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I will probably vote against it, anyhow, because we are being pressured into voting for something that has not had a committee hearing, not a single hearing, 484 pages. There has not been a single hearing on this bill. There have been no…
I must say I have great concerns about this legislation as it is written as to the verbiage that we find in this new package that is on our desks today. I hope the distinguished Senator from Alaska is accurate and that he is correct, and…
But I am very disturbed by the fact that here we have before the Senate a measure which is in many ways a measure that has not been seen, studied, except for the few hours of yesterday and today we and our staffs have been able to allot to…
What we have before the Senate is a massive piece of legislation with 480-odd pages, that has been virtually dropped into our laps within the last 36 hours, allowing for yesterday and thus far today. This is a virtually new bill, as I see…
We are creating a brand spanking new, big, massive Department. In this package, we are going to make a massive transfer of power to the executive branch. I plead to Senators that they not vote for cloture on this tomorrow. At least give us…
Mr. President, we hear this is a compromise bill. It is a compromise, all right. It is a compromise of our civil liberties. It is a compromise of our separation of powers. It is a compromise of our checks and balances. It is a compromise…
in speaking of the vaccines, as you know, in this town, and in this Chamber, there is often a great deal said about pork, about pork, and particularly with reference to appropriations bills. This seems, to me, to be some pork--some…
I hope we don't vote for it tomorrow. This bill needs further scrutiny. It needs a microscope upon it. We need to study it. We need to know what is in this bill which has suddenly been foisted upon us within the last 48 hours--a new bill…
this legislation not only cuts the Congress out of the loop, it also includes provisions to keep the people and the press--and the press had better take notice--it includes provisions to keep the people and the press, the members of the…
There is no limit. I offered an amendment, and the distinguished Senator from Maryland supported that amendment today, as the distinguished Senator from Minnesota supported it, the distinguished Senator from Michigan, the distinguished…
Naturally, the common people don't want war but, after all, it is the leaders of a country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along. Whether it is a democracy or a fascist dictatorship or a…
I do, I do. And I say further to my dear friend that as soon as this resolution is adopted and signed by the President of the United States, Congress is out of it. It is on the sidelines. We may wish we could say something. We may wish we…
It does. And it is easy enough, I suppose, to pass this resolution. But should we try to negate it, should we try to repeal it, should we try to change the law, a President can veto any change that Congress might bring along later, any…
This shows the patience of a Senator. This clearly demonstrates that the train is coming down on us like a Mack truck, and we are not even going to consider a few extra minutes for this Senator.
I thank the Chair. This is what we are about to do to other countries. We are about to inflict this horrible suffering upon other people. Of course, we do not talk about this. We talk about taking out Saddam Hussein. We are talking about…
There were references made to Public Law 105-235, August 14, 1998. Here is the resolving clause which has been quoted by the distinguished Republican whip: Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America…
I congratulate our leader. I congratulate him not only for his statement today, but I congratulate him on refusing to stand with other leaders of my party on the White House lawn. He has shown leadership. He has kept himself apart, kept…
Today I submit a revised allocation which has been modified, primarily, to reduce outlays for each subcommittee to reflect the President's decision to release none of the contingent emergency appropriations in the supplemental. In…
there are many questions the American people want answered. There are many questions the American people are entitled to have answers to. I am only pleading here that the Senate give itself time to explore these questions on behalf of the…
The American people are just now awakening to the fact that the Senate and the House are about to pass a resolution that turns the power of the people, as measured by their elected representatives in Congress, over to a Commander in…
I appeal to the Members of the Senate to find a way to give unanimous consent to put aside this vote on tomorrow and delay it so as to give this Senate more time to debate and to act upon this resolution, which is so weighty, involving, as…
There is no question. No farther back than August 21, I read in the newspapers that the President was concerned about the agitation, about all of the commotion--these are my words--that is taking place here concerning his--the…
That is one of the penalties this Chamber will pay, that the Senator will pay, that the American people will pay as a result of a rule, a rule which I support and have supported. But here we are, caught in a situation where without…
I take the floor at this time to urge the joint leadership of the Senate to delay the vote on cloture which is set this moment for 10:15 tomorrow morning. I urge the leadership of this body to consider and to help bring about an order that…
the distinguished Senator is indubitably correct. There can be no more solemn, no more serious, no more far-reaching a decision than the one which the Senate is approaching. All of the talk about how many hours or how many days we spent on…
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