as we were reminded yesterday, words matter in diplomacy. Wednesday morning, the President of the United States appeared on national television in an interview taped Tuesday night with Charles Gibson of ABC News. In that interview, the…

I rise to call my colleagues' attention to an article by the distinguished First Amendment scholar, Ronald Dworkin, ``Free Speech And The Dimensions Of Democracy.'' The article appears in If Buckley Fell: A First Amendment Blueprint for…

Today I introduce a bill which would right a wrong, a small wrong, but a wrong nevertheless. It affects a handful of our nation's diplomats who serve in the world's most dangerous places: places like Bosnia and Lebanon. Our diplomats serve…

I commend an initiative in my State that I am quite proud of. I have stood on this floor many, many times over the past 28 years to laud people, programs, and events in Delaware. There is one statistic in my State, however, that I am not…

I know my colleagues are accustomed to seeing me leave the Chamber 5 minutes after the last vote to catch a train to go home. As a colleague said today when I indicated I was going to speak this evening, they are sorry to see I am not on…

I will be necessarily brief. First of all, with regard to the credit card companies, this isn't a problem for credit card companies. If you go to the grocery store and use a credit card, it lists the grocery store. You have an automatic…

Isn't it fair that the request--and I strongly disagree with Senator Wellstone's characterization of this bill, and I strongly disagree with Senator Durbin's characterization of this bill, but are they not entitled to have a vote? I am…

One, the point of the Senator's amendment is--and I agree with the thrust of it because there should be no discretion--no discretion--if, in fact, you are bankrupt because of medical bills, then you automatically are out, period. It is…

Not only are those expenses explicitly allowed but any other expenses that make sense are allowed. That is under the IRS standards. On top of that, the bill allows additional expenses, including medical expenses for everybody from your…

Then he would have been able to keep his home in chapter 13. If I am wrong about that, I will correct the record. But in Delaware, under chapter 7, we don't have this way to hide assets in a house. I think you should be able to keep up to…

This debate reminds me of a famous expression attributed to Oliver Wendell Holmes: Prejudice is like the pupil of the eye: The more lights you shine on it, the more tightly it closes. This is like a religious argument. This is like a holy…

Substance abuse is one of our Nation's most pervasive problems. Addiction is a disease that does not discriminate based on age, gender, socio-economic status, race or creed. And while we tend to stereotype drug abuse as an urban problem…

A couple of weeks ago I had the sad duty to travel to California to represent the Senate and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at a memorial service for Senator Alan MacGregor Cranston. It was a moving ceremony, a chance for all those…

I am proud to cosponsor S. Con. Res. 6. This concurrent resolution sends a message of sympathy and support to the people of India, who have been struck by one of the worst natural disasters to afflict their nation in the half-century since…

I want my colleagues to know and the American people to know that this was accomplished not merely because of the hard, industrious, and imaginative efforts of Ambassador Holbrooke, but this was accomplished primarily because of the…

He kept his commitment. Senator Helms was wary at the front end of this when he was named, whether or not he really was going to do it. He held up his nomination until he came before the committee to say: I will commit to Helms-Biden. Once…

When Father Trainor put his hand out--Senator Thurmond was introduced to Father Trainor a moment before the prayer--he looked at Senator Thurmond and said: ``Senator, you are an inspiration.'' And you are an inspiration, Strom. You are an…

one of the reasons why the senior Senator from Virginia is so well respected in this place is not only the fact that he is a consummate gentleman, but he pays tribute to and honors the traditions of this great place. I am aware that today…

last weekend the nation inaugurated a new President, President George W. Bush. With the change of power now complete, the President and Congress must now get down to the hard business of governing. After eight years of Democratic…

General, job well done.

We are, notwithstanding what some people do not like to admit, both a European and an Asian power.

I am extremely interested in knowing your views and the views of the President-elect in time with regard to U.S. policy toward the Balkans.

I hope that we will work to address together in the coming year.

I applaud the commitment of President Clinton and our past Presidents in their tireless efforts to find a resolution to this half-century-old conflict with its roots in antiquity.

it is my intent to offer my help to you any way I can at any time.