Today I address an issue of extreme importance to both citizens of the United States, and people around the globe. It is not often that we have the opportunity to help those in other countries and Americans at the same time. I believe that…

despite this dialog, as I indicated, scholars agree on two important points and a third issue where the weight of history suggests subtle practice. Let me speak to that. As we already have seen, the framers did not intend that the…

As every southern Senator knows, Andrew Johnson came much closer to conviction on the charges of serious misconduct. Although Johnson's impeachment proceedings ostensibly focused on his disregarding the Tenure in Office Act…

during the past 26 years as a U.S. Senator, I, like all who sit here, have been confronted with some of the most significant issues that have faced our Nation in the last quarter century--issues ranging from who sits on the highest court…

I support the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999. Naming this bill after my good friend Strom Thurmond is a fitting tribute to one of the Senate's greatest defenders of America's military interests. I…

I support the defense appropriations conference report, but I would like to briefly comment on one issue - strategic airlift. As we have learned in places like Kenya, Tanzania, Iraq, and Bosnia, the end of the Cold War has not brought…

I am pleased to support Montreal Protocol No. 4, which will simplify the rules for cargo and baggage liability in international air traffic. It is important for the Senate to act now, because Protocol No. 4 has already entered into force…

Montreal Protocol No. 4 is a useful step in modernizing the rules of cargo and baggage in international air traffic. I urge my colleagues to support it. Now I find myself applauding your monumental efforts, and, particularly the monumental…

this is a time of serious political turmoil in the United States. The House of Representatives is currently considering impeachment proceedings. The President of the United States has admitted to serious moral indiscretions. The public is…

whatever our views on a nationwide ballistic missile defense, it seems to me that we should reject S. 1873. Were that bill to pass, deploying a national missile defense system could, in my view, break the back of the economy at a moment…

I want to commend to my colleagues the exceptionally thoughtful lead editorial in yesterday morning's Washington Post. It is entitled ``The Test Ban and Arms Control,'' and it makes some cogent points about the Comprehensive Test-Ban…

You know, I don't think a Senator can be measured merely in terms of the number of votes he or she has cast. It is a reflection of their sense of responsibility and the exercise of their duty. But there is something special about that…

I rise to cosponsor an amendment that codifies the so-called outer wall of sanctions on the government of Serbia-Montenegro. Mr. President, as we know, for the last decade Slobodan Milosevic has pursued his mad dream of a Greater Serbia…

I think this debate is about the easiest debate the Senate can face. There is one simple reason to support the Specter amendment, of which I am a cosponsor, and the U.S. contribution to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Preparatory…

no less an authority than Alan Greenspan recently pronounced our economy in the best shape he has seen in his professional life. Unemployment, inflation, and interest rates are low; incomes, investment, and optimism remain high. Clearly…

it is with some reluctance that I rise this afternoon to speak of the tragic occurrence, where two fine officers were gunned down here in the Capitol. The reason I say it is with reluctance is because, like many of us in this Chamber, I…

Well, let me say to the Senator that I, quite frankly, admired--disagreed, but admired--my Republican colleagues when they made no bones about the fact that they did not want any interference in any way by the Government to do anything…

These new speed monitoring systems are important to the operation of the Northeast Corridor and we want to ensure that the installation is done at a facility where the workers have the skills and experience to do the job right.

I find it very curious the things they say are in their bill, which, in fact, are not in their bill. One, they say that a woman can pick as a primary care physician an ob/gyn. Second, they advertise that this means you have access to the…

as we close debate on the Commerce, Justice, State appropriations bill, I would like to make a few comments on the funding for the foreign affairs agencies. I want to express my appreciation to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the…

let's get it straight what this does. All of you came to me and said, ``I can't vote for the Craig amendment because it expands gambling on the Internet.'' What the Kyl amendment does is expands gambling. Right now it is illegal to use the…

Additionally, I would note that the Committee report makes reference to the fact that the statute authorizing Radio Free Asia provides for a sunset a year from now. That is true, but the Senator from New Hampshire should understand that…

I strongly support the Committee's effort, lead by Chairman Gregg and ranking member Hollings, to meet this highly important duty. I just wanted to get a clarification about the Committee's intent--is it the Committee's intent that…

I note with interest that the report on the bill before us provides funds in the amount of $1 million for the upgrade of safety systems on all locomotives operating between New Haven, CT, and Boston, MA.

I admire and applaud the interest of my friend from Alabama in the criminal justice system. He is a former prosecutor and is dedicated to law enforcement. I stand not to disagree with his concern; I disagree with his solution. There is on…