I note the point about the entitlement issue. I think my colleague from Pennsylvania mentioned over the next 7 years there would be a 70-percent increase. I believe it is flat. I do not think there is a penny more. This is $48 billion. It…

We all want to see people move from welfare to work, and assist in that process. Every survey that has been done over the last decade has indicated that one of the major obstacles of people moving from welfare to work is the absence of…

Just to make the case. We have no entitlement. This amendment is not an entitlement. There is no provision here saying that you are entitled to it. We have been told this is the rough amount of money--with the 165 percent increase under…

Hopefully. But you do not have a right to go to court, as you do under an entitlement program, and say I have met the criteria; therefore, you must provide me.

States under the Dole proposals I suspect--I am sure they are going to be wanting to do what they can in child care, but I suspect they are also going to weigh the cost of doing that, through whatever mechanism they have to do it, either…

It is an interesting point because presently we provide about 640,000 children in a program with assistance. What we need to talk about is not just people on welfare but people going to work at 125 percent or so of poverty. And there is a…

It is one of the two or three, I think, most significant amendments we will have during the consideration of this bill, because it is such an important linchpin to the whole debate on welfare. It determines whether or not the so-called…

I rise in opposition to final passage of S. 1026, the DOD authorization bill. And as was the case with the 1996 Defense appropriations bill, I do so with a heavy heart. I would inform my colleagues that today marks the first time in my 15…

It was noted by our colleague from Illinois, about our friend from Rhode Island, that he has conducted his public career and life in a way that many would like to see more people in public life serve, and that is with a note of civility. I…

I want to underscore and support the comments of the Senator from Arizona, trying to move this process along. I am tempted to repeat what I have repeated on other occasions in this body or elsewhere the words of the famous Congressman from…

the brutal and vicious bombing of the Federal building in Oklahoma City continues to tear at the Nation's soul. We are still mourning the loss of so many innocent lives, and asking ourselves how anyone could act with such savagery. The…

today the Senate passed the Product Liability Fairness Act, which I have cosponsored, by an overwhelming vote of 61-37. For those of us who have been working on this issue for a long time--my involvement dates back to 1985--this is an…

I have been working on product liability reform for more than a decade. During that time, a wide range of my constituents--consumers, manufacturers, small businesses, and workers-- have told me about the serious problems with the present…

I rise in support of the Daschle amendment. This amendment is essential to restore funding for critical national education and children's needs that were disproportionately targeted for reduction in the rescission bill. Last week, the…

I am holding up in my hands the front page of today's Hartford Courant, which reads ``Perfect.'' It shows a photograph of the University of Connecticut women's basketball team and the score of the game, 70 to 64, over Tennessee. Mr…

Let me address, if I could, Mr. President, the amendment that the Senator from North Carolina has proposed and, at the very outset, urge that all of our colleagues read this amendment very, very carefully. This is an amendment that does…

I know that Senator Pell very enthusiastically endorsed President Clinton's decision to sign the Law of the Sea Convention and to seek the advice and consent of the Senate to its ratification. And, that he believes it to be of the utmost…

on Tuesday, January 31, President Clinton announced that he could no longer wait for the Congress to act on the Mexican loan guarantee legislation that he had proposed to assist Mexico with the serious economic crisis it confronts…

On October 15, 1994, I was privileged to join Secretary of State Warren Christopher and other United States officials and congressional leaders in accompanying President Aristide on his return to Haiti after more than 3 years in forced…

I am very much opposed to dealing with our serious fiscal problems using this approach. It has been pointed out in public survey after public survey that there is deep concern about the fiscal policies of the country and the direction in…

Let me first of all commend the Senator from California for offering the amendment that is before the Senate, and, as I understand it, a second amendment which she will offer later this afternoon involving vulnerable constituencies. The…

I just want to commend again the Senator from South Carolina for this proposal. Again, I will emphasize what I said the other day. This is a radical idea that the Senator from South Carolina is suggesting, the radical idea that we might…

it is my great pleasure to take this opportunity to remark on the life of Mariyama Dorothy Cole, who passed away this month. Mariyama, a resident of Windsor, was an inspiration and joy to her family and friends. She was Marie to all who…

I rise in strong support of S. 729, the Lead Exposure Reduction Act, of which I am a cosponsor. I believe this measure is long overdue. We have known about the dangers associated with exposure to lead, particularly with regard to children…

I rise in support of the pending amendment by the distinguished majority leader, Senator Mitchell. I want to commend him for his work in putting together this important piece of legislation and for bringing this crucial matter to the…