as we close this chapter in the Senate's life and prepare our records for the annals of history, there are several points which I wish to highlight in a series of appendices. The indisputable, underlying reality of the impeachment case was…

let me also commend Senator Hagel for his speech. He inevitably is on the floor when we have a defense authorization bill or an item related closely to it, as this bill is. He is here, fervently urging support of our men and women in our…

I happen to support the thrust of that, which is that we would not be putting our active duty retirees at a disadvantage compared to our Reserve retirees. But we are also creating, in a sense, another inequality because the executive…

We think it is an important effort. Health care for themselves and mainly for their families is the number one concern of our uniformed military. This amendment would be very, very helpful. I want to commend both Senator Hutchison and…

let me commend our friend from Georgia for this amendment. He has made a number of major contributions already to this bill, most particularly in the transferability provision of the education benefits under the GI bill. That is a huge…

Members of this body are keenly aware of the demands we place on our troops, the circumstances in which they live and work and the fact we often pay them less and expect them to do far more than employers in the private sector. I commend…

Mr. President, from World War II until the 1980's, American families saw a steady rise in their standard of living. The poorest 20 percent saw their incomes increase by over 130 percent, and the middle 40 percent of American families…

I, first of all, think he laid out a series of very important questions, and I concur that those are critical questions that need to be answered prior to the use of ground forces in Bosnia. But my question of the Senator is this: He…

On a related matter of great importance to the Great Lakes, the Senate committee's bill appears to reduce the National Sea Grant appropriations for research into zebra mussels and non-indigenous species. The House bill provides $53.3…

if I could spend 30 seconds, I have long believed that work requirements should be clear, strong, and applied promptly. For too long we have permitted welfare dependency to undermine the potential productivity of too many able-bodied…

I am pleased to speak today as a supporter of the amendment of my friend from Maryland. Her proposal would remove the Senior Community Service Employment Program, or title V, from this bill. This amendment is important for several reasons…

Mr. President, the Nation's welfare system does not serve the Nation well. It is broken in a number of places. It has failed the children that it is intended to protect. It has failed the American taxpayer. I am hopeful the debate in the…

Mr. President, I will be very brief, indeed. Section 232 of Title X, which is the current law, reads as follows: that the goal of the United States is ``to develop and maintain the option to deploy an antiballistic missile system that is…

I would like to engage the distinguished manager of the bill in a brief colloquy regarding the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP). As he knows, these funds have been and continue to be used for investigating…

Mr. President, first let me echo the words of those who have already spoken about the process just for a minute. The four of us have worked together now many, many years in this Senate, particularly on the Armed Services Committee, but on…

Congress in recent years has attempted to exercise responsible oversight over negotiations between the U.S. military and foreign governments, primarily Germany, on how much compensation our government will receive for the residual value of…

I do not get it. How does giving more power to parents mean less responsibility on their part? Does a remote control mean less responsibility? More stations only increases the need to equip parents. I am fed up with TV violence. Support…

just last May our President and the Russian President issued a joint statement following a summit. One of those statements was that the United States and Russia are each committed to the ABM Treaty, a cornerstone of strategic stability…

This unilateral action in setting the dividing line between short-range and long-range missiles, which has been subject of the negotiations, suddenly is yanked out from those negotiations, the U.S. Senate usurps this and puts into American…

These arms reduction treaties, starting with the ABM Treaty, which is limiting arms, and then going to START I and START II--START II is before us now, supported by the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee--these have been…

the language we are going to analyze, that is in this bill, directly confronts the ABM Treaty and says it is the policy of the United States--and these are the words of the bill--no longer to abide by the ABM Treaty. It does it in a number…

the most dangerous portion of this bill, in my view, is its head-on assault on the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. This is not a subtle issue. This is not an issue of interpretation. That is a frontal, head-on assault which says that it is…

Our having defenses to the Soviets means that instead of getting rid of their offensive weapons, they will need more. That is not what I am saying, though. That is what General Shalikashvili and Secretary Perry are saying, far more…

the cold war is over. But there are some remnants that remain, including about 8,000 nuclear warheads on Russian soil. Those warheads are being dismantled. They are being dismantled as part of the START I agreement and START II agreement…

Mr. President, this bill is a head-on assault on the ABM Treaty. There is nothing subtle about it. Unlike our existing policy which permits us to consider whether or not we wish to withdraw from the treaty at the appropriate time, if and…