Jon Kyl

I thought there was a question posed to the minority by the distinguished Senator who said, would Republicans like it if he treated them as they treated us? And I thought, as a Republican, I might be in a better position to answer that…

Pakistan has not been the same kind of democracy as the United States. The military of that country has pretty well controlled its nuclear armaments and forces, rather than being under civilian control. That is the way it is in Pakistan…

What we are addressing is the recruitment of what the intelligence community calls ``assets''--people who would be useful in infiltrating an organization and getting information out of that cell and sharing that information with us.

It seems to me we are already making changes to the legislation. We should not be so hidebound to every specific jot and tittle in a bill which is now 327 pages long, very complicated, that we can't make a few changes in this legislation…

I agree with him the support is much more than pro forma; it is sincere and thought-out support. I do not know how many pages of this very complex legislation there are. There are numerous areas that represent room for improvement, and…

Then I will ask for a second question with the indulgence of the Senator. With all due respect, the answer is a nonanswer. It doesn't tell us when we might consider these nominees. The distinguished assistant majority leader said phrases…

I think the Senator just hit the nail on the head. This isn't an abstract proposition, the fact that the President needs to have his team in place; I think everybody recognizes that. But it has real ``on the ground'' meaning for everyday…

Let me say I appreciate what the Senator from Nevada said about the reforms that Senators Domenici, Murkowski, and I effectuated with respect to the Department of Energy. It was a time of some confusion, and reasonable people could differ…

Senator Domenici does not simply put together what he has been told is a good idea. He has taken a career to learn from these laboratories... what is best in our national interests and what needs to done. It is not glorious work and there…

I appreciate his efforts and the efforts of all of those who have worked with me. Just to summarize for those who were not here earlier, my amendment is very simple. It merely provides an option for employers that offer plans that are…

It simply says to the consumer: You have a choice. What the Senator from Arizona is suggesting is to take what is a sound idea for the automobile insurance market, Auto Choice, and apply it to the health insurance market.

Thank you. Mr. President, this amendment uses repeal of the death tax to pay down the debt further. We already defeated amendments which would help with HOPE scholarships and Head Start and a variety of other things. This now would use it…

The proposal, obviously, will raise the taxes of individuals and small businesses by the billions that would be necessary to pay for it. This all boils down to who supports tax relief and who does not. If you support tax relief, vote no on…

Does the Senator from Montana believe that President Bush, however, would veto a capital gains reduction as President Clinton did?

The repeal of the estate tax is only in existence for 9 months because of Senators such as the Senator from New York who won't agree to make it permanent. So the relief is very tenuous here for people, and that is why I am fighting very…

I am fully aware of the effect of the Senator's amendment. Let me ask the Senator this question, if he would like to respond to my question. The Senator asked if I was aware that his amendment did not affect the repeal of the estate tax in…

The rate relief provided in this bill currently before us takes the rate from the current level down to 45 percent. It does that over a period of time. We do not even do that immediately, nor does the unified credit lock into effect…

Apart from the steps the President has to take if he is going to obtain this national security waiver, so that the item would be controlled, how long does that order last? And isn't there a limitation so that he can only issue that three…

I answer the Senator that I am aware that the items are not automatically decontrolled. But by virtue of what I talked about before--and I think the Senator was here--because of availability for commercial purposes, the items will also be…

I guess part of my answer is if the Senator from South Dakota is willing to abide by the expertise and recommendations of this administration on all matters from here on, I would almost be persuaded to sit down and to pocket his votes on…

One of the threats that has received a lot of attention in recent weeks on which I want to focus today is the threat of an attack by an adversary delivering a weapon of mass destruction via missile. Of course, there are other ways of…

Congratulations to the majority leader, and happy birthday to our President pro tem, Strom Thurmond. I remember on the 90th birthday of Senator Thurmond, a reporter asked him if he could expect to see Strom on his 100th birthday. Senator…

I think it is somewhat unseemly to use the Senate floor for campaign purposes with respect to attacking the qualifications of one of the two candidates for President of the United States. I would like to do some business here and suggest…

First, let me concur with the remarks of my colleague, Senator McCain. I join him in expressing concern for those families who have lost Americans in connection with the terrorist attack on the U.S.S. Cole. I call upon my colleagues who…

The four nominees who are before us today are the only four the Senate can consider. They are the only nominees who have gone all the way through the process from nomination, ABA clearance, FBI clearance, hearing before the Judiciary…