I want to thank Senator Chafee, and Senator Baucus, the floor managers; Senator Smith, the subcommittee chairman; and Senator Kempthorne for accepting my amendment last night which extends the efforts of Senator Kempthorne, who amended the…

Landfills in remote areas of Alaska do not have the resources to comply with Federal solid waste management regulations. Many communities have no local government at all, or operate all community services on an annual budget of $25,000 to…

I believe this resolution is consistent with our agreements with the People's Republic of China and is consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act as well. This resolution does not, in this Senator's opinion, violate our one-China policy. I…

Senate Concurrent Resolution 9 was unanimously reported out of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in March of this year. That resolution specifically calls on President Clinton to allow President Lee Teng-hui to come to the United…

This was to be a very simple and very straightforward amendment. It would require the Government of Mexico to provide our Government with information relative to the names of the individuals or institutions that are redeeming Mexico's debt…

let me commend my colleague and a number of the freshman Senators for their initiative in pursuing appropriate action relative to cutting Federal spending. While I have been around here a little longer than they have, I think their energy…

I rise today to co-sponsor legislation to provide Outer Continental Shelf [OCS] impact assistance to State and local governments. I am pleased to be joining my colleague from Alaska, Senator Stevens, the ranking minority member of the…

I rise to discuss a concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President of Taiwan, Li Teng-hui, be allowed to visit the United States. We submitted this concurrent resolution, Senate Concurrent Resolution 9, last…

I would like to speak very briefly on two points, one involving the framework agreement between North Korea, and the other a resolution pending to allow President Li to visit the United States. One of the issues I want to bring to the…

Mr. President, during the last several years, members and staff of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources have spent thousands of hours debating, staffing, and pontificating reform of the 1872 mining law. During the 101st, 102d, and…

I would like to reflect on what I consider a reality. It seems to me that we have managed to do it again. We have put off taking the medicine necessary to correct the accumulated deficits that we have been running because we have again…

as we continue in this historic debate, I would like to take a few minutes of the Senate's time to share a perspective on the extraordinary burden that our accumulated deficits-- 34 years of deficits in the last 35 years--have placed on…

I intend to make a brief statement on the status of the joint United States-North Korea agreed framework covering nuclear issues. I had the pleasure of visiting North Korea, along with Senator Simon, who is here on the floor today. As a…

These communities are openly committed to providing high-quality public services to the residents, but as a result of the numerous unfunded mandates and restrictive time schedules, are sacrificing other local priorities. The intent of…

it was great sadness that I learned the death of Jim Fleming last week. Jim, as all my colleagues know, has been the administrative assistant to our colleague, Senator Ford since 1975. During that time he also served as Senator Ford's…

I am pleased to rise today as a cosponsor of this Unfunded Mandate Relief Act of 1995. Unfunded Federal mandates certainly become one of the tools of business as usual in today's legislating to improve the quality of living in America. But…

Today one of America's sons was killed while serving with the Special Forces on duty in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He is the first American serviceman to die while on this mission. Where did this soldier die? Was he engaged in a battle with…

I join with my colleagues acknowledging the remarks of the senior Senator from Louisiana earlier on the floor today. You know, it has been said you really never know a person until you have walked in his footsteps. As the incoming chairman…

Well, Mr. President, I respect the response from my colleague, but when we consider just what constitutes a gift, I think we have to recognize that if we travel to a charitable event to raise money for a worthwhile cause, there is some…

I wonder if I could follow up with one other question. Why would we preclude reimbursement for transportation and lodging for charitable events, yet allow transportation and lodging for political events? It is my understanding that there…

I think my friend will recall, last year I offered an amendment and the amendment was adopted banning all lobbyist and PAC contributions to Senators. It was rather interesting because that clearly cut to the core of the question of PAC…

I join Senator Stevens today in introducing legislation, aptly numbered S. 49 for Alaska, the 49th State, to free our State to properly and sensitively develop land that is currently off-limits because a muscle-bound bureaucracy has…