Lateefah Simon

today I introduce the Presidential Succession Clarification Act. Much has been said and written about the laws of succession following the death of a sitting President. In general, these laws clearly and precisely provide for the transfer…

I commend my colleague from Colorado for his leadership on this. The reality is this is a step forward for stability in central Europe. Two other provisions in here I think are significant. That is, we open the door to the possibility at…

I buy many of the arguments that my friends from Hawaii and Alaska used. I voted for NAFTA. I voted for GATT. In general, we have to have reciprocity in terms of trade. But we also have, in theory, a Buy American Act, which is, frankly…

this is an amendment that tries to make our present Buy American Act effective on defense contracts. What it says is that when a defense contractor submits a bill, the defense contractor should indicate what percentage of that contract is…

My answer to my friend from Nevada, Senator Bryan, is an unequivocal yes on both counts. As my colleague points out, the first amendment freedom of commercial speech provides important liberties for advertising. It is my hope and intention…

Again, what I am suggesting in this amendment is that when a contractor submits a bid, that contractor has to say what percentage of the work will be done in the United States and it be a matter of high importance, not the only…

It was mentioned that other countries buy a great deal from us. I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record right now the requirements of Australia, Canada, The Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, all of which…

Is the chairman aware that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Division Restructuring Plan calls for the closure of the North Central Division Office, in Chicago, IL? My colleague and I are particularly concerned that the Great Lakes region…

The chairman is also aware that in response to the restructuring plan we sought to include language in the Senate version of the Water Resources Development Act, S. 640, to preclude the closure of the North Central Division Office.

I sympathize with your concerns over the jurisdictional issue. It is my understanding, however, that Senator Domenici does not object to our addressing this problem on the WRDA bill.

I strongly support the minimum wage and I oppose the Bond amendment. Raising the minimum wage clearly is needed. I hear the phrase "welfare reform" around here a great deal. But 95 percent of it is not welfare reform. This bill raising the…

I rise in support of the Dorgan amendment. I think it makes sense. It provides balance. It makes it clear that if the Kempthorne Industries, for example, decide they want to have a committee to look at the question of plant safety or plan…

Just to respond by saying when you say it needs clarification, the reality is we have had clarification. For example, California has had 29,000-and-some cases brought before the NLRB. They have had two cases before the NLRB which said you…

I do think this area is complicated enough we should have at least had a hearing. Here we are passing this massive change without a hearing. I think it is not a good way for a legislative body to proceed.

I hope my colleague from Georgia will think about deferring this amendment until we get to the foreign ops bill after the election. This is an emotional issue in Russia. You can argue that it should not be an emotional issue, but the…

the Department of Defense currently conducts desalting research at the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive RD&E Center in Warren, MI. I have introduced an amendment to authorize additional funding for this research. Desalting technology is critical…

I commend my colleagues from Arizona and Wisconsin, Senator McCain and Senator Feingold, for their foresight and their courage in offering this legislation. This is not an abridgement of free speech. The reality is we have restrictions. If…

back when we had the telecommunications bill up, I had an amendment that would have permitted some enlargement of ownership in radio stations, but kept a cap on. The bill we passed took the cap off completely. In this morning's newspapers…

the United States should become a humanitarian leader once again instead of dragging our feet. And in the long run our failure to do the generous and right thing will cost our people both in security terms and in economic terms.

I think we ought to accommodate families as much as possible. So in the evenings when you can stack the votes I think it is desirable to do so. I just pass that along and suggest it to the new whip. I congratulate him publicly on that. I…

the National Security Education Program has been temporarily suspended. The consequence is that an estimated 324 U.S. graduate and undergraduate student finalists are anxiously waiting to hear whether they will be able to study and conduct…

one of the most shortsighted policies we have anywhere is our policy toward Cuba. The reality is, we are letting a small group dictate American policy because of domestic political interests. There is not a single nation in the world that…

I know that all of my colleagues share my concern about the increasing violence committed by and against young people in our Nation. There are many factors contributing to youth crime and violence and, as legislators, it is essential that…

I am going to join Senator Exon in opposing this budget resolution for several reasons. First, we have tax cuts in here. Now, I recognize that leadership of both parties is saying we ought to go ahead with a tax cut. I do not think it…

some of my colleagues may remember that when the new telecommunications law was before the Senate, I offered an amendment to limit the expansion of radio station ownership by any one corporation or any one individual. That amendment was…