Dale Bumpers

thems the facts,'' and that is what brings us here today: using a constitutional amendment as a figleaf, a political ploy to keep from making the hard decisions just as they did in 1993, just as they will in 1996. Finally, I am not voting…

I was particularly taken by the observation of the Senator from North Dakota about the Gettysburg Address, because Dr. Edward Everett was considered the greatest orator in America. After he spoke for 2, 2½ hours on a very hot, steamy day…

I do not know a single person in the Senate that I want to defer to instead of James Madison, defer to instead of Benjamin Franklin, defer to instead of John Adams or John Jay. Arthur Schlesinger, one of the preeminent historians of this…

We would rather like to offer the asset sales first and then get the second one disposed of one way or the other.

This amendment, the second-degree amendment, is precisely the same amendment as my first-degree amendment which was taken down by the McCain amendment. The McCain amendment does one thing that is good. It says that you cannot sell an asset…

the Senator from Arizona's amendment is not the worst amendment in the world. But it simply does not address the problem. It essentially says that if we are going to sell an asset, let us get fair market value. That is not the problem…

this amendment deals with a change the Republican majority made to the budget rules last year which permitted the use of revenue from asset sales to be scored against the budget. The last two CBO Directors, Mr. Reischauer and Mr. Penner…

I want to in the interest of fairness and honesty in the debate say to my good friend, Senator Stevens from Alaska, that, number one, while we are debating what I consider to be a terrible policy of scoring asset sales, in all fairness to…

I wanted to do was to read into the Record a list of organizations that support this amendment: Taxpayers for Common Sense, National Parks and Conservation Associations, National Audubon Society, National Rural Electric Cooperative…

I want to profoundly thank the Senator from Tennessee for bringing this to the Senate's attention. I think the Members of the Senate did not realize an amendment was going to be required to do what he wants to do--return the contributions…

I have to admit that over the period of this budget resolution, there is a sum total of $11 billion difference between the Republican budget proposal and this amendment--$11 billion.

Mr. President I want to congratulate my distinguished colleague from Iowa for a very sensible amendment, one that ought to receive the unanimous approval of this body. This budget contains just over $500 billion in discretionary spending…

The question is, who are the enemies against whom we must spend $265 billion? Who are the enemies that we feel constrained to spend over $1.6 trillion over the next 6 years to defend against? The Senator from Illinois, [Mr. Simon], said a…

The one followed by a reconciliation which the President had the good sense and the courage to veto. Had he not vetoed it, we would be on our way to third-world status right now. That is how bad I felt it was. Mr. President, I know my time…

This budget is a manifestation of almost total disdain for people trying to reach for the first rung on the ladder. It is protectionism at its worst of those who have much. Franklin Roosevelt once said, and I know the Senator is familiar…

I did not enjoy voting to raise taxes in 1993 any more than I enjoyed cutting spending in 1993. But to set the record straight, that deficit-reduction package was intended to reduce the deficit compared to what it would otherwise be, by…

I rise to introduce a bill dealing with a proposed gold, silver, and copper mine to be operated by the Crown Butte Mining Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary of two Canadian companies, 2 rac{1}{2} miles north of Yellowstone National Park. They…

I want to again reiterate my strong opposition to the so-called gas tax cut. I have labored on the Energy Committee for 21 years and 4 months. An awful lot of that time has been spent preaching about conservation and how we must achieve…

Senator Cohen has always been in the forefront of issues that really matter, where partisan politics do not have any role. He has, without fail, been a giant in this body. Those remarks prove conclusively that a lot of people are still in…

if we do not hurry up and get the Presidential race over with, I do not know what will happen in this country. How Senator Dole has voted on the gas tax in the past is not relevant to me. What kind of a country my children and…

I think that I may be the first person today to speak against this resolution, but let me say, first of all, I am delighted to do so. It is, admittedly, a freebie. You can vote for it in the absolute certainty that it is going nowhere, and…

I personally applaud President Clinton for bringing up that very difficult issue. The Russians import $2.1 billion worth of all products in the United States every year, a little over $2 billion, and one-third of that, over $700 million of…

And come back to this floor and do something very responsible that would be very pleasing to the people of this country. If the people of our country saw the Democrats and the Republicans joining hands, to pass more than 50 pieces of…

First of all, the constitutional problems with this bill are insurmountable. The people listening or watching would be interested in knowing, nowhere in the Constitution is the word veto mentioned. Here is what the Framers said in article…

I do not mind telling you this is a lousy way to legislate. It is like hanging a Damocles sword over your head by saying, ``If you will vote for these 52 goodies, you are going to have to choke this bad one down too''; 49 Senators said…