I begin today on a happy note to say, after a lot of hard work in the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, we have brought forth an excellent product. Thanks to the leadership of Senator Gregg and Senator Kennedy, we have…

I commend my colleagues from Louisiana and Idaho. It was a very touching story of the Senator from Louisiana which highlights the importance of adoption month. This is a wonderful effort that my two colleagues have launched. We are pleased…

Today I join with my constituents in recognizing the brave men of the 66th Infantry Division. Sixty years ago on November 15, 1944, the soldiers left from New York Harbor on the USAT George Washington without knowledge of their…

currently, more than 3,700 children and youth under the age of 13 are living with HIV or AIDS in the United States and of the more than 40,000 Americans newly infected with HIV each year, half are young people under the age of 25 years…

I applaud many of the provisions of the Collins-Lieberman bill. However, I stand in support of the Specter amendment as a means to provide absolutely essential powers to the national intelligence director. For those who may just happen to…

today my subject is going to be one which we had hoped would not be facing us. But it still faces us today, and that is the age-old plague of anti-Semitism. Like so many other diseases, we thought it had been wiped off the face of the…

I lend my support to a very important issue that would provide funding for the permanent installation of explosive detection system, EDS, equipment in airports. This amendment would increase the overall amount of money of EDS installation…

it is interesting today that some of our colleagues are on the floor talking about the wonderful expose Ambassador Joe Wilson made. Joe Wilson and his wife have become quite a cause celebre. He has had 30 appearances, he is writing books…

In fact, it was such a traumatic experience to have Mr. Wilson's wife identified that I saw their pictures in the paper. They posed for Vanity Fair in front of the White House. It must have been a crushing blow to them to have her identity…

I rise to talk about the intelligence we had prior to going into Iraq and the decision that was made overwhelmingly--by I believe 77 votes in this body--to authorize the use of force against Iraq. Today we have received the copy of the…

I will do the best I can with the time remaining to conclude. Dr. David Kay said he thought ``it was absolutely prudent'' going into Iraq. He went on to say: In fact, I think at the end of the inspection process, we'll paint a picture of…

I thank the deputy majority leader for his excellent comments. As a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, I congratulate him on his very thorough and thoughtful discussion of the work of the Intelligence Committee. Last…

African-Americans are ready to turn anger into action, to work for regime change here at home.

To sum it up, we are at war with terrorists. The terrorists were in Iraq. They had access to the weapons of mass destruction that Saddam Hussein had produced in the past and were willing to produce in the future. We have received increased…

it is a pleasure to speak in support of a distinguished Missourian, my good friend Duane Benton, to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Judge Benton is a respected jurist and committed public servant. I am…

It is well recognized that mail sent from families and loved ones to U.S. forces based overseas has a tangible effect on troop morale. Concomitantly, mail that is delayed unnecessarily undermines morale and furthermore endangers the…

This is a measure designed to compensate the former energy workers at the Mallinkrodt site in the St. Louis, MO, area and the Iowa atomic energy workers at what was known as the Burlington Atomic Energy Commission plant and the Iowa…

This is an amendment designed to take care of and put in a special employee cohort, workers in some very dirty nuclear bomb plants in Iowa and Missouri, back in the 1940s and 1950s. I believe we have worked that out. I think the amendment…

The amendment I wish to address, and I know Senator Harkin and Senator Talent will address it, is the Energy Workers Special Exposure Cohort Designation Act of 2004, which I will be offering on behalf of myself, Senator Harkin, and Senator…

I would advise the distinguished chairman of the committee that we have made a modification on this to change the offset to an across-the-board reduction in the DOE appropriations. Discussions are continuing with you. We would like to have…

I rise today to speak of the life, leadership and the truly remarkable legacy of the 40th President of the United States, Ronald Reagan. President Reagan was a great communicator with a powerful message. He preached the gospel of hope…

I thank and commend my colleague from Maryland who has been a great champion of the effort to deal with the terribly distressing and fatal disease of Alzheimer's in proposing--and I am happy to join her--a measure to honor Ronald Reagan…

I feel truly honored to be able to join with my colleagues in recognizing today six of our own who are part of the ``greatest generation'' and who made a tremendous contribution to the freedom-- not just of our country but to the world. A…

I came here to recognize and commend the great work of Senator Gregg and Senator Kennedy on crafting an IDEA bill. They produced a solid, thoughtful, bipartisan bill which protects the educational rights of children with special needs…

I have heard it said that the Secretary defended the rules of engagement for the Abu Ghraib prison, with possibly a misunderstanding that he approved or somehow condoned what went on and what has been revealed in the shocking photos of…