Joe Biden

I am acting in a bit of a dual capacity here. I am comanaging the bill that is before us. But in the meantime let me...thank him for the knowledge he has brought to this body as a former prosecutor, an attorney general in his State, and as…

I would like to publicly comment and compliment the Senator from Mississippi. The truth of the matter is that this treaty would not be before the Senate today as a treaty without the efforts of the majority leader. The executive believed…

The concern on the part of the majority was that the Clinton administration would use the Biden-Byrd language to justify sending a modification of a treaty for a two-House approval by majority vote rather than to the Senate for a…

Let's get this straight. Verification is about whether or not we can know whether or not our security interests are going to be put in jeopardy. A useful chemical weapons capacity requires a lot more than just whether or not you can…

Let me just take the minute to say the following: If you do not like this treaty and you are not for it, vote against it. If you think this treaty makes sense, vote for my amendment, because if this treaty contains this provision, it is…

He also said the intelligence community says, ``They have never found anything that is successfully hidden.'' I do not know how many of you are golfers. That is like saying you cannot sink a putt if it is short. Obviously, a putt will not…

I voted for all of them but seven, I might add. There were only seven times that I voted against any of those nominees.

If one considers taking judges based on their ideology and call that political, yes, we Democrats were political, as well. I am not complaining about that. I am not complaining about anybody who stands up and says I do not want Judge…

Last fall, I had the opportunity to participate in a ribbon cutting ceremony commemorating renovations to the Queen Manor low-income senior citizen complex in Dover, DE. One of the highlights of the ceremony was a poem written and read by…

Last week, President Clinton announced a new addition to our strategy in the fight against drug abuse by young people in America. I applaud the President's effort to focus on teen drug abuse, and believe that it is a good response to a…

Bill Richardson has engaged in successful diplomacy with some of the world's most recalcitrant regimes and rebels. His humanitarian concern for individuals and his commitment to advance this country's interests have led him to countries…

The truth is, there is no such thing as a Republican or Democratic job. There is only one job, and it's called an American job.

With no compacts, we are not going to be able to run certain lines. And unless we provide an alternative source of revenue for capital investment, we are not going to be able to maintain the system. So why don't we look at transportation…

The funding levels in this bill that delay the upgrade are adding to the cost of air pollution, wasted time in traffic, airport delays, highway and airport maintenance costs, and safety problems. Even more foolishly, Mr. President, by…

Five spots. I want to report that due to the great work of the full committee, Senator Hatch and I have elements of a bipartisan agreement on terrorism, and as a consequence of that I am not going to offer any of the amendments on this…

I point out again, because the argument was made, there is a little thing called the central Arizona water project. That is 3.5 billion bucks that my mom is helping to pay for. She will never drink a drop of the water, but Arizona needs…

I know this is asking a lot, but let's just examine the logic of what is being said here. My friend from Utah stands up and says, ``Restore what we need to restore. Make the President do what he should do.'' What are we doing? The Senator…

I heard again, this time from our friend from Arizona, about the President's flagging effort on drugs and Bush up, Clinton down. Let's get the record straight. There was over $300 million more requested by the President for this very…

I believe I have 1 minute in support of this legislation. I said yesterday the Biden-Specter bill is a question of, is it better than the underlying bill? The underlying bill does the same thing the Senator just suggested that this bill…

We must never forget that America is a nation of immigrants, and that we must work together to protect their rights and dignity.

We must never forget that our strength as a nation lies in our unity, in our ability to work together towards common goals.

I believe that our diversity is our strength, and that we must celebrate it at every opportunity.

I believe that we have a duty to protect the most vulnerable among us, and to ensure that every American has access to healthcare.

We need to be investing in our youth, in their potential and their future.

I believe that we have a responsibility to support our nation's workers, and to create good jobs that pay a fair wage.