I rise to say a very quick word or two about the TEA-21, I believe, Transportation Efficiency Act of the year 2000 and to express my deep appreciation for the leadership that Chairman Chafee, Chairman Warner and Senator Baucus have…

I rise today with an amendment, which I offer for myself and my colleague, Senator Moseley-Braun, to improve electronic filing of tax and information returns. After working with the managers, I believe we now have an agreement on this…

I appreciate so much the excellent work the Finance Committee has done on restructuring of the IRS. Truly, it is a very important issue. Primarily, I hear them raising the point that we can't get people to serve if we have a full-time…

I will be offering, after the 3 o'clock timeframe, an amendment to the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act. I commend the chairman of the committee and the members of the committee who have done so much good work in…

As you know, in large part to your help, the conference report to the FY 1998 Supplemental appropriations bill includes $130 million for emergency CDBG funding that is intended to meet unmet emergency disaster needs by supplementing the…

Correct, waivers are included to help programs address local needs. Emergency CDBG funding needs to remain flexible to assist families and individuals in these times of real crisis.

I firmly believe that education is a national priority but a local responsibility. This leads to a fundamental difference between this side and what might be referred to as a Washington establishment on education. I believe that those who…

The Section 202 Elderly Housing program is the most important housing program for elderly, low-income Americans, providing both affordable low-income housing and supportive services designed to meet the special needs of the elderly. Since…

Deja vu all over again. Senator Mikulski and I rise one more time to fight to fulfill our commitment and the commitment of the Senate to fund fully the section 202 Elderly Housing Program at no less than $645 million for each of the next 5…

I believe our message has not been getting across that elderly housing works under the section 202 program. You can't expect elderly housing to be covered by the HOME program where there are many competing local needs that must be met…

I thank the Chair. Let me just offer my thanks and congratulations to the distinguished chairman of the Budget Committee for presenting a budget resolution which balances a large number of competing interests without a lot of resources to…

I thank Senator D'Amato, the chairman of the Ranking Committee which has jurisdiction over the Community Development Block Grant Program for his kind words. It was a pleasure to work with you to ensure that the Supplemental Emergency…

let me get in on this very elucidating discussion my colleagues are having. It seems to me that if the emergency designation was taken off the FEMA amendment without offsets, I believe this bill would be subject to a point of order. In…

The request for emergency CDBG funds came from our colleagues. If you wish to have all of them speak to you personally, I would be happy to direct them to you. I can assure you that the $260 million in emergency CDBG funding is…

while I appreciate the concerns of the Senator from Oklahoma, let me clarify one point that I think may be somewhat confusing. The funding in this amendment is to reimburse FEMA and to cover costs for disasters occurring in this and prior…

NATO has been the keystone for Western Democracy for the past 50 years. It has stood solidly as a successful deterrent against the spread of Communism and as a community of democracies where markets have flourished and where differences…

I rise today to say what the distinguished bill managers have already said, and that is a sincere thank you to the many people who made this bill possible. But I want to say it again. It is appropriate that Chairman Warner and Senator…

I say that the leadership of the chairman of the subcommittee is something for which we are all grateful. He helped donor States that were being shortchanged to come up to a much fairer level. It really makes a difference when you have a…

Mr. President--I will reluctantly vote against the McConnell amendment. I am concerned that if this provision is included in this bill the President will veto the bill or it will cause delay in enactment of this important legislation that…

I thank the Chair. I say in response to my colleague from Minnesota, be careful about relying on the Tufts study. The officials in charge of public assistance in my State and other States have pointed out some rather serious flaws in that…

this amendment on wetlands mitigation banking has been cleared by both sides, and has been reviewed by EPA and the Corps who have no objection. It is, I believe, consistent with administration policy. It is supported by the Association of…

I share the concerns of the Majority Leader regarding the shortcomings of the Section 404 program. In light of the recent and pending court cases, as well as the ongoing controversy over the scheduled demise in December of Nation Wide…

I have observed the debate over the nomination of Dr. David Satcher over the past couple weeks. It has been a very productive, yet intense, discussion which has raised some critical questions. Today, there is an unmistakable need for a…

This measure is a very carefully and narrowly targeted provision that places an outright ban on the use of somatic cell nuclear transfer for human cloning purposes. It defines one technique, the technique that was used to create, by…

today, I rise to announce that we are introducing a measure that places an outright ban on the use of somatic cell nuclear transfer technology for human cloning purposes. Recent reports that a Chicago-based scientist is prepared to move…