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Bill Jefferson Clinton served as the 42nd President of the United States from January 20, 1993, to January 20, 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously held the position of Governor of Arkansas from 1983 to 1992. During his presidency, Clinton focused on several key policies, including welfare reform, economic growth, and healthcare reform. His administration is noted for achieving a budget surplus and for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
Mr. President it gives me pride and pleasure to introduce revised legislation that will enable the Joint Committee on the Library to display a bust depicting Sojourner Truth in the Capitol Building. I began this effort with legislation I…
is the pending business before the Senate amendment No. 4958? The PRESIDING OFFICER. That is the pending amendment.
At this time, I ask that we return to the regular order. I am going to yield 2 minutes to Senator Kerry and then reclaim the remainder of the time set aside for me on the Democratic side with unanimous consent.
I spoke with the Senator from Washington who is managing the bill on our side. That was the direction I received from the Senator from Washington. I would like the record to reflect that I am following the direction of the manager of the…
I call up pending amendment No. 4958, and I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment is now pending. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The yeas and nays were ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER…
A point of clarification, Mr. President. I believe the amendment builds on the World Trade Center monitoring program which did go through Homeland Security. That may not be the best way to proceed in the future, but that is an existing…
I ask to speak on amendment 4958, which I ask to be pending at this time. The Senator from Massachusetts asked for a 2-minute timeframe. I was trying to accommodate the Senator. I had been told by our side I would have 20 minutes to speak…
I think they ought to tell the truth, particularly if they're going to claim it's based on the 9/11 Commission, they shouldn't contradict the fact and findings of the 9/11 Commission.
I just want people to tell the truth, you know, and not pretend it's something it's not.
It is time for the Senate to exercise our responsibility, for the Members of this Chamber to decide: What do we owe our constituents, our young men and women in uniform? What do we owe history in terms of our responsibility? We know the…
we are debating this resolution for two simple reasons. First, no matter how the lily is gilded, things are not going well in our war against terrorism, and there is no doubt we need new leadership. Second, this Congress has abdicated its…
I believe that as part of a balanced energy policy, we need to expand domestic oil and gas production where it has local support and can do so in an environmentally sound way. I think the bill before the Senate meets that test, and that is…
I have great deal of respect for the experience of my colleague from Oklahoma. I believe he has served his patients in a conscientious, caring manner for all those 20-plus years he has been practicing medicine as an OB/GYN. He comes to the…
I am also here to voice my support for the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006. It is so fitting that this legislation reauthorizing this landmark Civil Rights…
I welcome this vote on such an important piece of legislation, the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act. As we have heard eloquently from my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, stem cell research holds the promise of new cures and…
I ask that we return to the pending business of the Schumer-Clinton amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment is pending.
I call up amendment No. 4582. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from New York [Mrs. Clinton] proposes an amendment numbered 4582.
I was assured there would not be an objection. This is for the purpose of bringing up an amendment but not calling for a vote on it at this time.
my colleague has eloquently described the damage and devastation that he and I visited together last week. Floods are biblical. They go back as far as human history is recorded. But I never cease to be amazed at the damage they cause…
I call up amendment No. 4576 and ask for its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from New York [Mrs. Clinton], for herself, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Mikulski…
nearly 5 years ago, as we all remember, on September 11, 2001, terrorists murdered 2,819 Americans, including 2,752 in New York; 343 firefighters and paramedics and 608 police officers lost their lives. It was the single deadliest attack…
the recently passed amendment did try to improve upon the status quo, and I commend Senators Collins and Lieberman for attempting to do so. But the answer is we need to restore the independence of FEMA. We need to give back to it…
as we recognize the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Food and Drug Administration, I would like to rise and express my concern about the current direction of this agency. There is no doubt that, since the agency's founding…
it gives me pride and pleasure to introduce revised legislation to establish the Champlain Quadricentennial Commemoration Commission and the Hudson-Fulton 400th Commemoration Commission. I began this effort with legislation I introduced 4…
last week, the Democratic women of the Senate, led by our dean, Senator Barbara Mikulski, held an event at the Sewall Belmont House, which I am very proud to say put forth what we are calling the checklist for change. We came together…
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