Asa Hutchinson

I did a little focus grouping in Arkansas where I just asked people--one lady had six children, five of whom smoke. They are between the ages are 35 and 40, grown children. I asked her would they quit smoking if it went up $1.50 a pack…

So even with a $1.10 increase, we are looking at better than $2 a day, or a $600, $700 increase?

For a family of three, let's suppose, a mom and dad and a child, in which one or both smoke two packs a day between them or separately--but two packs a day--then we are taking $5 a day, $1,500 a year, away from their consumable income. Is…

The subject that we are going to address that I think is very important to the American voter is campaign finance reform. Day after day, we see stories reported in the national media about the abuses of the last election on both sides of…

last week the Senate, by adopting two of the remaining eight House-passed China provisions, I believe took an important first step in reversing this Nation's failed, flawed and counterproductive policy of so-called ``constructive…

I say to the chairman, may I clarify my previous response that in fact it would not come from the Department of Defense, not come from the defense budget, but authorizes $2 million from the Department of Treasury. So it would not in any…

I only point out that I think it would be very appropriate to consult with and visit with the appropriate chairman. I remind my distinguished colleague that this is the exact language that passed by a 405-10 vote in the House, and I would…

I simply say that the national security of the United States--part of that is ensuring that the People's Liberation Army and the Chinese Government not receive resources and revenues through products produced by slave labor.

last November, deputies and employees of the Benton County Sheriff's Office in Arkansas voted Rich Owen Deputy of the Year. They selected him for the award, they noted, because of his outstanding professionalism and devotion to helping…

I think there were 10 bills that passed out of the House regarding China policy as a block, separate bills, but that was last November. Two of those have passed, in various forms, in the Senate. Six of those bills were referred to the…

this amendment is simple and, again, it was noncontroversial when it was voted on in the House of Representatives. In fact, the language in this amendment passed the House with almost unanimous support. Having served in the House 4 years…

today's debate is about the security of the United States. The underlying question in the debate today on the Defense Department authorization bill concerns the safety and security of the citizens of the United States, and that is why I am…

I say to the chairman, I would presume that the $2 million--this is an amendment to the Department of Defense bill, so I would assume the $2 million would come out of the defense bill. And $2 million, I might add--if I might inquire of the…

Today, as you may be aware, is Asthma Awareness Day. I rise to discuss the issue of CFC-propelled asthma inhalers. CFC-propelled inhalers are a necessary tool for proper management of asthma and other respiratory illnesses. Over 30 million…

the headlines in last week's newspapers ought to bring pause to this body and to all of us as Americans. The Washington Times, on Friday, had the headline ``China Targets Nukes at U.S.'' The inside part of that article, on a graphic, it…

Title IX of the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits sex-based discrimination by any school receiving federal funds. However, by explicit omission, Title IX does not apply to admissions at same-gender public schools. This is confirmed by…

small businesses are under attack in this country, and the United States government, through the National Labor Relations Board and other regulatory agencies, is aiding in this unprecedented assault. This battle is being waged against…

this is an old formula to identify a problem and then you create a new Federal program that might solve it. There is a problem. There is a problem with after-school care. The solution is not to create yet another Federal program. We…

With another new program, there is another layer of bureaucracy, another level of bureaucracy created. It really dilutes the resources we have actually getting to those kids who are in need of after-school caring and one-on-one tutoring.

Let me say again, what I think I demonstrated very, very clearly is that there is no evidence that simply lowering class size is going to improve academic achievement.

Average class size has dropped from 27 in 1955 to 17.3 today. It has dropped dramatically. And while it has dropped dramatically, student achievement has decreased. Twenty-one countries tested in the 12th grade math and science competency…

There is no doubt we are facing a crisis in American education, a crisis that is putting us at risk economically. While it has been 15 years since the education alarm was sounded in this Nation with the report, ``A Nation at Risk,'' most…

While no one questions the sincerity of the desire of my colleague from Washington to lower the class size and the student-teacher ratio, I think it once again reveals the huge philosophic chasm that has been evident time and time again…

Any implication that somehow I have wronged the Senator from Washington in offering this would be inaccurate?

as I began my remarks, I was not trying to play dirty pool, or something, as the Senator from Massachusetts has suggested. The rules are the rules. The rules allow me to offer a second-degree amendment. As I expressed at the very…