We urge the Senate to adopt the funding level for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center proposed by the President.

I am pleased that the Senate Finance Committee, with overwhelming bipartisan support, has reported out legislation that renews the partnership between the President and the Congress in reaching trade agreements.

Because of the importance of obtaining a five-year extension of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA), the Administration has no objection to passage of the bill by the Senate at this time.

I transmit herewith for Senate advice and consent to ratification the Convention Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand for the Avoidance of Double Taxation.

It says a great deal about this extraordinary man that his Senate colleagues paid him the tribute of a unanimous vote of approval.

I thank the Senate for its swift and unanimous approval of her nomination.

I applaud the Senate for acting so swiftly on the nominations of Madeleine Albright and William Cohen.

The Senate has recognized the extraordinary capabilities of these two outstanding individuals.

It is nearly four years since the Bush Administration signed the Convention and three years since this Administration submitted the CWC to the Senate for its advice and consent.

I recommend that the Senate promptly give its advice and consent to the ratification of this Convention, subject to an understanding and a reservation that are described in the accompanying State Department report.

We will seek an amendment in the Senate, however, to divest District Courts of jurisdiction over government contract bid protests and to vest this authority exclusively in the Court of Federal Claims.

I recommend that the Senate consider this Treaty as soon as possible, and give its advice and consent to ratification of the Treaty.

I recommend that the Senate give early and favorable consideration to the Agreement and give its advice and consent to its ratification.

I recommend that the Senate give early and favorable consideration to the Protocol.

I want to compliment the Senate on voting to reopen the Government today for the next several days while we attempt to finalize this.

We must not let it fall apart when the House and Senate meet to resolve their differences.

The balanced budget amendment has been defeated because Republicans could not provide enough Democratic Senators with the simple guarantee that Social Security would be protected in any balanced budget amendment procedures.

Let us now immediately take up in the Senate the line-item veto, and let's pass it.