Chris Dodd

I say to my colleague, I am informed the bill has been introduced by Congressman Shays, whom I know my colleague and friend from Mississippi knows. I don't believe they have moved the bill over there. By the way, we have checked with the…

What I intend by the amendment is to make certain that in the case of every Class 1 recall FDA does provide notice to the public. I certainly would not want to do anything to suggest that such authority does not now exist, or that such…

Absolutely not, Mr. President; none whatsoever. To characterize the amendment as such is completely misleading, or as not to have read it at all. It only applies to unilateral economic sanctions. For instance, this amendment does nothing…

I want to add, it is unilateral economic sanctions, so it is even more narrow. This does not apply to sanctions across the board but unilateral economic sanctions. If on a national security basis some of the advisors and the President want…

And is it the Senator's intention that the amendment not be used by plaintiff's lawyers to piggy-back class action suits onto suits brought by the entities mentioned in the amendment?

Then in 1996--we passed a law in 1995--59 cases were filed in State court; and in 1997, 1998, the number did drop down to about 38. But you compare that--they want to talk about how the number fell off to 38 from 59. What they do not want…

Our colleagues have made much of this notion that there has not been this great degree of activity. Try, if you will, to just keep these numbers in mind. These are the actions filed in State court for fraud in class actions against…

S. 1260, the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998, is intended to create a uniform national standard for securities fraud class actions involving nationally-traded securities. In advocating enactment of uniform national…

There is a very difficult problem codifying the standard on recklessness. Congress has wrestled with this over the years. We were not the first committee to try. We thought leaving the standard as it has been in the courts, making sure we…

I think the chairman of committee raises an excellent point, that in fact our legislative history included with S. 1260, the debate we have had, makes it quite clear what the intent of the committee was in 1995, what the intent of the…

This is a tremendously serious issue. I am deeply grateful to the chairman and to the ranking minority member and to others for allowing us to offer this amendment. We think it will solve the problem raised here, that will minimize the…

In order to do what you have suggested, of course, I would have to operate within the existing budget structure--which means I would have to take from one critical program--perhaps Head Start or education, to fund child care. I would have…

The report found that California presently has some 200,000 families who are waiting for a quality, affordable, accessible child care slot to open up so they may leave their child in a safe place.

I suggest to my colleagues, Mr. President, that we are talking about $1.6 billion that will go toward education in this case. I think having a healthy debate about where those resources go is something that the country would like to hear…

But this is an education proposal. I would like to be able to offer this amendment. I would like to be able to offer communities money that can go to defray special education costs more than a $7 tax break. That is an alternative, a…

Well, I respect the prospect of offering that idea. But is that idea any more meritorious than my idea?

That is $37 is for private schools. You do not receive special education in private schools. It is a public school commitment I am referring to. I was in Connecticut recently and I spoke with a group of mayors, and they were very…

I was proposing something that Senator Lott and I talked about years ago, which was the Federal commitment to special education, where we made a promise long ago to our communities across this country that we would have the Federal level…

Not only do we have $1.6 billion here in tax breaks, but just the other day the Budget Committee cut $1.6 billion out of the budget for educational programs.

I say to my colleague from Massachusetts, absolutely not. In fact, as the Senator knows, our distinguished colleague from Illinois, Carol Moseley-Braun, has offered legislation to try and do something that would allow for these schools to…

My fervent hope is that people all across this country between now and Tuesday will listen to what is going on here and will raise their voices and address the American Congress. My hope is that they will say--this is my money you are…

I would also like to call to the attention of my colleagues some very specific recommendations Cardinal Law has made to President Clinton and the administration, recommendations which the President has the authority, without any acts of…

On August 7, 1998, Andres Pastrana Arango was sworn in as the 60th President of Colombia, 28 years after his father, Misael Pastrana, took the same oath of office

I believe that President Pastrana has been very quick in shaping the outline of policies and programs that should help to strengthen democratic institutions in Colombia and respect for human rights.

I ask for your help, for, more than the decisions of a President, it is your hands that shall mold the final substance of our efforts.