Connie Mack

This has to do with a sense of the Senate about doubling the investment in the National Institutes of Health over the next 5 years. It further States that it is our intent that the investments of the National Institutes of Health be…

I rise today because a bill is being introduced by Senators Roth, Moynihan, and members of the Finance Committee which seeks to amend trade laws and provisions referring to ``Most Favored Nation'' [MFN] trading status. They seek to rename…

Is it also the intent of the legislation that any third party broker should be required to inform the homeowner of the availability of information and assistance regarding the HUD home equity conversion mortgage program at little or no…

I am today introducing, along with Senators D'Amato, Bond, Faircloth, and Grams, the Public Housing Reform and Responsibility Act of 1997. This bill is similar to public and assisted housing reform legislation, S. 1260, that was introduced…

I am pleased to join Senator Rockefeller today as we introduce legislation to provide Medicare patients fighting cancer with coverage of benefits when they participate in approved clinical trials. Under current law, Medicare will not…

I think it is a vital one. It is truly a debate about whether we are committed to the belief that the era of big Government is over. The reason there is such a debate about this issue is because it really is fundamental to that. I make the…

in 1993, the National Cancer Institute rescinded its recommendation that all women in their forties undergo mammography screening for breast cancer. Since then, American women have been receiving mixed messages about the importance of…

The Senate resolution calls for doubling the investment in medical research at the National Institutes of Health over the next 5 years. There are many, many motivations for doing this. As most of my colleagues know, both my wife and I are…

I rise today to address a situation resulting from the Department of Education's interpretation of section 435 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 [HEA] which has adversely impacted many schools in Florida and across the country. In 1990…

My second concern is about the Department's capacity to restructure up to 50,000 units in the demonstration program. Numerous studies by the HUD IG and GAO and statements by HUD officials themselves have indicated that there are serious…

the subcommittee has generously funded several alternative water source projects in west central Florida in the last two EPA budgets. These funds have provided critical support to assist with the development of new technologies and…

I am pleased to introduce, on behalf of Senator D'Amato, Bond, and Bennett, the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1996. This bill is a serious effort to reform the Nation's assisted and insured multifamily…

Absolutely. What concerns me is that most people do not know or have not been told that during the Reagan years, in which we tried to reduce the size and scope of Government to reduce the tax burden, providing incentives for business…

I think it reflects on the feelings of lots of Americans. I think about the family where both the husband and wife work and get up way before dawn, and in our large cities in America, commuting for a long period of time to get to work…

For programs and services they believe have failed and do not work. And they are tired of it. And they are not feeling what one would expect would be the results of the fastest growing economy in 3 decades.

as an additional matter, I would like to bring to the chairman's attention another problem confronting the Gainesville-Alachua Regional Airport Authority and the surrounding areas and communities in finalizing their eligible FAA noise…

I am trying to anticipate where we might have possible contention in a conference committee meeting, and that would be on the issue of dynamic scoring, which Senator Murray referred to in her opening statement. I am one who strongly…

I am proposing an amendment on an important matter to the Senate. I am speaking of the quality and the cost of its legislative information systems. Two years ago, this committee requested from the Library of Congress an analysis of the…

The fundamental issue underlying this debate is taking responsibility. Again, I think that there are a number of individuals who want to shift the blame to create Alan Greenspan as the scapegoat for this economy. The reality is, the…

I believe that, with the reassessment of the economic growth in the last quarter from 2.8 percent to 2.3 percent, the growth rate during the Clinton years is somewhere around 2.3, 2.4 percent. But what is interesting about the debate is…

the campaign for Israel's first directly elected Prime Minister not only brought a victory for Benjamin Netanyahu but a defeat for the mistaken idea that peace can only be defined from a liberal perspective. While two well-qualified…

I rise today to announce legislation I am introducing--along with Senator Bradley and others--to reaffirm the Federal role in beach preservation and renourishment. I want to thank the Senator from New Jersey for his steadfast efforts on…

Would the Senator agree it is possible that our colleagues on the other side of the aisle are filibustering this legislation because, frankly, it is an embarrassment if this 4.3-cent gasoline tax cut were to make its way to the President…

The health of the Everglades ecosystem is critically endangered. The same American spirit of ingenuity and adventure that led us to the Everglades at the turn of the century must now be called upon to save this extraordinary resource that…

I and my esteemed colleague Senator Graham rise today to congratulate this Congress for its foresight and commitment to one of the most important restoration efforts in our Nation's history, the restoration of the south Florida ecosystem…