Connie Mack

In acknowledgement of this responsibility, Congress has provided $200,000,000 and possibly as much as $300,000,000 to expedite Everglades restoration activities, which will include acquisition of the highest priority lands needed to…

The State of Florida has made extraordinary efforts to address the complex problems of the region and to restore this precious resource. Because south Florida is home to 7 of the 10 fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the Nation, we are…

there was a recent ``Nightline'' program that dealt with a new book on the market that, I believe, is entitled ``Blood Sport.'' It is a book that was written by an individual by the name of James Stewart, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author…

we are here today primarily because the White House has not been dealing with the special committee in good faith. I know that there are those who would accuse this committee of conducting a political witch hunt in an election year. But I…

the Truth in Lending Act Amendments of 1995 will finally bring an end to the massive potential liability facing the mortgage industry as a result of extraordinary penalties under the Truth in Lending Act [TILA] for technical errors…

the Hutchison formula has been inappropriately referred to as a ``supplemental'' grant to States. This is a misleading characterization of the additional moneys provided in this legislation. It implies that certain States have been able to…

Mr. President, the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act is designed to once and for all bring about the end of the Castro regime in Cuba. Senator Dole and Senator Helms and my colleagues were forced to act quickly to bring this…

during the past several weeks there has been significant debate on one of the most fundamental issues facing America today. One which, frankly, divides the two parties in this country. At times the debate was heated. At times the debate…

it has consistently been my position that the Federal Government must assume greater responsibility for the costs associated with immigration, both legal and illegal. My colleague from Florida has offered an amendment which recognizes the…

I, too, have questions about the Fed's operation of monetary policy. I've been concerned for a long time that the Fed, despite its independence, was forced to meet more policy goals than it is capable of meeting. In fact, Chairman…

Not enough. That is the message I am here to give today. There simply are not enough spending cuts in this budget. No one should be surprised by this. This congressional process is incapable of making real substantive cuts. While this bill…

as America mourns the passing of President Richard M. Nixon, it is appropriate that we should reflect on the life and achievements of this remarkable man. So great and many were his accomplishments, that in the days since his death his…

I rise today to support this sense-of-the-Senate amendment concerning the Federal Accounting Standards Board's proposal to change the Generally Accepted Accounting Principle relating to employee stock options. While most people have a…

I rise to support the initiative that is before us this afternoon, and I want to commend both the Chair and Senator Dole for bringing this to the floor of the U.S. Senate. I suspect that there are a lot of people who have been wondering…

Again, I thank the Senator, for raising a valid charge, but I would go back again to my prior response. We were successful with the Base Closure Commission. We were successful with the Social Security Commission. I think we can be…

despite all the rhetoric about making the tough choices to cut spending, we find overall spending has not been substantially affected. Last year, CBO projected a fiscal year 1995 deficit of $284 billion. One year later, CBO reestimated the…

in closing, I think this is an amendment that needs to be supported by my colleagues on both sides of the aisle. As the Senator from Texas indicated a moment ago, you can oppose this amendment if you do not believe that, fundamentally, the…

The question which is asked over and over again is--were you not elected to make those tough choices? And my answer is, ``yes,'' but we have failed. It would be wrong for us to go back to our constituencies and say, ``yes,'' we failed for…

I want to refer to a couple charts before I make further comments because I want to set the stage for the reason for offering this amendment. This first chart shows total spending as calculated by CBO in the budget resolution passed last…

Initially, I thought the Commission would be in place long enough to get us to a balanced budget. That would be around the year 2000, according to the Congressional Budget Office, if we make the kind of reductions that are called for, and…

As far as this being, in essence, the last legislative vehicle to attach this legislation to, I disagree with that. I think there is, in fact, interest on our part to see that a flood insurance bill can be passed and clearly addressing the…

I have one last comment to make and then I will yield the floor. The last comment is with respect to stripping out. We mentioned yesterday some of our concerns about the purposes clause in the legislation. So I do not think that should be…

I think, rather than to address myself to the specifics and the issues within the bill, and I am really addressing my comments to the Senator from Massachusetts, there is the potential for an impasse to develop here. It was my hope we were…

when I saw this debate begin this morning, I thought it was appropriate--since this is an issue of deep concern in my State--that I have an opportunity to speak. I have taken a headline from the Florida Times Union of February 24, 1994…

In my State, there is an effort called STOP, Stop Turning Out Prisoners. It was put together by a group of victims of crime that have said enough is enough, it has to stop. I ask my colleagues again to support the Gramm amendment. We have…