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Whenever you look at the family that is being very productive, that has a great family life contributing to American society, but, in fact, they came here illegally, I don't think you can excuse the illegal behavior, but you also recognize…
I would certainly agree with him that we have to enforce our law, and that's an important part of my responsibilities. But whenever you look at a family that's been here, that came in here for a job six years ago, they've had two children…
I would give some time away, but I would like to be able to respond. I don't know, because I haven't been on the floor, what the Senator's comments are going to be. If I could reserve a couple of minutes also for rebuttal if I need to, the…
I do want to say we are continuing to push the ball, but this is not where I want it to end. What I hope we would be able to do, once we talk in a little more detail to the Veterans' Administration Secretary and to Mr. Bolton at the OMB…
I share her concern that the existing backlog of emergency relief projects has not been adequately addressed under the disaster assistance title of this bill. Indeed, my State of Texas is still waiting to receive at least $17.2 million…
That sneak and peek that you talk about is a delayed notice provision, and you have to have a judge's order before a law enforcement officer can do that.
Well, of course the concern is what you don't know about. But clearly in the last 2 1/2 years, we have dismantled cells in the United States, individuals who are connected to al Qaeda and terrorism.
Well, first of all, that sneak and peek that you talk about is a delayed notice provision, and you have to have a judge's order before a law enforcement officer can do that.
The most important thing is to have the Patriot Act renewed because the provisions are about to sunset.
The most important thing is that you can share intelligence. There was a wall that was put up between those that gathered foreign intelligence, and those that were in law enforcement.
Some of the terrorists of the past have not just come in with a visa, they've actually traveled through visa waiver country passports and that's been attractive to them and we've recognized that, that we need to address.
You then recognize, of course, that this is -- shows their continued capability and would certainly enhance the security even more.
It would be the wrong decision to make at this time. We want to know whether this is an incident that was directed at Spain, that is no threat to the United States, whether this is an al Qaeda incident.
I take a moment to pay my personal tribute to Paul Wellstone. Paul was a dear friend and someone for whom I had a great deal of respect, someone with whom I enjoyed working. We served on the Health, Education, and Labor Committee together…
I am pleased this evening to rise in strong support of the underlying resolution. I am pleased this bipartisan resolution Senators Lieberman and McCain and Senator Warner have introduced is before the Senate. I am pleased to be able to…
freedom of speech does not exist in Iraq, and summary executions are commonplace. Torture is seen as a legitimate tool of control, and violence against women is not just condoned but perpetrated by the Iraqi government. Political opponents…
I deeply regret that this legislation is necessary, but the grave economic consequences of the shutdown and the serious ramifications on our country's ability to improve homeland security have made it so. It is estimated that 7 percent of…
there are 39 million uninsured people in America, and that number is predicted to grow to 50 million by 2010. Surprisingly, 80 percent of the uninsured are members of working families, who work hard everyday but simply cannot afford the…
nearly 482,000 seniors in Arkansas desperately need a Medicare prescription drug benefit. Per capita, Arkansas has one of the poorest senior populations in the Nation, which means, more often than not, Arkansas seniors must choose between…
Today is a day of great significance and a turning point for the future of nursing in our country. We are about to pass the final version of the Nurse Reinvestment Act, after months of negotiations between the House of Representatives and…
I agree that the process in many cases does not matter. Normally, the American people do not care about process. Instead, they care about results. They care about their pains and their families' pains, and they are concerned about the…
I rise to speak about Judge Lavenski Smith who has been confirmed this evening for the eighth circuit court of appeals. This is a great evening for him and his family. He is going to be a great jurist. I congratulate Judge Smith tonight. I…
Yesterday's decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Newdow v. U.S. Congress was, in a word, outrageous. It is inexplicable that this man so seriously objected to his daughter having to listen and watch others recite the pledge at…
Today we are deploying our troops across the world to fight the war on terrorism, and it is clear our enemies have been actively attempting to acquire biological weapons. We know Saddam Hussein has been relentless in his pursuit of…
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