Furthermore, let me lay out how this works. This is not just sort of throwing this out. We are going to have some sort of political determination made regarding these 10 heritage rivers. First of all, the administration stated that if a…

I happen to believe that Jane Alexander has done a brilliant job at NEA--a remarkable individual, truly a national treasure. I recall the specific questions being raised about these issues. Certainly legitimate questions should be raised…

In the reauthorization bill, which passed 14 to 4 by the Labor and Human Resources Committee, we adopted an amendment by our colleague that codifies the inspector general's recommendations that the Senator from Arkansas has identified…

No agency is perfect. There have been questionable grants given by the Housing Administration, by the Defense Department, and by the Commerce Department. In fact, I would match up the total amount of grants given by the NEA, those that are…

Ms. Hall is one of the premier litigators in the State of Connecticut, and I know that her impressive work experience, both in Government service and in private practice, along with her intelligence and character, will enable her to become…

Let me briefly commend our leader, the Democratic leader, for soliciting the support of the 44 others of us who make up this caucus, the Democratic caucus. There are 45 members of this caucus, and all 45 members have signed this letter…

I consider my role in making recommendations to the President on judicial nominees to be one of the most important parts of my job as a Senator. It is imperative that we fill these lifetime positions with the most able and talented…

Janet Hall has superlative work experience, both in government service and in private practice. She has worked in the Antitrust Division of the Justice Department from 1975 to 1979. She later joined one of the finest law firms in the State…

with today's passage of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, the Senate has taken a historic step toward ensuring the long-term solvency of the Medicare program. I am pleased that many of the provisions that I found to be so objectionable when…

today I'm introducing two pieces of legislation intended to address the ongoing and utter failure of our Nation's child support efforts. Last week, the General Accounting Office released a long-awaited report on efforts to collect child…

I rise to support the restoration of funding for the National Endowment for Democracy in the Justice, State, Commerce appropriations bill. The amount is very modest--$30 million-- and the same level of funding as the NED currently receives…

I say, in my response to the questions, the Senator is absolutely correct. He stated it very well. And that certainly was the evidence offered by General McCaffrey and others whose business it is on a daily basis to monitor these…

First, the price of drugs is lower today, the lowest they have been in two decades. We just came from a hearing... If it is not, and if the problem is getting worse, then I would say to my colleague from Arizona, in response to his…

On page 102, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following: temporary suspension of drug certification procedures Sec. 575. (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings: (1) The international drug trade poses a direct threat to the…

We offer this suspension--and, again, I want to emphasize ``suspension,'' Mr. President--for 2 years of the present law, not a repeal. There are some who would like to repeal it, and I might be counted among those, but I respect the fact…

I want to make the case on behalf of Senator McCain and myself, and Senators Domenici, Cochran, Daschle, Kerrey, Warner, Inouye, Hutchison, and others who have supported this amendment, the cosponsors of the amendment. We have had 11…

I am totally sympathetic with the intent of the Senator's amendment. Clearly the entire history of the School of the America's, and particularly the period from 1982-1991, is shameful. It has left a legacy that is an ugly blemish on our…

In response to my colleague's questions, I would agree with him. That is one of the problems with this. It is so uneven in its application, and as such one might argue that the effectiveness of it is thereby debilitating--that, if we are…

I know that my distinguished colleague from Hawaii knows well that Bermuda is actually a tiny group of islands, 21 square miles in land area. Its environmental situation is unique in many respects--land is obviously scarce, fresh water…

last week I had worked out an amendment with the managers of the national defense authorization bill that provided for the Secretary of Defense to study and report on the status of environmental problems in Bermuda associated with the…

This resolution merely commends the people of Mexico and the Government of Mexico for the very fine election that they had last Sunday. I thought it would be worthwhile for this body to say to Mexico how much we appreciate and admire their…

It's hard for most Americans to grasp the momentous nature of Mexico's election last Sunday. Imagine if the same political party controlled Congress and the White House for almost 70 years. Imagine if the party won successive elections…

this amendment congratulates Chris Patten, who served as the Governor General of Hong Kong. I think Chris Patten did a remarkable job in Hong Kong. He was the source of a lot of criticism within the People's Republic of China and elsewhere…

today I send to the desk a joint resolution on behalf of myself and Senator John McCain which we believe will lead to more cooperative and effective efforts to meet the international threat posed by international drug trafficking. The…

I rise today to offer a modest amendment that will make a major difference to thousands of young men and women who chose careers in community service. As is well-known, the rewards of a community service job are not the salaries. Few…