Lateefah Simon

let me just comment, I have frequently said on the floor we are too partisan, excessively partisan. It is true. But this is a case where we discussed the issues, where on one side you had the Simpson-Kennedy leadership, on the other side…

I favor the 5 years prospectively, but I think if Uncle Sam signs a deal, Uncle Sam should be responsible. He should not change a contract.

What I want to do is say the United States, which signs the contract with the sponsor, will live up to its side of the contract. That contract right now is for 3 years for every sponsor. I am for moving to 5 years but doing it…

This is an amendment that says, ``To exempt from the deeming rules, immigrants who are disabled after entering the United States.'' That is the current law. It simply goes back to the current law. It sets a safety net there. So that no one…

The question is whether Uncle Sam is going to live up to his contract. We say to the sponsors you are a sponsor for 3 years. Now we come back with this legislation and say, sorry, we are changing the contract. You thought you signed up for…

I do not want to postpone this much longer. Let us just say Christopher Reeve was a sponsor, and he went through this devastating accident. Let us say the people he sponsored live in Oklahoma in a rural community and they take advantage of…

That is correct. And it just makes no sense whatsoever. The sponsors may very well have had a medically devastating problem that just wiped them out. So the person who is here legally is eligible for these programs and we ought to be…

I think so much of this makes sense. People who are here legally should get the same services as those who are here illegally. What I particularly want to point out is the higher education provision really would devastate many campuses and…

This is an amendment, my colleagues, that conforms the Senate bill to the House bill for the basis of deportation. Under the language that is now in the bill, without this amendment, any kind of Federal assistance may be a basis for…

What this does is to change the basis for deportation from the Senate language to the House language. The Senate language, frankly, is so wide open in terms of deporting people. For example, someone who is a legal immigrant, who receives…

I, with all due respect, differ with my colleague from Wyoming on this. Were I to vote on the Feinstein amendment regarding this, I would vote against that, also. I think our colleague from Michigan is correct that we have to keep legal…

Am I also correct in assuming that the conferees intend that these funds may be allocated specifically to the efforts to combat illiteracy that have been carried out by the VISTA Literacy Corps?

I want to join, first of all, in the comments that Senator Feingold made about Senator Simpson. Our title here is ``United States,'' not Senator from Wyoming, Senator from Colorado, Senator from Illinois, Senator from California or…

When Senator Simpson mentions the health care bill and your statement and Senator Kassebaum's statement that they would resist any amendments, is it not true that any Member could offer an amendment, and, in fact, Senator Domenici offered…

all this does, very simply, is say it is the sense of the Senate that in the next congressional session, starting in 1997, the 105th Congress pass health care legislation that protects pregnant women and children. That is all it does. It…

I rise in support of Senator Jeffords' amendment. I am blessed to be a cosponsor of that. He mentioned the case of Christopher Reeves. Christopher Reeves and an actor named Robin Williams, when they were students, made a pact that they…

Senators often make statements on the floor to inform the Senate and the Nation about the accomplishments of their constituents, and today I wish to acknowledge some folks back in Illinois who have achieved a historic feat unequaled by…

I had a chance to read the testimony of Jonathan Kozol, an author who prods our conscience, before the House Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, which I ask to be printed in the Record after my remarks. It is a summary of…

We are talking about 12 million Americans who can benefit, and what that means to 12 million Americans, people who are struggling, I do not think I need to spell out for most people. But unfortunately, in the U.S. Senate, we have to spell…

In many important ways, this farm bill is a good bill for Illinois. While it is not a perfect bill, I'm pleased to see that some of the most meaningful programs were protected. The bill offers farmers limited certainty in the area of…

I thank my colleague. Though I obviously would feel more comfortable if funds were appropriated specifically for this purpose, I appreciate my colleague's efforts to accommodate my concerns regarding this important program.

I join Senator Kennedy in raising my strong concerns about the Prison Litigation Reform Act, a section of S. 1594. In attempting to curtail frivolous prisoner lawsuits, this legislation goes much too far, and instead may make it impossible…

I rise today to join Senator Hatch in the introduction of a bill to reauthorize and provide a permanent mandate for the Hate Crimes Statistics Act. I would also like to thank Chairman Hatch for his leadership on this important issue, and…

I am concerned that funds for library literacy have been eliminated in the committee report. This is a particularly important program that supports literacy projects in over 250 libraries across the country. I did note and do appreciate…

At a time when the Congress is proposing--and HCFA will be responsible for administering--significant reductions in Medicare and Medicaid costs, this proposal is particularly timely. Specifically, with the advent of managed care, and the…