Thank you, Mr. President. In 2\1/2\ minutes I hope to convince my colleagues to support this afterschool amendment. The Senator from Vermont said it is not so exciting to fund new programs. This is not a new program. This is a tried and…

Again, I say to my friend, this is a moment, an opportunity for us. We have an education bill before the U.S. Senate. Why would we wait to put more teachers in the classroom? Why would we wait on afterschool programs when, in fact, it is…

I say to Senator Kennedy, thank you very much not only for yielding to me, but also for your great leadership on this important issue of education. I want to just bring us up to date on where we are, at least where I think we are. At 1…

I do want to thank the police athletic leagues for getting involved in this. I want to ask my friend this question, because he is our leader on education. He was the former chair of the Education Committee, now the ranking member. I seem…

If my friend would continue to yield to me, I came over here not to seek time on my own, I say to my friend, but really to engage him in a conversation, because I think the American people are completely confused. I know I am confused. I…

I am so disappointed at this point we cannot offer our amendment which would, in fact, accommodate, as the Senator pointed out, more than a million children in afterschool quality programs. I ask the Senator if he was aware of the…

I want to thank her and ask her a question. Does the Senator not agree with me that we owe a real debt to Senator Wyden of Oregon, because the force of his desire to make education better resulted in a bipartisan agreement to bring an…

this Nation lost one of its great leaders when Morris K. Udall passed away on December 12, 1998. I was lucky enough to serve with Mo for ten years in the House of Representatives. He was an inspiration to me when I first came to Congress…

I want to ask him a few questions and then let him finish his remarks. As the Senator was talking and showing this chart, it brought back to me the 1995 Government shutdown. We remember what that was about. Essentially, the President took…

Let me say to my friend again, I appreciate his leadership on this. We did hold a press conference today, the Democratic members of the Budget Committee, to call everyone's attention to this. When you deal with a budget the size of this…

When I think about kids and schools, I think about Senator Murray because of her hands-on experience. But I can tell you that as a parent--now a grandparent--decrepit as you are, I say to the Senator from Illinois, and even a little more…

Oftentimes I wonder if the Senator would agree that what we see happening here with the leadership on the Republican side is that they know that education is a key issue and they bring before the Senate these very narrow bills. For…

Today, I am introducing the Permanent Protection for America's Resources 2000 Act--Resources 2000. This legislation is the most sweeping commitment to protecting America's natural heritage in more than a generation. It will establish a…

Mr. Chief Justice, thank you for your dignity. And to both our leaders, thank you for your patience. Colleagues, I will vote to acquit the President, and it is not because his poll numbers are high or because the economy is good. And it is…

I hope that these remarks increase our knowledge and respect for the critical role that damage repair ships played in the Pacific campaigns.

Mr. President, today I ask the Senate to join me in commending those brave Americans who served aboard the U.S.S. Phaon.

The Phaon was an important part of mobile Service Squadron Ten, whose battle role was to remain within the battle area and conduct repairs.

By the war's end, the Phaon had repaired at least 96 ships and more than 2,000 vessels and crafts of all types.

Admiral Raymond A. Spruance, Commander of the Central Pacific Force, called the record of the Phaon and Service Squadron Ten achievements of which all Americans can be justly proud.

Had it failed, the war would have lasted much longer at much greater cost in blood and dollars.

In 1995, I think, as we talked a little bit about, and the House managers had discussed, Aguilar came down. And in that case the issue was, Was there sufficient nexus between the actual conduct of the person involved and the proceeding…

I rise today to introduce several important bills that I hope the Senate will consider early in the 106th Congress. The first bill is the American Handgun Standards Act. This legislation would require that handguns made in the United…

This amendment would replace the 6-month limit with a 1-year limit. It would continue to allow an extension of this time limitation at the discretion of the Secretary. Arizona's current cash-out of food stamps under its EMPOWER welfare…

What we are saying here is if you are a deadbeat dad or a deadbeat mom and have fallen behind on your child support more than 2 months, you must not be eligible for means-tested Federal benefits. I have modified that amendment with the…

I believe this amendment is quite straightforward. It basically says that, if a noncustodial parent is delinquent on child support payments and gets into arrears extending beyond 2 months, that individual, that deadbeat dad or deadbeat…