This editorial outlines succinctly the issues facing the National Guard in the debate surrounding its force structure and its very future. I have said before and reiterate now in the strongest of terms, that rather than bill payer, the…

today I rise to discuss a sense of the Senate amendment on behalf of myself, Senators Murray, Gorton, Ashcroft, and Hutchison, which simply states that ``careful study must be made of the impact of Medicaid disproportionate share hospital…

I must start by saying that this is not an ISTEA amendment, this is not a formula amendment, this is not a 4.3 cents amendment, this is not an Amtrak amendment, this is not an off-budget amendment. This is a sense-of-the-Senate amendment…

We would like very much to have a vote on it. If they were stacked, that would be acceptable. But this one is a very serious matter to the States of Missouri, Texas, and Washington.

I believe this amendment can be accepted. Basically it points out the fact that in the State of Missouri and other States, the disproportionate share of the hospital Medicaid payments is used to provide health care to the most vulnerable…

We are discussing the partial-birth abortion ban, a horrible procedure likened to infanticide--late-term abortions as our distinguished and knowledgeable colleague from Tennessee has described to us. Normally, when we come to the floor, we…

The school district and the parents and everybody associated with it are still in great shock. They feel that they may have had a much better opportunity to prevent that had they been advised. That is why I thank the distinguished Senator…

today I want to share with my colleagues some concerns and views on this very important piece of legislation, S. 717, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997. I express my appreciation to the distinguished…

I think I attempted to point out that the past disciplinary records of the student had not been transferred.

Section 417 authorizes loans to local governments to carry on existing local government functions of a municipal operation character or to expand such functions to meet disaster-related needs. My understanding is that this would include…

Today in my hometown of Mexico, MO, a very dear lifelong friend, Tim Hagan, will be buried. Lowell Lambert "Tim" Hagan, III, owner of Hagan Clothing Co., died Sunday after a long battle with cancer, and will be sadly missed by his family…

home-based businesses are a significant and often overlooked part of this country's economy. Some people may be surprised to learn that over 9 million men and women in this country now operate home-based businesses, and over 14 million…

I rise in support with Senators Mack and D'Amato in introducing the Public Housing Reform and Responsibility Act of 1997. This legislation is substantially the same as S. 1260 which passed the Senate in the 104th Congress, but fell short…

today I rise to introduce a measure on behalf of myself, Senator Ashcroft, and Senator Byrd which would prohibit permanently the use of Federal funds for human cloning research. I am sure most Americans by now have heard about the…

today I introduce the HUBZone Act of 1997. The purpose underlying this bill is to create new opportunities for growth in distressed urban and rural communities, which have suffered tremendous economic decline. This legislation would…

I rise to voice my strong reservations about the administration's foreign policies as we debate the confirmation of Ambassador Madeleine Albright as Secretary of State. Following President Clinton's direction, Ambassador Albright signed…

Section 304 of this legislation includes 'recreation and fish and wildlife mitigation' as purposes of the White River Basin Lakes project approved June 28, 1938 (52 Stat. 1218.). There are some in my State who have voiced strong concern…

we are at the end of a very long road in the process of enacting the 1996 Water Resources Development Act authorizing various water resources projects to enhance flood protection, navigation, environmental protection, and related Corps of…

is it the interpretation of the distinguished chairman of the Committee that the clear priority project purposes remain flood control, power generation capacity, energy production, Federal revenues, and those other purposes authorized…

I emphasize that the mark-to-market demonstration is designed to ensure that HUD is particularly sensitive to the need to preserve existing low-income housing for the elderly and disabled.

the conference report to H.R. 3666, the VA/ HUD Fiscal Year 1997 Appropriations Act, included an amendment by Senator Bennett, that requires GAO to audit the operations of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight [OFHEO]…

First, let me state unequivocally that I strongly support funding for drinking water health effects research to ensure that rules governing drinking water quality are based on the best science and result in cost-effective protection of…

The owner could be induced to continue to keep the property as an affordable housing resource by allowing the owner an adequate return on equity.

The conference report adopts a bipartisan strategy to build on the section 8 multifamily housing portfolio restructuring demonstration which was adopted as part of the HUD fiscal year 1996 appropriations bill, H.R. 3019, a further…

The demonstration program is significantly based on S. 2042. Like S. 2042, the demonstration program addresses the Department's capacity constraints by requiring HUD to form arrangements with qualified third party public entities. The…