as you know, I generally believe that any President, Democratic or Republican, has the right to appoint the members of his administration. That is why, over the years, I have generally voted in support of the vast majority of presidential…

I have submitted for the record data about all 50 States and the number of students eligible to be served. About 10 million students would be fully served under full funding of title I. We are fully serving about 3 million of the 10…

let me, again, thank our colleagues who have addressed this important subject. And I thank my colleague from New York for her eloquent statement on the value of expanding the title I program, as my colleague from Maine and I are attempting…

I note my good friend from Alabama is in the chair. His is always the first State on the list. But just to make the point, presently there would be some 10 million children in the country who would be served by title I out of the 55…

I commend my colleague from Vermont for his amendment. I would add myself as a cosponsor, but I don't want to get into trouble. I will tell him I am for it and cast my vote when the time comes. He has been a wonderful leader on education…

I commend our colleague from Florida. He has made an eloquent statement. He raises a very valuable point. I appreciate his support for this amendment. This is one way to put us on record, in a bipartisan way, to say how critical increased…

I am here to continue to raise my voice and express concerns about the forthcoming debate regarding elementary and secondary education. During almost my entire service in the Senate, I have been fortunate to serve on what now is called the…

I came to speak on an education matter, but I have enjoyed the last 45 minutes. I thank my colleagues from Tennessee, Virginia, and Arizona. I serve on the Banking Committee and have great respect for my colleague from Wyoming who chairs…

on Monday, April 2, the Senate took long awaited action to approve legislation to address what the American people believe is the single most egregious abuse of our campaign finance system--that is the unlimited flow of soft money…

We are talking about a very modest amount of money. We Members have been talking about billions of dollars yesterday and today. This amendment does not even get near the $1 billion figure. While we regularly talk of billions and trillion…

This amendment ensures that critical children's programs will be protected from harmful cuts. President Bush, as we all know, campaigned on the promise to leave no child behind. If we heard it once, we heard it a thousand times during the…

The Senate today is taking long awaited action to approve legislation to address what the American people have come to believe is the single most egregious abuse of our campaign finance system. That is the unlimited flow of soft money. If…

I believe that most people, including most of my colleagues, will understand the purpose and intent behind this amendment. It attempts to inject a sense of responsibility not only among those who have received credit, which this…

If the Senator will yield 5 minutes of his time for one Member who would like to be heard on the amendment? I have no time.

just so we understand the order of things here, as I understand it, my friend from Utah has a brief statement he wants to make, and then my colleague and friend from New York has a request to make, and then I would ask unanimous consent…

Just to clarify how the amendment will be handled, will the Senator from Utah make it 45 minutes equally divided with no second degrees? Will the Senator add that element to it?

I send my amendment, No. 75, to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Connecticut [Mr. Dodd], for himself and Mr. Kennedy, proposes an amendment numbered…

I was going to offer an amendment. I graciously yielded to a couple of things happening here. I am happy to yield to people to make statements unrelated to the bill, but I want to be protected. I would like to ask unanimous consent that at…

I hope that this effort will be the culmination of our long-term efforts to fully fund the Federal share of the Individuals with Disabilities Act. Last Congress, Senator Jeffords and I twice offered budget amendments to fully fund IDEA…

I considered Paul Coverdell to be a very good friend of mine. We worked very closely together... My concern and my involvement with this organization are deeply felt.

we have just adopted a resolution offered by the majority leader and others that will honor our former colleague, Paul Coverdell of Georgia, for his service as a Member of this body, as a member of the political life of the State of…

I rise to join my friend and colleague from New Mexico, Senator Domenici, in introducing the Strong Character for Strong Schools Act. Senator Domenici and I have worked together for many years on this important issue. We established the…

I rise to introduce the Student Privacy Protection Act with my friend and colleague from Alabama, Senator Shelby. Senator Shelby recently asked me to join him as a co-chair of the Congressional Privacy Caucus and I am pleased that we are…

first of all, at the outset I commend my colleagues on the Judiciary Committee, the chairman of the committee, Senator Hatch, and Senator Leahy, the ranking Democrat, and the respective members of the committee for the manner in which they…

The purpose of the bill we are introducing today is to help the incoming Bush administration in its efforts to strengthen international cooperation in combating international drug trafficking and drug-related crimes. As you know, the issue…