I am very much in agreement with the thrust of the bill. I served in local government and we had some mandates I never could understand. So I am very hopeful that the bill, in its final form, will be good for my State of California. And I…

I am introducing today The Municipal Securities Disclosure Act of 1995. This bill would give the Securities and Exchange Commission [SEC] the authority to require registration and disclosure by municipalities that issue securities. This…

I rise in support of the nomination of Derek Shearer to be Ambassador to Finland. Professor Shearer is a distinguished teacher, scholar, and public servant. He is extremely well-qualified for this position and I believe that he will be an…

the amendment I am offering today with Senators Mikulski, Baucus, Lautenberg, Bradley, Kerry, Lieberman, Metzenbaum, and Leahy would change the drinking water standard-setting process by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to…

I rise to speak strongly against this amendment by the Senator from New Hampshire, and really back the comments made by the chairman, the Senator from Montana, and the ranking member, the Senator from Rhode Island, Senator Chafee. I have…

This amendment does not alter the legal requirement that standards must be technically feasible, which explicitly includes consideration of costs. This amendment does nothing to change that. It just says they should also look at the effect…

I applaud your efforts to assure that all Americans are protected when they turn on their faucets for drinking, bathing, or cooking. I share your belief that the Federal government should protect the elderly, infants, pregnant women and…

Almost 45 million people still live in counties exceeding the smog standard. More than 90 percent of my fellow Californians live in areas which do not meet Federal healthy air standards and over two-thirds of this pollution comes from…

My own view is that, as I believe most have said today, that the embargo should be lifted. My further view is that the best thing is if it is lifted by all the nations and done through the United Nations. That would be my preference. And…

I believe that the Bosnian people have a fundamental right to defend themselves and that the current arms embargo deprives them of the right. I voted earlier this year with 86 of my colleagues to urge the President to lift the Bosnian arms…

Mr. President, I rise in strong support of the conference report on S. 636, the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act. Last year we passed this bill with strong bipartisan support, and I trust that my colleagues will again vote to…

Does he further agree that Function 550 of the fiscal year 1995 budget allows for an additional $200 million above the President's request for the maternal and child health block grant, and an additional $200 million above the President's…

I am pleased to rise as a member of the Budget Committee in support of the budget conference report. I hope the Senate today will say yes to this budget. I do not anticipate we will get many of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle…

I thank the chairman. Again, it is an honor to serve with him on the Budget Committee and to have his invaluable support for these proven children's programs. With this budget, we are making an important investment in a future generation…

Finally, is it his understanding that Function 600 of the fiscal year 1995 budget allows for an additional $100 million above the President's request for the WIC Program, and an additional $200 million above the President's request for the…

I rise today to share with my colleagues an experience that I had this morning that I wish each and every one of them could have shared. Today, I joined with several Senators and the First Lady at a hearing to listen to the concerns of…

I agree with the Senator's decision to accept the second-degree amendment of the Senator from Michigan. There is nothing inconsistent with the second-degree amendment and the first-degree amendment, as far as I can tell. We all agree that…

as a cosponsor of the bill and advocate for the Head Start Program, I rise in strong support of the Head Start Amendments Act of 1994. The Head Start Program has a long and distinguished history of preparing pre-school children from…

I urge my colleagues to vote no on the issue before us; that is, the vote to retire Adm. Frank Kelso at four stars. I think he should retire with his pension intact at a two-star level. I realize this is a highly unusual action for us to…

I want to say in particular that the leadership of Congresswoman Pat Schroeder is going to go down in history on issues of sexual harassment and sexual assault in the military. It swells my heart with pride to see her here.

I rise today to honor three distinguished Californians--Army WO Michael Hall, Army WO Erik Mounsey, and Col. Jerald Thompson--who lost their lives last Thursday in the helicopter accident over Iraq. My heart goes out to the families of…

I wish to speak today in tribute to the courage and tenacity of the Armenian people, to recall the horrors they have suffered over the centuries, and to remind us all that we must never let these events be repeated. For generations these…

he wrote in part: * * * In the past we have had a problem with late night ``gang mentality.'' How many times have I heard my colleagues on this floor talk about the evils of a gang mentality? Here it is admitted by the Navy that that is…

The DOD inspector general reports that, during his investigation, many naval officers systematically lied to hide the truth. He called it collective stonewalling. It ``increased the difficulty of the investigation,'' says the DOD IG, ``and…

I thank my friend from Maryland, and I commend her for her excellent job managing this side of the debate. It has been a very, very long and difficult debate, and I thank both sides for their contributions. The reason I am rising again at…