Cord Byrd

I say most respectfully to the Senator, I would not count on what the next Congress might do. I am very much afraid of what the next Congress might do in many areas.

I am surprised at some of the things we do here. The distinguished Senator from North Dakota is one of the brightest Senators I have ever seen over my good many years in this institution. But let's take the war, the resolution on a war…

the senior Senator from North Carolina, Mr. Helms, is in some ways my Senator. I was born in North Carolina. I was born there before Senator Helms was born there. My natural father and mother are buried there in North Wilkesboro, NC. One…

one or two Senators listened and voted against cloture. Some others listened and didn't vote against cloture but voted for cloture, which was their right to do. But let me just show what happened there. They voted for cloture. Cloture was…

may I say right at that point that the Senator is correct. That was the major constitutional flaw. That was a major constitutional flaw. It dealt with the power over the purse which under the Constitution is vested here in Congress…

on another matter, it was just over one year ago, on November 12, 2001, that Afghanistan's government of religious extremists fled Kabul. The rule of the Taliban soon collapsed in the rest of the country, and a new government, endorsed by…

Last year when my beloved little dog Billy passed away, many people came to me to express their condolences. It was like losing one of the family. My wife and I have shed many tears over little Billy. There is never a day that I don't pass…

I thank the Chair. Now, Mr. President, the point I am trying to make here is--and I wanted it in the Record, and I wanted Senators to be aware of what they did when they voted to invoke cloture on last Friday. The distinguished occupant of…

I have added my name as a cosponsor of the amendment because I was troubled by the substance of these last-minute provisions. I was pleased that Senator Daschle and Senator Lieberman were taking action to strike the new language from the…

it is sad and unfortunate that I and this chamber must say farewell to Senator Max Cleland. As a student, a soldier, a public servant, and a U.S. Senator, Max Cleland has always personified the best of this country. His has been a life of…

I should think so. It would be my feeling, Mr. President, that we ought to look at the amendment on its face, on its merits, and vote for it. If I were disposed to vote against it--there are some who will--but those of us who are for it…

I do not fully understand this request. I want to know what this does to homeland security.

It is a blatant payoff to the pharmaceutical companies in return for their massive contributions to candidates during the election. That is a massive payoff.

Exactly. And I am very much alarmed by it. I spent 3 hours yesterday talking about some of these provisions. And, of course, there is a provision in here to reward the pharmaceutical companies. That is pork for pharmaceutical companies…

That was very revealing what the majority leader's staff person from the other body had to say, pointing the finger at the White House. That was very revealing. I hope we have more time.

I hope the Senator will delete from his remarks which will appear in the Record any reference to the Holy Bible in the context that he was speaking. I do not think that has any place in this argument. I say that lovingly and fondly.

Yes, exactly, one of which happens to appear to target a facility for a district represented by a Member of the House from Texas. We do not know what that facility is, but it has been slipped into this measure.

I hope that all Senators within the sound of my voice will vote no on cloture today. Here is a 484-page bill that we have not seen until the wee hours of the morning on Wednesday, the day before yesterday. And the Senators are being asked…

with reference to Benjamin Franklin, when the Constitutional Convention ended we are told a lady approached Benjamin Franklin with the question: Dr. Franklin, what have you given us? His response: A republic, Madam, if you can keep it…

Mr. President, over recent weeks as the President crisscrossed the Nation on campaign stops--campaign stop after campaign stop--he used a number of gimmicks, including this legislation, to rally support for his chosen candidates. He…

I plead with Senators not to invoke cloture today. I understand cloture will be invoked at some point. I just hope it will not be today. I hope we will have the weekend for our staffs to study this bill so that we will be better prepared…

Yes, it was. Mr. President, if I may respond to the distinguished Senator. The amendment I offered to the legislation that was being proposed by Mr. Lieberman in his committee, the language I offered with several cosponsors and supporters…

Mr. President, we will not have one whit more protection with the passage of this 484 pages, not one whit protection more than we have now. The same people who will protect us at the borders, at the ports, at the airports and throughout…

with reference to the question, will the bill be better 3 months from now? I say there is an excellent chance the bill would be better, that the failings of this compromise as brought to light by the press and by Members, through the help…

I have served in this Senate for 44 years and in the Congress for 50 years. In my time in the Senate and in the House, the Senator from Maryland--I don't have to say this; I don't owe the distinguished Senator from Maryland the tribute I…