I introduced the bill late yesterday, and I did not have an opportunity to speak on it. This particular piece of legislation would provide for timber contract extension. The bill would extend for 15 years the long-term timber sale contract…

After receiving these views from the legislature and the Governor, I scheduled two oversight hearings on May 28 and May 29 in Ketchikan and Juneau, respectively. What I heard at these hearings was overwhelming support for the legislature's…

today a giant in the annals of the U.S. Senate, Senator Robert Dole of Kansas, the Republican leader, has chosen to leave this great institution to pursue and, I believe to win the Presidency of the United States. The Senate will never be…

Mr. President, yesterday the trustees of the Medicare and Social Security trust funds released their long-awaited annual report, and that report confirms our worst fears that the Medicare Hospital Insurance trust fund--which pays for the…

this is an important time of the year for Americans: It is among the first weeks of the summer vacation and recreation season, and it is National Fishing Week. Millions of Americans are either tuning their boat engines, tying flies…

I am going to vote for this balanced budget amendment because I believe nothing short of amending the Constitution is going to change our addiction to spending and living beyond our means. I recall back in 1962 the Federal Government's…

It flies in the face of the 207-year-old tradition established by George Washington that the U.S. military should be under civilian control.

I thank the Chair. An interesting fundraising letter came to my attention. It was written by actress Priscilla Presley, Elvis Presley's former wife. Accompanying the letter was another from actor, Robert Redford. These letters are…

Mr. President, these amendments are not binding; they do not shift a single dollar from one program to another. They merely allow both Republicans and Democrats to engage in strategies of gamesmanship which deceive the American people…

in the interest of moving the budget process along, I am withdrawing my amendment, but I want to assure my colleagues, until our President orders his legal counsel to drop this argument in court, I will be raising this issue on every bill…

As the commander of the American Legion said: ``We've had plenty of great Americans take off a military uniform to assume the Presidency. None has ever put on a uniform after Inauguration Day.'' As a former member of the U.S. Coast Guard…

Mr. President, along with Senators Warner, Chafee and McCain, who are cosponsors, I believe what we have here is an assertion without precedent. The President of the United States claims in a brief filed in the Supreme Court that a pending…

I find it rather curious he is speaking in opposition to asset sales today when he voted for them. We had the privatization of the U.S. Enrichment Corporation, supported by the Clinton administration. It is my understanding it would be…

as he so eloquently pointed out, this is somewhat of a charade. The American people assume that what we are doing here, debating at length, has a binding commitment of some sort. But sense-of-the-Senate resolutions, as the Senator from New…

when Congress passed the North American Free-Trade Agreement [NAFTA] it imposed a $6.50 fee for the arrival of each passenger aboard a commercial vessel or aircraft coming in from outside the customs territory of the United States. NAFTA…

I thank the Chair. I know it is getting late and my colleagues would like to go home and have dinner, but I am sure that we all share in this extraordinary opportunity to say a few words about our leader, Senator Bob Dole, and his…

very soon, we must make an important decision which will lead us to a safer future for all Americans. Mr. President, today we have highly radioactive nuclear waste and used nuclear fuel that is accumulating at over 80 sites in 41 States…

I wish you a good morning. I ask you to imagine the following situation: You are stricken with bone cancer. Unfortunately, your doctor informs you that radiation therapy is no longer an option because it creates low-level radioactive waste…

Mr. President, I just came from a Finance Committee hearing where our majority leader, Senator Dole, spoke very eloquently about the issue of the removal of the 4.3-cent-per-gallon gasoline tax. I commend the majority leader as well as our…

So, is it not rather ironic that suddenly we are looking for relief from Saddam Hussein who just a few years ago we tried to put in a cage because he was a threat? He was a threat to the world supply of oil. He must be laughing, saying…

I would urge all Senators to consider cosponsoring this legislation, and I would hope that the Senate Subcommittee on Immigration of the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold hearings on the problems of visa issuance for Koreans, and the…

the language agreed to by the conferees and the President directs the Secretary to: first, maintain the land base of the 1992 Tongass Land Management Plan--1.7 million acres--for timber for 1 year; and second, release the enjoined AWRTA…

I rise today and along with my colleagues, Senators Johnston, Bennett, and Kempthorne to introduce a bill which, when enacted, will generate as much as $100 million annually from the private sector in support of our national parks. This…

Mr. President, on the eve of Earth Day, I want to alert Members of legislation that I will be introducing to help raise funds from the private sector to support our national parks, particularly with regard to repair. In this regard, I…

I would like to make reference, in my remaining time, to some facts on the budget. It is rather curious, but in the last 13 months, President Clinton has sent up to the Congress nine separate budget bills. We have one now, like the others…