Today I join with Senator Lieberman in introducing legislation to add up to 15 acres to the Weir Farm National Historic Site in Connecticut for the creation of a visitor center and art gallery. The new property is located in Ridgefield…

I rise to commemorate an extraordinary life. We in the U.S. Senate have lost a former colleague and a leading light of the U.S. Senate--Abraham Ribicoff. Abe Ribicoff, Mr. President, was born and raised in New Britain, CT. He was the son…

I am pleased this morning to join with the distinguished Senator from New Mexico and a group of my colleagues in cosponsoring this Senate Resolution designating October 18th through 24th as National Character Counts Week. Nothing that we…

the bill I send to the desk I send on behalf of myself and 24 of my colleagues whose names are included on the introduction of the legislation. The bill I have sent to the desk is called the Child Care and ACCESS bill, ``ACCESS'' standing…

I support that, Mr. President. I realize others apparently do not, and I certainly respect people's right to make that decision. For those who have been around here long enough, I guess going back to the days when President Reagan served…

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.

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.

President Pastrana is visiting the United States this week, and the Committee on Foreign Relations will have the honor of receiving him on September 24

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 ask unanimous consent that his address be printed in full at the conclusion of my remarks.

I want to commend Senator Thurmond, Senator Levin, and the others on the Armed Services Committee for their efforts in bringing this conference report to the floor. This important conference report has not easily reached this point, and…

Even though our budget situation is vastly improved from what it was even a few months ago--with the deficit now down around to unimaginably low levels--still we must make careful decisions about how to best invest those dollars. When you…

I strongly believe that this designation would be a fitting tribute to Dick Lee's service and commitment to the city of New Haven, and I commend my good friend and colleague for putting this legislation forward. A self-educated man who was…

it is my intention to vote in favor of the Conference Report making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies, but I do so with some reservations. I commend the appropriations conferees for negotiating a…

today, I am introducing the Human Rights Information Act--legislation designed to facilitate the declassification of certain United States documents that relate to past human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras. This act would ensure…

I'd like to clear up for everyone why we are discussing the size of the needle for the biopsy. Let's put aside for a moment your question of what the company has or hasn't said since we have been told that the FDA has not found that they…

No, I have not, but I am told categorically that U.S. Surgical is not promoting or marketing this device other than for breast biopsies.

This company is not engaged in promoting unapproved uses for this biopsy needle. And U.S. Surgical categorically denies any association with any materials produced by others where this might have occurred. The FDA has approved the breast…

Breast lesions exist not only as discrete nodules but oftentimes as clusters of tiny particles known as microcalcifications. These microcalcifications appear diffuse on an X-ray; similar to the Milky Way. That's how surgeons describe it…

If my colleague will yield, as I said earlier, if U.S. Surgical were promoting for uses beyond those on the label, I think the FDA would be acting on it. But let me again get to the point of why a larger needle is useful in some biopsies…

This device is being used to try and improve biopsy and diagnostic purposes and reduce, hopefully, the need for unnecessary surgery--something most people applaud. And the label clearly limits the product to that purpose. The Senator from…

let me say briefly to my colleagues that what I believe is false and misleading is to suggest what we are trying to do in any way is something injurious to the American consumer. What we are doing is saying that we shouldn't create…

Certainly, while I appreciate the attempt here to lessen the burden of contacting every single person and property owner of this amendment, still I respectfully suggest that it has some major flaws. No. 1, it still suggests that Congress…

The suggestion somehow that this process excludes local property owners from expressing their opinions is just not the case. In fact, it is very, very clear, as laid out by the Executive order, how the process would work. Certainly local…

The goal of the American Heritage River initiative is to support community-led efforts to spur economic revitalization, protect natural resources and the environment, and preserve historic and cultural heritage. After more than 90 days of…