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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).
I come to the Senate in support of the Dorgan amendment to this supplemental appropriations. I come also having been the beneficiary of the week-long recess, traveling throughout my State talking to many people, hearing what is on their…
S. 1053 has the laudatory goal of prohibiting genetic discrimination. Genetic discrimination has many victims, and their stories are wrenching. There are those who cannot get coverage, as well those who lost job opportunities. But I want…
I take time today to tell the Senate about a hero who made the ultimate sacrifice on behalf of his Nation--a young man who died in the Korean war. His name is Ralph Ray Mitola. He came from Broad Channel, NY. For those Senators who are not…
Make no mistake about Clinton is playing a big role in this. And He loves it. He knows exactly what he's doing.
I want to think you Len Roberts and the people of United Way for making this day possible. The tremendous board members, including Brian Gallagher and Dr. Johnnetta Cole. And Paul Thornell and Bridget Gavaghan, of the staff. I also want to…
I think for a Democratic president, but also for a Democratic president who will very clearly say that the Clinton years were better than the Bush years.
NIEHS has provided $750,000 per center, for a total of $9 million per year to provide for direct and overhead costs that the centers incur. I hope that EPA will also continue to hold up its end of the funding to continue funding 12…
The administration plans to provide $124 million in fiscal year 2004 so that it can store a 6-month supply of childhood vaccines by 2006. I thank Senators Specter and Harkin for affirming the administration's commitment to prevent further…
I support the Byrd amendment, which provides $6.15 billion in additional funding for title I grants. Two years ago, we promised school districts that they would have the resources they needed to meet new standards mandated by the Federal…
I particularly wish to reinforce her strong statement of support for the Kennedy-Collins amendment concerning higher education and its affordability. This amendment that will increase access to higher education would invest $2.2 billion in…
I share my colleague's bewilderment. It does appear to me that the offsets are certainly adequate for the money we believe should go into school construction. The Senator's reference to Iraq raises an additional question. I, too, am aware…
I rise to announce that today I am introducing The Access to Employment and English Acquisition Act with Senator Ensign and Senator Bingaman. I am grateful to both Senators for working with me to develop this legislation. I consider them…
last Friday, on July 25, just as it was preparing to leave town and recess, the House of Representatives sent to the Senate an emergency supplemental appropriations bill that fails to meet the needs that have been outlined by the President…
This money is critically important for high-threat urban areas. It is also money that the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security has already made clear is needed in order to address the vulnerability and threat and other…
Yes. This is an amendment that expresses the sense of the Senate that the homeland security block grant fund allocated to the States be done using primarily a threat-based formula rather than solely a per-capita formula. The Homeland…
I rise to mark the passage on the Senate floor of a bill, S. 650, that will assure the safety and efficacy of medicines for children, and address a problem that pediatricians, parents, and children's advocates have worked on for decades. A…
the U.S. State Department is legally obligated to provide security protection for the United Nations and its missions. Under a longstanding arrangement, the City of New York has provided this police security for the United Nations and its…
I have long championed a prescription drug benefit that would provide real prescription drug coverage for seniors and individuals with disabilities. Last year and again during this debate, I voted for proposals that provided a…
Amendment No. 953 would empower Medicare beneficiaries and their families in making decisions about nursing homes and home health services. Data on nursing home quality is publicly available through a project strongly supported by…
Thank you, Mr. President. Amendment No. 1000 Mr. President, amendment 1000, offered on behalf of myself and Senators Tim Johnson and Jeff Bingaman, is being offered to ensure our seniors have information they need to make informed consumer…
I believe this legislation to provide a Medicare prescription drug benefit holds tremendous promise and also tremendous peril. I applaud the leaders of this effort, Chairman Grassley and ranking member Baucus, for bringing this bill to the…
Governor Pataki has written to ask that in this plan Medicare cover the drug costs of these seniors and New Yorkers with disabilities. The Governor's record explains the importance of including these people who are called, in the jargon…
Today is Anne Frank's birthday. If she had survived the horror of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, then she would have been 74 years old. But she did not survive and because of her moving and thoughtful diary, the world got to know…
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