Mike Thompson

I think this would do more to enhance the U.S. Congress in the eyes of the American people, make it a part of them, and open it up for them. It would give the 250 million people in this country--we have 250 million. They say, ``My…

we are listening to a lot of rhetoric about crime and being tough on crime. But no matter how many cops we put on the street, no matter how many laws we pass, unless we have strong law enforcement efforts at the very top of the Justice…

I think you can say that about a lot of other professions back then, too. As time has gone on, that number has diminished. We have fewer and fewer people who have done anything except be in politics. So, again, I think he is a good example…

I want to recognize the passing this week of a great entertainer and citizen, Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon. Mrs. Cannon, better known as Minnie Pearl, was a tribute to the entertainment industry and to our community. She graced the stage of…

I compliment the Senator in his attempt to deal with this issue. It is as if someone would say that the Senator's desk is yellow, and you can argue that it is not, and someone else can argue that it is. But there comes a point at which you…

And if there is a phrase or a couple of words within that provision that our friends think may in some way be ambiguous in interpreting another section or another phrase in another section of the statute, would still not section 625 be the…

The question has arisen as to the language ``failure to comply'' and how that might relate to some other section. I share the concern of the Senator from Louisiana and bemusement really as to why our friends refuse to read the rest of that…

I share the Senator's real perplexity as to what the confusion is with regard to the review in that section. It is clear that it cannot be considered independently, that you cannot take--you can look at a cost-benefit analysis or a risk…

What concerns me most about all of this is the credibility of the United States of America. I am beginning to wonder if we have any credibility in any part of the world anymore. Following the disastrous U.N. lead, and to a certain extent…

we all appreciate the FBI's fine job in investigating the Oklahoma City bombing and tracking down the perpetrators. But all the resources that we vote for the FBI, and all the work that the Marshals Services performs to protect people in…

Mr. President, I think what we are about here today is a part of a broader consideration, and that is our responsibility to the American people. We are getting about, I believe, responding to an issue here that is on the minds of the…

I, too, share the concern of the Senator from Alabama concerning the application of the commerce clause to some of the amendments that we have already adopted. I suppose the courts will have to determine whether or not there is sufficient…

Yes, that is correct. It occurs to me on that point that States have learned, for example, from the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and I believe also perhaps the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. Federal courts adopted rules that…

In other words, in other diversity cases not covered by the provisions of this amendment or the underlying bill, Erie would apply and the substantive law of the States as always would still apply in those cases.

You mentioned the lady who was sobbing in your office. It reminded me of that visit I had last week. It was a family from Nashville who had lost their 5-year-old daughter. She had gone in for a routine tonsillectomy. One error followed…

we are now engaged in a national debate on an issue that is important to the future of this country. The issue before us essentially is should the U.S. Congress federalize certain portions of our judicial system that, up until now, have…

If I could respond to that point just a moment, I think the Senator is reflecting a conflict that is going on within a lot of us. A lot of us understand the concern of our constituencies that businesses, and so forth, have legitimate…

Well, the Senator was talking about punitive damages, and that is the subject of my question. And then the clinic sought to cover up. Finally, one of them called 911. They did several things totally, totally that would constitute gross…

I was very happy to see the Mississippi State legislature finally get around to taking the slavery law off the books. My point here is there are so many things in America we have to correct so that even by taking slavery off the books…

Clearly, affirmative action is on the minds of everyone in this country. We cannot let it fall victim to a certain radical element in this country that would like to turn back the progress that has been made. Clearly, Mr. Speaker, as we…

I stand in support of livable wage for all Americans by the year 2000. Congressmen Clyburn and Hilliard and I have introduced a bill, H.R. 768, that moves the debate from a minimum wage to a livable wage. Many Americans who work in retail…

And I could show you a chart far worse than that one if we take it out into the future.

But the basic question to me, fundamentally, is whether or not we have a very, very serious problem that is going to turn into a catastrophic problem down the road or whether or not this is overblown; whether or not the entitlements…

first of all I want to thank the Senator from New Mexico for his remarks and for his inspirational leadership in this area. Those of us who have been following these matters know the Senator from New Mexico is not only the strongest…

I think we are narrowing the debate. I think we both pretty much agree that we have a very serious problem. I think where we finally perhaps disagree is the prospects of doing anything about that on the current course. We have been talking…