Connie Mack

today I am introducing the Capital Gains Simplification Act of 1998. This legislation will significantly improve the tax treatment of capital gains and would benefit all Americans. It would restore the one-year holding period (from the…

If I may take a couple of minutes to respond, and then I think my colleague, Senator Graham, will seek recognition, I think it is fair to say that the so-called donor States, some of the more densely populated States, have recognized the…

I must say, maybe it is because I am dealing from a position of real extreme frustration, representing a State that we believe under the old proposal had about 77 cents back for what we had contributed in the past, in the last year. I…

I stand here this morning to make a special appeal. My father died of cancer. My mother died of cancer. My brother died of cancer. I was diagnosed with cancer. My wife was diagnosed with cancer. Our daughter was diagnosed with cancer. I…

When I go home and speak to the people, they will tell you that the No. 1 issue facing the Nation, facing their State, facing their community, is education. I think they recognize that if their children are going to be successful with…

President Clinton's ultimatum to Israel regarding proposals to withdrawal from the West Bank to secure the peace process is wrong and should be abandoned

I traveled to China this past March to address Hong Kong reversion issues, and returned concerned about United States-China relations. My concern grew from what I perceived as the distance between the shared humanity of American and…

Tonight millions of Americans will settle into their easy chairs to watch game 5 of the World Series. They will see 22-year-old Cuban-born pitching sensation Livan Hernandez take the mound in his second World Series start for the Florida…

Under the ``mark-to-market'' title that is contained in the VA-HUD appropriations conference report, a strong priority to public entities is provided to act as participating administrative entities [PAE]. It is expected that qualified…

Thank you, Senator Kerry. Let me say that I strongly support tenant and community participation in this process. As you know, I have consistently advocated for such a role for tenants and other community residents in both the…

I agree with Senator Sarbanes that this flexibility is extremely important in dealing with disqualified properties and that with input from local governments, communities, and residents, hopefully some creativity can be used. I strongly…

the key issue in this debate is a simple one: Will we enforce the campaign laws already on the books or not? Will we concoct some new layer of confusing and complex rules and regulations to distract the voters from the real issue, or will…

I want to thank Senator Abraham not only for his eloquent statement but also his understanding of the matter of why we have ended up in this situation of having to deal with this issue on an appropriations bill. Again, I appreciate both…

just to close this portion of the debate, there may be some that are saying, why are we doing this now? I ask people to try to put themselves in a position of a group of people who have, in fact, played by the rules, as was so eloquently…

the amendment I have offered simply clarifies the implementation of last year's immigration legislation in one specific area, the suspension of deportation. Last year's bill imposed stricter standards to obtain suspension of deportation…

Fresh from summer recess, Congress returns this week to tackle substantive issues anew. One that it needs to address is the plight of longtime immigrants who unjustly face deportation because of an unfair, un-American law. Enacted by the…

That is the type of scenario I envision. The legislation was carefully crafted so that residents will have a significant voice in the policies and programs that will affect them. I agree that the only way their interests can truly be…

The amendment in S. 462 would allow HUD, subject to the rulemaking process, to give this performance indicator enough weight in the PHMAP system so that it can appropriately affect the determination whether a PHA is designated ``troubled.''

I thank Senator Jeffords for yielding. First of all, I want to commend him for a tremendous amount of work. This is an incredibly complicated piece of legislation. It has involved a lot of different interest groups in some issues that have…

Understand that this technology provides a flexible means to control the amount of light and heat that passes through a glass surface. This is a superb energy savings opportunity important to the Nation. In recognition of the importance of…

my colleague Senator Gorton has introduced an amendment which would return federal funding for education programs serving grades K-12 directly to school districts. Currently, nearly one third of all the money spent on education by the…

we have good reason to celebrate what we have just accomplished by passing the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997. We set out to help families pay for the education of their kids. It's done. We set out to provide a $500 credit for children. It's…

just over 1 week ago, Congressman Chris Cox, together with many other Members of the House of Representatives, including Ben Gilman, Gerald Solomon, Duncan Hunter, Tillie Fowler, Chris Smith, Ed Royce, Bill McCollum, Henry Hyde, and Ileana…

Today I join my friends Senator Graham and Senator Kennedy in introducing a bill which would ease the transition into implementation of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 [IIRAIRA] for certain Central…

I, like my colleagues, have come to the floor of the Senate today to express my fond feelings for Senator Thurmond, the Senator from South Carolina. As he is fond of saying about so many of us that he campaigns for, he is a man of…