Let me say my good friend from Mississippi, the Republican leader, raised the issue about where we were. He is right. There was a time not so long ago--about 8 or 9 months ago--when we sat down and innocently thought that three or four…

I say to my colleague, you have to give assurance that none of this information either indirectly or directly would go to the Court in allowing for the prosecution of those people. I don't think the President could get that assurance. If…

Nothing in this title would prohibit the United States from rendering assistance to the international efforts to bring to justice Saddam Hussein, Slobodan Milosovic, Osama bin Laden, and other members of Al Qaeda, leaders of Islamic Jihad…

the second part of my second-degree amendment is critically important because it gives us a chance to complete our work as authorizers. By not including this--and my friend from Virginia has been candid enough to say they would not accept…

first let me explain my second-degree amendment. In fact, I will read it because it is easier to read it than go through an explanation. At the end of the amendment being offered by my friend from Virginia, we would add a new section that…

I want to make clear to people why we ended up voting on the second-degree amendment. There is in Congress, on the State-Justice authorization bill, a conference on this very matter. Many of us have spent weeks trying to get the House to…

If I may reclaim the floor--and I will finish--the question of the Senator from Nevada was if my second-degree amendment is adopted as part of the Warner underlying amendment, does the Warner amendment go forward? I want to be honest with…

You have to understand that, if you go on to page 9, line 14, a waiver pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) of the prohibitions and requirements of section 3005 and 3007, and I refer back to page 6, 3005 and 3007. There it says, ``authority…

This is outrageous, this amendment. I urge my colleagues to read this. Read this, please, what we are about to do, here. This has waivers within waivers. It is 29 pages of complex contradictory provisions, in my view, that make it…

I have a long-held interest in Latin America, and, in my opinion, the renewal of the Andean Trade Preferences Agreement is one of the most important actions this Congress can take to promote economic growth, political stability, and…

Secondly, Mr. President, I commend President Carter for his work this week. I have been so impressed with the efforts that President Carter has made in Cuba during the past 4 or 5 days. I think he has spoken for many of us in this country…

I think all Americans would. Obviously, it is critically important we know all that we possibly can of what occurred. If there was, in fact, information that should have been acted on, it is critically important we know about it, what…

I commend our former Chief Executive of the country--former President Ronald Reagan. I just attended a ceremony in the Rotunda of the Capitol honoring former President Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan. We are from different parties, and we…

What I tried to do with this amendment was to take three provisions of the United States-Jordan Free Trade Agreement out of the six that are incorporated in the agreement. The three that are missing, are critically important to have as…

While we are waiting, my good friend from Texas and I have worked on a lot of things together. We disagree on this particular point. For clarity purposes, we are talking about 27 pages of standards that are part of this trade promotion…

I particularly commend him for his comments about the issue regarding Cuba and how we might do a better job than we have over the past 40 years of bringing democracy to that country. After 40 years of failed policies, one might think a new…

I speak with great reluctance in opposition to the amendment of the Senator from Kansas. I misidentified his State last evening. I apologize. I appreciate the motivations behind this. Let me first say there is nothing in this bill that…

The grants to be awarded to states under this act would include construction of these types of infrastructure improvements, and are intended to include things like disabled parking spaces, sidewalks, ramps, and similar access ways.

I thank Senator Jeffords for his early support of reform of the election system. I also appreciate his hard work to ensure that the good qualities of Vermont's election system are protected and replicated around the United States. I would…

Yes, I certainly agree with the Senator from California. We do not want to disenfranchise anyone, accidentally or otherwise, who is eligible to vote, and we need to address the unique set of circumstances surrounding our fellow citizens…

As the lead sponsor of the Senate bill, I am pleased to reassure the Senator from Arkansas that State and local election officials would not have to place an interactive computer containing voter registration information at each polling…

As the Senator has indicated, the managers' amendment includes a provision to ensure that each state will be guaranteed a minimum of one half of one percent of the grant money available under the act, which is approximately $17.5 million…

Senator Cantwell, I agree with you that very serious concerns remain about voting by internet. As you know, this legislation specifically requests that the new organization, the Election Administration Commission, study internet voting. I…

Let me say to my colleague and to others on the Roberts amendment--my concern about it. We worked on this bill with provisional balloting which is a very important and significant part of this bill. People who go in to vote are going to…

We are very proud in my office to say Elizabeth O'Connor was chosen, by a random selection process, as the Cherry Blossom Queen of the United States. She is a wonderful young woman who is very accomplished in many ways. A summa cum laude…