One would think there was no reason to tighten up the current system, that those of us who support bankruptcy reform--a large bipartisan majority--had lost our hearts, our souls, and possibly our minds. Some folks might find that easy to…

I thank the Senator for taking another look at this critical issue and again say that I agree with him on the need to get the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Air Force to submit their overdue studies.

In that case, I think it important to consider the difficulty of proceeding with upgrading the C-5Bs without A models available to do regular missions to Europe where the compliance issues could become a problem. In addition, if I am…

I rise today to endorse the measure to name the State Department's headquarters after one of the great leaders of the twentieth century--President Harry S Truman. Harry Truman symbolized the path that this country took during the…

I and my colleagues--Senators Roth, Kennedy, and Thurmond--are reintroducing an amendment that the Senate passed last year to provide long overdue justice for the two fine military officers, Admiral Husband Kimmel and General Walter Short…

I had planned to offer the Violence Against Women Act as an amendment. In the meantime, the fellow with whom I have worked most on this legislation... has been Senator Hatch. He and I have been working to try to work out a compromise. We…

the Kerrey amendment is a sensible proposal that merits bipartisan support. The Joint Chiefs of Staff decided many years ago under the Bush administration that we could safely go below START I force levels. President Bush signed START II…

Well, I would respond rapidly by saying that we have enough trouble figuring what happened in this Chamber, let alone a new parliamentary body in a place called Russia. I think what they did was to put those conditions on because we had…

Let me make an analogy for the chairman. Say we have a contract with someone on the rental of an apartment building. We say we want to renegotiate that contract to be able to rent to build 12 more units on that apartment building. We say…

It is in the latest Time magazine. Mr. Krauthammer is a very bright fellow. The thesis of his piece is that no one really listened to what George W. had to say. Everybody misunderstood what he meant when he stood up, with Henry Kissinger…

there is a new drug on the scene--Ecstasy, a synthetic stimulant and hallucinogen. It belongs to a group of drugs referred to as ``club drugs'' because they are associated with all-night dance parties known as ``raves.'' There is a…

I wish the 5,600 troops to remain in Kosovo. That is the first part. He has done that. He says: I want them to stay. What happens if the Senate says: We are not even going to vote on it? Can the troops stay?

I thank the Senator. Let me rephrase my assertion. The Congress, as of whatever the operative date--and right now the operative date is in July 2001--the Congress does not vote to stay in Kosovo; then the troops must be withdrawn. Now…

Is it his understanding that if we withdraw these forces and war erupts again in Kosovo, the President needs no Congressional authorization and he is preauthorized to use whatever force is necessary to bring peace and stability back to…

Then the Senator is saying there is no damage or war, there is no American being killed now, but we are going to pull the Americans out; but if there is war and carnage, again we will put them back in?

If I may respond, unless I misunderstand still, that is a distinction with little difference. If I understand the way the legislation reads, the President will submit a report to Congress saying, I want to stay.

That is not an assumption. An assumption is if I said ``when the Senate fails to act.'' I did not say that. I said ``if'' the Senate fails to act. It is a question, not an assumption. Now, if the Senate fails to act--does not vote one way…

I attended the Million Mom March with my wife. I do not think anyone should misunderstand the significance and consequence of so many mothers and a number of fathers giving up Mother's Day to make an important point. These were not a bunch…

today I have the honor of submitting a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Department of Education develop and disseminate educational materials and programs designed to make students in elementary and secondary schools…

next week the Appropriations Committee is expected to mark up several bills that will incorporate the Administration's supplemental request for this fiscal year. Included in this request is two point six billion dollars for peacekeeping…

I, as the Senator from Vermont, have been very reluctant over my 28 years in the Senate to support constitutional amendments. I think they are a matter of significant concern and should not be undertaken without significant need and only…

On March 18 the people of Taiwan went to the polls and chose their next president through a free and fair multiparty election. The winner of a close three-way race, Chen Shui-bian of the Democratic Progressive Party, will be inaugurated in…

I rise in support of Richard Paez' nomination to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. And I must say, this vote is long, long overdue. I have heard a lot of talk here on the floor along the lines of hey--this is…

nearly two decades ago, President Carter submitted to the Senate the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, known in shorthand as the ``Womens' Convention.'' In the two decades since then, the Committee…

FISA, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, is a very vital part of our arsenal to combat terrorism and espionage. For 20 years, it has enabled the FBI to keep track of major threats to our security while preserving the…