for too many years comprehensive Superfund reform has been blocked by partisan rhetoric and fear-mongering. Even though the general public, government agencies, and federal bureaucrats know that the Superfund program is broken, proposed…

Our goal here is simple: We must, once and for all, treat children's hospitals the same as we do other teaching hospitals when it comes to funding physician training. This year, that means Congress must fully fund the Pediatric GME program…

this underlying amendment, as others before and after, chips away at the tax relief package proposed by the President. All citizens, including our veterans, deserve tax relief. This amendment that I have just offered on behalf of Senator…

A recent visitor to my Small Business Committee office spoke excitedly that his small business won a Government contract. But when he sought financing at a local bank, the bank would not lend to him unless he was willing to pay a…

the total amount of funding goes into section 250. I say to the Senator, $1.44 billion goes into section 250. As I understand it, how that gets sliced up is probably beyond the ability of this particular budget debate to determine. It will…

I voted against the NIH amendment not because I oppose the valuable research that NIH does, but rather because I wanted to draw attention to the fact that we risk focusing on NIH spending to the exclusion of other important initiatives…

I agree with Senator Domenici and voted on March 13 for his version of the lockbox that allows Medicare money to be spent on Medicare. It sounds like common sense to me. That is what we have a trust fund for, to provide for Medicare. So…

today I rise to introduce a commonsense election reform bill which we have entitled the Safeguard the Vote Act. I realize other reform issues have received a lot of media attention, but I think it is vital to focus on the fundamental issue…

I rise today to explain why the Clinton administration's OSHA ergonomics regulation is the absolute perfect regulation for the first use of the congressional disapproval mechanism under the Congressional Review Act. This regulation is the…

one of the very lucky things we have around here is the opportunity to listen to some very intelligent people giving us their ideas on a lot of important subjects. Recently, I have had the pleasure of listening to Chairman Alan Greenspan…

I rise in support of the Independent Office of Advocacy Act of 2001. This bill is designed to build on the success achieved by the Office of Advocacy over the past 24 years. It is intended to strengthen that foundation to make the Office…

I rise briefly to welcome and congratulate my colleague, Senator Carnahan, the newly elected Senator from Missouri, on her first remarks on the floor. I apologize for not being able to be here when she made the comments. I was in a Health…

28 years ago, I had the responsibility to appoint a State auditor for Missouri. Based upon what I saw to be the promise in John Ashcroft--his character, intelligence, and commitment to public service--I selected him. For the past 28 years…

I rise because I have just come from a very interesting and informative hearing in the Budget Committee. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan came in today to talk about what he has seen as the tremendous productivity growth in this…

I rise today to discuss a measure that has broad bipartisan support. Today, with my colleague from Illinois, Senator Durbin, I am introducing legislation addressing what is a top concern of small business owners in this country. That is…

I thank my former gubernatorial colleague. There are far too few of us former Governors in this body, and it was my pleasure to serve with the Governor from Florida, who is now the Senator from Florida. It is a very melancholy time for me…

might I ask the indulgence of my good friend from Florida to take perhaps 5 minutes.

I thank the Senator and agree without reservation that the purpose of this legislation is to increase safety on the highways. No one in the small business community supports allowing defective auto parts or automobiles to be allowed on the…

It is something that appears to be an attempt by this administration to politicize the Small Business Administration just days before the national election this November. I call on the SBA Administrator to stop this effort.

I hope they understand they are free to choose to participate or to not participate in any such activities if they are requested to do so. We intend to be around to continue oversight responsibilities next year, and we will ensure that…

I can assure you that it was over my strong objections, and only at the last was it rejected. This measure does many things to continue the small business programs and to assure small businesses can provide jobs in areas where there are…

I agreed to allow the minority leader to go first as a courtesy to him. There are many things he said that I believe reflect a viewpoint many of us on this side of the aisle do not share. I would only note that when we talk about…

I rise today to address two issues that are related; first, to express support for one of the most lethal and effective foreign policy instruments we know; that is, our brave service men and women who are standing guard on distant shores…

Let me move to the bill before us. It has been thoroughly covered with faint praise. Maybe it deserves a hearing in its own right before this thing gets pasted all over the place. I would like my colleagues and our constituents to know…

Overall I believe this is an excellent package that is badly needed by seniors, the disabled, hospitals, nursing homes, and other providers. Finally, we have already had a lot of discussion about the Pain Relief Promotion Act. Obviously it…