David Pryor

In my view, it was ill advised for Congress to reauthorize EX-IM in 2019 for an historic 7 years, without a major reform at all.

We should not be competing with China by adopting their worst practices.

Unfortunately, the Biden administration wants to avoid such reasonable taxpayer protections.

A U.S. export economy dependent on Federal credit subsidies is not a recipe for long-term success.

Well, now that the President has raised everyone else's taxes, we discovered that he had not paid all of his own. Worse yet, President Clinton's health care plan will be the single-largest tax increase in the history of the world. It seems…

There is no question that investment in technology fosters productivity, economic growth and creation of high quality jobs. We support S. 4 because it represents a balanced effort-- I repeat that, Mr. President-- a balanced effort to…

Let me just finally state--I know Senator Hollings wants to get back on the floor and continue with S. 4--but finally I would like to say, Mr. President, to my very good friend from Missouri, Chairman Riegle held the hearing record open…

The question I pose to my very good friend and neighbor from Missouri is as follows. You spoke of your membership on the Banking Committee, I wonder if the Senator from Missouri actually asked Mr. Altman those particular questions in the…

I would like to quote, Mr. President, as I do at this moment: ``Like most prosecutors, Mr. Fiske seeks complete control of the case. But he ignores the fact that similar congressional hearings in the past have produced significant new…

I am pleased to announce my strong support for S. 4, the National Competitiveness Act. First and foremost, this bill is about preserving and creating jobs. By helping to strengthen the U.S. industrial base, S. 4 will enable American…

I wonder if the Senator might accept an amendment where we could have a checkoff, say, to fight crime, yes or no; or the next one would be environmental cleanup, yes or no. How are we going to stop the endless number of checkoffs?

But, Mr. President, let me just say that the Senator from New York is using the floor of the Senate to smear the reputations of some good people. The Attorney General of the United States has appointed an independent counsel, an…

My question is simple. I am asking why such a sudden interest after 12 years as a member of the Banking Committee, why is this the first time the Senator from New York has raised a question about a particular savings and loan on the floor…

I believe the Senator from New York now might be misstating the facts, a misstatement that the then Governor of the State of Arkansas, now the President of the United States, borrowed $1 million.

So over a decade. The Senator from New York has watched, as all of us have watched, the savings and loan debacle--hundreds of S&L's and banks going by the wayside with taxpayers of America losing billions and billions of dollars. And here…

The President has asked, as we know, the Attorney General to appoint someone who will give us the facts. That person, Mr. Fiske, is going to provide those facts in due time, after due and considered deliberation. In fact, speaking of due…