Dale Bumpers: “I did not utter one word yesterday on the balanced budget amendment. But I want to serve notice that I am going to.”

first of all, I want to make one point that perhaps has not been made, and that is that this amendment only applies on Federal lands. Bear in mind, all mining does not occur on Federal lands. There are all kinds of mines in this country on…

let me say, and I would be remiss if I did not say it at this point, I think, one of the things I will miss deeply when I leave the U.S. Senate will be the excellent relationship I have had with the chairman of this committee. He has been…

If you vote no on this amendment, you should be prepared to go home and say to your constituents that you really don't believe in privacy. When we have a law in this country that allows people to tape-record a conversation with you and…

the administration had previously, and may still have, serious objections to the Murkowski amendment. But he and I had a conversation this morning. He has modified his amendment. The modification is at the desk. For the edification of our…