that amendment has no place on this bill. It obviously deals with a matter pertaining to the operation of courts. I do not know why it is even being brought here. But let me explain a little bit about the procedure which happens regarding…

I rise to express my exasperation with the pending substitute amendment. The last version I have seen of it is a conglomeration of about 12 separate legislative proposals. Many of them I support. Some of them I am actively working to pass…

I am delighted to agree with Senator Hollings on his evaluation of Senator Kassebaum. We all have the highest respect and regard for her. She, of course, says that she is not a lawyer and does not have legal training. I think she does a…

I listened to the logic of arguments against the referral to the Judiciary Committee. It has long been a practice in the Senate when there are overlapping jurisdictions that you have sequential referrals to another committee. For some…

The Nation was shocked by the recent revelation that a 31-year employee of the Central Intelligence Agency, a man whose duties and responsibilities carried with them a solemn trust, would choose to betray that trust to a foreign…

Mr. Willis Vincent Bell, a valued long- time employee of Alabama's Legislative Reference Service, passed away on December 28, 1993. Mr. Bell was probably the leading authority on the Code of Alabama 1975, having been the reporter on the…

the announcement by the majority leader, George Mitchell, that he will not seek reelection came as a surprise to all of us. The Senate will certainly be losing an impeccable ethical leader who is greatly respected by Democrats and…

All right. Now, what interpretation can we give of capital investments? What is the definition and what would be inclusive and what would be exclusive, and what guidelines would we use in determining what capital investments are?

stock car racing and sports fans in Alabama and across the South were shocked and saddened yet again on February 11 when driver Neil Bonnett, native of Hueytown and a senior member of the famed Alabama Gang, was killed during the opening…

You adopt a budget in advance. The budget is in advance of a fiscal year. Section 2, for example, says not later than the first Monday in February the President shall submit for the fiscal year beginning in that calendar year. You are…

Well, we are dealing with the Constitution here, and we are dealing with words of estimation and the statutory construction that is given to it. I have some question as to what these words mean, what is included within it. We are dealing…

I interpret that to mean that over a 2-year period, which is 24 months, if estimated in the last 6 months of that 24-month period, there would be economic growth less than 1 percent; therefore, it would go into effect. That seems to me to…

I am cognizant of that, and that causes me some concern with regard to the Simon amendment, also. Like the words operating funds--again, what is operating funds? What is excluded from operating funds, and what is included with them? That…

The way I read the language, the article shall be suspended for any fiscal year which is for 1 year and the first fiscal year thereafter. We, of course, are dealing with a budget that is adopted prior to the fiscal year. In other words…

My fear is that this is subject to legislative definition. If it is subject to legislative definition, then we can have a broad group of expenditures that would come under the category of capital investments. If it is in any way related to…

Let me ask the Senator about section 4 where he uses the words ``total estimated receipts of the operating funds shall exclude those derived from,'' and it says ``net borrowing.'' In the Simon amendment, it includes borrowing derived from…

I have long supported the constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget. When I first came to the Senate, the first bill I introduced and the first bill that I introduce at the beginning of each succeeding Congress is a resolution…

I am coming to the floor, as I have on numerous occasions, as an original cosponsor of Senator Simon's resolution calling for a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. The first bill that I introduced when I came to the Senate 15…

Even if the economy continues to grow and the gross national product increases tremendously, an increase in interest rates would devour the anticipated savings that would result from the deficit reduction plan that was passed by Congress…

A long-time leader in the Alabama trucking business, John Hal "Red" Dove, passed away after a long illness on February 7 in Dothan. A fine gentleman with an abiding love in faith and family, Red made a great contribution to the State's…

Sam Earle Hobbs, a long-time Selma, AL attorney, judge, banker, and civic and professional leader passed away on January 4. His contributions to the University of Alabama as a teacher, trustee, and chancellor were recognized with much…

on November 17, 1993, Wetumpka, AL, lost one of its favorite sons when attorney Joe A. Macon, Jr. died of complications associated with bone marrow transplant surgery. A Wetumpka native and life-long resident, Joe was a former chairman of…

it was a glorious December day in Alabama, where enthusiasm crackled in the air and you could almost hear the sound of college football records being broken. I'm talking about the 1993 NCAA Division II National Football Championship game…

In October, former Montgomery, AL school Superintendent Thomas A. Bobo was honored here in Washington for his work as a ``congressional advocate'' for the National Association of Federally Impacted Schools [NAFIS]. NAFIS is a coalition of…

I was proud to be added as a cosponsor last fall of legislation authorizing the minting and sale of a commemorative coin honoring one of our best-loved Presidents and one of the most important historical figures of the 20th…