May 11, 1994
I arise today to introduce the Roth-Hyde bill on the expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. I send a copy of the bill to the desk. Last January, President Clinton met with the political leaders of NATO's other 15 member…
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May 11, 1994
This budget is an automatic pilot budget--and the second installment of the massive tax increases and spending plan narrowly adopted by the Congress last summer.…
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May 5, 1994
I rise today to introduce a bill that will amend our current drug control laws. The amendment I am proposing closes a loophole in our existing Federal laws that established drug free school zones. Originally part of the Omnibus…
Apr 28, 1994
This legislation originated in our Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Trade and Environment and I urge my colleagues to join me in voting for the rule and for the bill. As has been said here a number of times, there are about $5 billion in…
Apr 25, 1994
S. 1963, the Interstate Banking and Branching Act of 1994, is important legislation. The reason, however, that the legislation has such widespread support in this body owes much to the fact that it does much less than many less-informed…
Apr 25, 1994
Just let me say that it is with genuine regret that I read the Senator's decision some time ago not to run again. I remember, Madam President, many years ago when we were both elected for the first time, I might say in a surprise upsweep…
Apr 18, 1994
Mr. Speaker, as a cosponsor of this legislation, the Environmental Export Promotion Act, I join our chairman, the gentleman from Connecticut [Mr. Gejdenson], in thanking the chairman of our full committee, the gentleman from Indiana [Mr…
Apr 14, 1994
the Washington Post reported today that despite administration pledges to crack down on criminals and terrorists slipping into the country as immigrants, the Federal Government has stopped running routine fingerprint checks on immigrants…
Mar 23, 1994
the budget alternative we are proposing today returns us to the promises President Clinton made during his campaign. Leading up to his election, President Clinton was clear about his desire to offer middle class Americans a tax cut…
Mar 11, 1994
I support the Gramm amendment, and urge its adoption. Its passage is essential to capture the $22 billion in savings created by this bill and dedicate it to fighting crime. The House action is curious in several respects. First, while the…
Mar 11, 1994
If the Senator will just yield the few seconds he has because I think the record should be clear we are all concerned and interested in downsizing in the most compassionate, humane way possible. That is the reason our committee has been…
Feb 28, 1994
when Vice President Gore announced his efforts to reinvent Government everyone applauded the goal of making Government more efficient and costing the taxpayer less. Now, when faced with the opportunity to do so, the players seem to be…
Feb 24, 1994
the Federal Workforce Restructuring Act is an important legislative initiative. The administration has testified, and I am persuaded, that the legislation is urgently needed so that we can downsize and rightsize the Federal work force. On…
Feb 10, 1994
history has shown that there are two keys necessary to effectively reduce the Federal budget deficit. The first is to strengthen the economy, make the pie bigger. Business prospers. Jobs and opportunity increase. Families have more…
Feb 10, 1994
last November we passed the Roth-Grassley amendment to the crime bill, 100-0. In that amendment, we denounced the Justice Department's new, narrow interpretation of the Federal child pornography statutes announced by the Solicitor General…
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