I say to my colleague, I have visited companies all over California, many of whom do nearly 90 percent of their work with the Federal Government, but that is their option, just as it is the option of someone who works for the Federal…

As my friend noted in his opening statement, the GAO did a study and this study was astounding. GAO/MDC 1995 COMPENSATION FOR TOP FIVE EXECUTIVES ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Executive
Amount …

I am troubled by the committee suggesting that their new policy would cap pay at $350,000. I understand that my colleague has a chart which shows different analyses of that, because I greatly question it. Last year, we thought we were…

We thought we put a cap in place, I say to my friend, and yet we know in one company, executive No. 1--and we will not identify that individual--in one defense company, earned $4 million in 1 year, nearly all from taxpayers. Executive No…

the cap in the committee bill is so full of loopholes, it is not going to work, just like the last one did not. People brought down $4 million from Federal taxpayers in 1 year. Support the Boxer-Grassley amendment. Let us do what we said…

sometimes I feel like Alice in Wonderland. And this is one of those moments. The Senator from Virginia says this is an innovative idea--the amendment by myself and the Senator from Iowa. Mr. President, this is the same idea that this body…

My colleagues, last year corporate executives got paid millions of dollars each from taxpayers. One got $4 million, according to a scandalous GAO report--all this, while we thought we had a cap in place. It didn't work, and the…

So we cannot turn back the hands of time. All of those countries make these computers already. We are hurting ourselves for no rational purpose. Finally, in analyzing this issue, I think it is also important to consider whether we as…

Mr. President, my colleague from Illinois started off his argument by quoting Lenin. He said Lenin said that "The capitalist will sell you the rope that you need to hang him." I never agreed with Lenin, and I don't agree now. But, in…

Let me just say, since it is a $200,000 cap, it is hard to imagine line workers making that much, but it affects anyone who is working for the Federal Government as a contractor.

I think that what we are offering here is a very wise alternative to an unwise policy. I am looking at the Tier 3 countries, and my colleague from Mississippi said there is no difference in what will happen to Israel under this amendment…

I would like to say to my friend that I really appreciate his coming up with those charts because taxpayers thought a year ago that all this was taken care of. They honestly thought a $250,000 cap would work. Now we see executives making…

it was interesting to see the Senator from Pennsylvania get very emotional about the fact that we would--Senator Grassley and I and Senator Harkin--limit the taxpayer payments to individual executives who are Federal contractors to the pay…

We are capping the amount of Federal taxpayer payments to one individual, to that of the President of the United States, that is correct.

Let us not slap the women in the military. Let us support the Murray-Snowe amendment.

I rise to strongly oppose efforts to authorize additional rounds of base closings. I believe that it is bad policy to close more bases without accurately knowing the ramifications of previous cuts. Congress has already approved four rounds…

As you know, the House-passed Tax Reconciliation Bill included a provision which would provide an enhanced tax deduction for corporate contributions of computer technology and equipment. This provision, authored by Congressman Randy…

As the Senators are aware, the 401(k) has emerged as many baby boomers primary pension plan. 401(k)s now cover more than 22 million employees and invest more than $675 billion in pension assets. Many American workers now have more equity…

I thank the Senator. I also want to thank the Chairman for his support for a number of critical transportation projects in California and in particular, the Alameda Transportation Corridor project. As the Chairman knows, he supported my…

I support the Senator from Illinois in his attempt to keep the age of Medicare eligibility at 65. Mr. President, raising the eligibility age to 67 in the future is part of the bill that is before us and was an amendment offered by the…

Mr. President, it would be a historic moment if this bill were to pass because it would, for the first time ever, overturn a BRAC decision. Now, we all know that when the four base closure rounds went through Washington, DC, many of us…

today, I introduce the Prostate Testing Full Information Act. In a series of town meetings in my State of California, I brought together the top prostate cancer experts in the State, the head of the urology branch at the National Cancer…

I rise to introduce the After School Education and Safety Act of 1997. This bill creates after school enrichment programs for kindergarten, elementary, and secondary school-aged students. Today's youth face far greater social risks than…

Mr. President, this is a good news-bad news day for the people in North Dakota and for the people in the 21 other States who are waiting to see this Congress finally pass an emergency bill and send it to the President. It is a good news…

I rise to mark a historic day in the nationwide movement to get junk guns, or Saturday night specials, off our streets. The California State Assembly and the California Senate passed legislation to prohibit the manufacture and sale of junk…