let me say that one aspect of his argument was agreed to in the recently passed farm bill, when he talks about these people who had quotas and lived in Boston and farmed in Alabama. There was a provision in the farm bill where production…

I rise in disagreement with the Senator from Pennsylvania. I do not want to prolong this, so I will make a brief statement. I assume the distinguished Senator from Pennsylvania was speaking of the amendment he had at the desk, No. 4962…

First let me compliment the Senator on the excellent work the committee has done this year. This is an outstanding bill. I would also like to thank staff for their hard work and dedication. As you know, I have a keen interest in the Army's…

we were deeply saddened recently by the death of one of Alabama's most distinguished jurists, former Judge Joseph Phelps. He had only retired in January 1995 after serving as Montgomery County Circuit Judge for 18 years. During his long…

This amendment would help assure that the creation of a new management office within the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization does not result in a centralized bureaucracy at the expense of vital ballistic missile defense capabilities…

former Alabama Senator Jeremiah Denton was recently honored at a luncheon and conference here on Capitol Hill for a significant amendment he sponsored and secured passage of in 1984. The event honoring Senator Denton was hosted jointly by…

I rise today to support confirmation of Alan Greenspan's nomination to serve another term as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Although I have not always been completely agreeable with his policies, I think that…

I also see this as an opportunity to bring further improvement in regard to race relations. Yesterday I spoke with a group of Methodist ministers. I told them this was an opportunity to extend a hand of friendship to the black members of…

we recently awoke once again to disturbing news that has become all-too-commonplace. We were told that during the night, additional southern black churches had been burned. These recent church burnings came amidst heightened national…

the political world was stunned a few weeks ago when our colleague, Majority Leader Bob Dole, announced his resignation from the U.S. Senate after 36 years of representing his native State of Kansas. In his emotional and moving farewell…

On June 15, in Washington, there will be a race to raise money to find a cure for a disease that will take the lives of an estimated 44,560 women this year. Appropriately titled Race for the Cure, it stresses the importance of finding a…

once again I rise in support of the pending proposal to amend the U.S. Constitution to require a balanced Federal budget. The reason is quite simple. After all of the turmoil of this past year, after all of the posturing and the pandering…

the long-time dean of Cumberland Law School of Samford University, Dr. Parham H. Williams, Jr., will retire on June 1, 1996. When he leaves his position at the Birmingham, AL, law school, he will have served a total of 25 years as a law…

I am strongly in support of deficit reduction and favor the elimination of the national debt over a period of time. I have long supported a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. I supported the 1993 reconciliation bill which has…

last week, one of Alabama's outstanding citizens and great success stories came to Washington in his effort to give something back to his country. Richard Scrushy is founder, chairman, and CEO of Healthsouth Corp., the Nation's largest…

retired Alabama Supreme Court Justice Richard ``Red'' Jones passed away on April 22. I had the pleasure of serving with him on the court in the mid-1970's, and remember well his great wit and ability to tell stories. He was also a true…

Jefferson County Sheriff Mel Bailey announced earlier this month that he will be retiring after a distinguished 33-year record as the county's chief law enforcement official. This means that for the first time since the early days of the…

I am proud to pay tribute today to a dear friend to me and several members of my staff, James L. Jones. Jimmy is a long-time employee of the Senate Superintendent's Office of the Architect of the Capitol, where his friendliness…

my dear friend William Mansel Long, Sr., passed away on March 31, 1996, at the age of 92. Mr. Long was an outstanding civil rights leader and senior citizens advocate and was one of the founding members of the Alabama Democratic…

for the past 5 years, the issue of health care reform has been at the top of our national agenda. The need for an overhaul in our health care delivery system was a centerpiece of President Clinton's campaign, and our inability to enact…

former Alabama Congressman Laurie Calvin Battle will be inducted into the Birmingham-Southern College Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday, April 27. As a member of the Sports Hall of Fame's Class of 1996, Congressman Battle will be honored and…

one of the great pioneers of aviation passed away on Saturday, April 13, at the age of 89 at his home in Tuskegee, AL. Charles Alfred Anderson, who as a young boy dreamed of soaring through the skies as a pilot, leaves a legacy of breaking…

I commend and congratulate Dave Harris for all his accomplishments and hard work on behalf of the Army over the years, and hope he is enjoying his well-earned retirement. There are a handful of people who make a difference in any…

one of the most interesting people and charming characters I have met in my lifetime is Aura J. ``Bucky'' Miller, who celebrates the 55th anniversary of first coming to work at the Marriott Grand Hotel Resort and Golf Club in Point Clear…

on April 3, James Stillman Free, a native of Gordo, Alabama and for 33 years the Washington correspondent for The Birmingham News, passed away at the age of 87. Jim enjoyed a rich and colorful career as a journalist and historian. Back in…