Dale Bumpers

I must say, his determination--his fierce determination--to get this bill passed was reflected in the fact that he asked me every day for 6 months when I was going to take my hold off. This morning, I was very happy to tell him that my…

I would like to note the importance of coordinating the research agenda for the food program studies and evaluations between USDA's research and nutrition subcabinet officers. I cannot understate the importance of these two branches of…

I offered this amendment in 1984 when Charles Wick, head of the United States Information Agency, said that he had taped 84 phone calls, including Reagan, Cabinet Members, President Carter. I offered it then, and I got 41 votes. I offered…

I first brought this issue to the Senate's attention in 1984 when it was determined that Charles Wick, who at that time was head of the U.S. Information Agency, had been tape recording conversations with just about everybody he talked to…

This is the amendment that Senator Hatch and I agreed to this morning which would modify the grand jury amendment that I lost. This morning, Senator Hatch and I agreed to a plan that recommended that the issue be submitted to the Judicial…

I noticed there was no prompt response on that side of the aisle to a request for the yeas and nays, so I assumed some sort of cabal was in the works.

The administration has raised very serious objections to the Murkowski amendment.

I am in full agreement with Senator Cochran. While the need of farmers in Florida is clear and pressing, other farmers are also suffering as a result of the many disasters which have struck the country this year. The final conference…

Yes, Senator Johnson, I do have some concerns about the amendment. However, I am prepared to accept the amendment today if I can secure a commitment from the Senator from South Dakota to sit down and address my concerns between passage of…

The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station is the oldest experiment station in America. It has never been a part of the land grant college, and under the research bill that we just passed not too long ago, there was a provision that…

This is an amendment that provides, from available funds in the bill, $433,000 can be used to complete construction of the Alderson Plant Materials Center in Alderson, WV.

This bill continues the current hiring system being used within the Forest Service and the Agricultural Research Service to examine for, and make, first permanent competitive Federal appointments. The hiring system will terminate on June…

I would almost be willing to grant him carte blanche, if he wants to come here bad enough to get into a little old boat and come from Cuba, that is fine. Give that guy a chance to become an American citizen. That is the way our ancestors…

If I may respond to that, that is exactly what the INS says. They cannot monitor this program. They don't have the people to monitor it. They don't know whether they are staying or not. But if you talk to these people running these limited…

Will the Senator be willing to answer this question. He said most of these people are coming into this country. What is the Senator's source for that information?

The immigrant investor program was created 8 years ago. It allowed foreigners to put up $500,000 to create 10 jobs.

Before the Senator leaves, let me say how much I appreciate his very kind and complimentary remarks in his opening statement, and to say that I value his friendship very highly. He and I have been close friends for many years. We were both…

It is just a question of whether you are willing to do right or not. We are mining $2 billion worth just in gold a year off Federal lands that we have given the mining companies--gave them. They pay no royalty. They didn't pay anything for…

My colleague from Georgia is correct. The reports from officials at the Department of Agriculture would suggest that with an additional $50 million, which would bring the total supplemental appropriation for the Emergency Watershed and…

The suggested figure of $195,000 is not a binding cap on the funds potentially available to FARAD in fiscal year 1998. I understand that grants under the Smith Lever 3(d) Food Safety program will be awarded in the near future and that…

I don't know the answer either. I think under existing law, and certainly under the Hyde amendment, you would be entitled to attorney fees if you were--I forget the exact language, something to the effect that if you have been frivolously…

Now, assuming that the IRS does not get a conviction in that case, then is the taxpayer entitled to attorney fees?

My question is, if you do recover the $5,000 in tax court, are you automatically entitled to attorney's fees under this bill?

I think one thing that I must say is that, in my opinion, this $220 billion industry can cope with this bill--not only cope with it, but that industry, business, and the consumers of this country will all benefit from this, and the Nation…