20 years ago in Buckley versus Valeo, the Supreme Court said, and I quote, ``To the extent that large contributions are given to secure political quid pro quos from current and potential officeholders, the integrity of our system of…

Shays-Meehan is clear about voter guides. What the Doolittle amendment does is to essentially gut Shays-Meehan in terms of sham issue ads. The gentleman from California says he wants a bright line so only certain words would be covered. In…

I read earlier an ad in a Senate race from the State of Washington paid for by the Democratic Party. Now an ad from the Republican Party in Kentucky in a Senate race. Voice: ``We all know Scotty Baesler voted to export thousands of…

I rise in support of H.R. 1664, the Emergency Steel, Oil and Gas Guarantee Loan Act of 1999. I want to address my remarks in particular to the part of this bill that concerns the steel industry. The steel industry took a drubbing in 1998…

I want to get back to the subject at hand. When the Republican leadership was trying to find the votes for the bill, the majority leader said this: ``You always know how many horses are in the herd, it is just a question of how long it…

I again commend Senator Collins for her really strong leadership of our subcommittee in so many consumer protection measures. This is just the latest of many on which Senator Collins has been the leader. That leadership is critically…

our bill requires a sweepstakes or skill contest promotion, in order to be mailable matter, to contain a number of specific disclosures. Each of the disclosures required by the bill must be ``clearly and conspicuously displayed.'' We have…

during the July 1999 hearing on deceptive mail held by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, several promoters testified that they use different business names and different stationery to send to the same people different-looking…

Three key provisions in S. 336 have been incorporated into the substitute. First, to prevent unscrupulous mailers from duping people into believing that a purchase will increase their chances of winning, the bill requires that a statement…

I join in cosponsoring the Hollings motion to recommit the bill to the Finance Committee with instructions to defer tax reductions in order to reduce the national debt. I cosponsored the Hollings motion in lieu of calling up the…

on June 10th we held a hearing on home health care in the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Subcommittee where we examined how the so called ``reforms'' of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 were holding up. I continue to believe that…

I rise to support the McConnell amendment striking the provision in the Brownback amendment, also called the Silk Road Act, which would grant the President authority to waive Section 907 of the Freedom Support Act. Section 907 is an…

I wish to comment on the foreign operations appropriations bill being considered by the Senate. There is one area of this bill that I believe deserves particular attention, and that is the series of provisions relating to U.S. funding for…

I am happy to join Senators Thompson and Voinovich and a bipartisan group of our colleagues in introducing the Federalism Accountability Act of 1999. The bill would require an explicit statement of Federal preemption in Federal legislation…

I expressed the depth of my continuing concern about the level of violence in our society, particularly youth violence. I committed myself to continue to speak out against the easy access to guns, especially by young people. I intend to…

Mr. President, while I favor the thrust of the resolution before us, I do not favor its timing, and I will vote to table. I want to just take a few moments this evening to explain this. The stakes are tremendously high in Kosovo. We simply…

the Goodling-Fowler bill sends the wrong message at the wrong time to a person who has been more responsible than anyone else for the grievous wrongs committed in the Balkans. If any issue should be above politics and should be above…

I rise to observe the Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day which takes place on April 24. Each year we remember and honor the victims, and pay respect to the survivors we are blessed to still have with us. During the periods 1915-1918 and…

I strongly support House Concurrent Resolution 54, recognizing the historic significance of the first anniversary of the Good Friday Peace Agreement. In stark contrast to recent events in Yugoslavia, the Good Friday Peace Agreement stands…

I am pleased that the Water Resources Development Act of 1999, passed by the Senate yesterday, incorporates so many projects of importance to the Great Lakes region. I am especially pleased that so many of these projects serve to reinforce…

well, here we are again. For the 4th year in a row--the majority will take the House through the motions of attempting to pass a Constitutional Amendment requiring two-thirds supermajority of the House and Senate in order to pass a tax…

last year, the Republican leadership tried to thwart action on campaign finance reform. This year they are trying it once again. Why? Because they know it will pass the House on a bipartisan vote, because they fear public pressure will…

I am pleased to introduce, with Senators Abraham, Robb, Helms, and Feingold, the Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act. This bill, if enacted, would eliminate the requirement for Federal agencies to purchase products…

First of all, I want to emphasize the facts are clear that there was a surge of steel imports. This first chart shows the imports of hot-rolled steel from all countries. If my colleagues look at 1996 and 1997 and 1998, it becomes clear…

I did. I believe that our leaders have denied such an agreement with Mr. Gorbachev, and we would be happy to dig up the difference relative to that.