagues to join in support of this bipartisan effort.