Cord Byrd

September 11 is now one of the darkest days in American history because of the almost 3,000 innocent lives that were taken and because of the way in which the American people were jarred from the dream that we would experience a time of…

I agree with what Senator Leahy has said about section 2015 of the Supplemental Appropriations bill. The House strongly resisted efforts to incorporate the Dodd-Warner amendment in the bill, and receded only in exchange for the Senate…

the work of the Senate would be impossible were it not for the talents and tireless efforts of our staffs. These are the men and women who serve behind the scenes, with few expectations of reward save for the opportunity to make a…

But don't we need this trade promotion authority? Don't we need this trade promotion authority to wipe out those deficits so we can start moving our goods, other than farm products and along with them, too, don't we need this trade…

Is he telling me that trade agreements can be negotiated without this fast-track mechanism?

I thought the President was saying to the country that he has to have this fast-track thing that we will vote on today in order to negotiate trade agreements. Is the Senator from South Carolina telling me he doesn't have to have that?

in the dead of night, under cover of darkness, near the bewitching hour of midnight on July 25, 2002, House and Senate conferees reached agreement on a new trade bill. The White House embraces this new trade bill, not because it contains…

What I have been hearing the administration say is that this is trade promotion authority. Does the Senator mean to tell me here in front of the eyes of the Nation, the ears of the people, that the President doesn't need fast-track in…

In response to the terrorist acts of September 11, the Bush administration--like so many other administrations before it--has chosen to demonstrate its tough stand against something. In the case of the Bush administration, it is a tough…

Earlier this year, I received information from our Appropriations Committee staff which caused me some concern about the Defense Department's budget request for Navy basic research in fiscal year 2003. The information indicated that over…

let me ask, briefly, and express my viewpoint concerning Danny Inouye and Max Cleland. Others have just preceded me in speaking of these two valiant patriots. Danny Inouye has always been my hero in the Senate. There was never anyone, in…

later this week, the Senate is expected to begin debate on the creation of a new Department of Homeland Security. The debate, however, will not be about whether to create a new Department, but rather how to create a new Department. Since…

Within the $5.1 billion there is nearly $2.5 billion for homeland security. That includes funding for firefighters, police officers, port and border security, and airport security, search and rescue teams, food safety, drinking water…

the Senate will soon have before it the fiscal year 2002 supplemental appropriations conference report. This legislation provides for the defense of this Nation, both at home and abroad. Specifically, the bill provides $14.4 billion for…

This bill is not the first occasion in which the Senate Appropriations Committee has taken the lead in acting to strengthen our homeland security. This committee led the way last year. The Appropriations Committee in the Senate…

the U.S.-China Security Review Commission on Monday released its first annual report, as directed by the Congress in its authorizing statute, P.L. 106-398, October 30, 2000. It is a broad-ranging analysis, with major recommendations for…

there is a game being played with the critical issue of homeland security. It is a political game which could have disastrous consequences. The White House is talking big about homeland security, exhibiting strong presidential interest in…

no committee in this Senate works harder than the Appropriations Committee. We have been working for months on the supplemental appropriations bill. We held hearings, months ago now, on the supplemental appropriations bill, hearings…

I am talking about Mitch Daniels, the Director of OMB. He is always meddling, always meddling in the Congress, in its work and in appropriations. Not only that; he is always lecturing the Congress. I have never mentioned his name publicly…

since the revelation last month of yet another corporate accounting scandal--this time involving the second largest telecommunications provider, WorldCom--the Bush administration seems to have lost its patience with corporate America. In…

I hope we can pass this bill with an overwhelming vote, and, also in conference so that when put on the President's desk he can sign it. I am eager to support it in any way I can. Before I yield the floor, let me say that when we talk…

However, I think it simply does not go far enough. I also supported the Leahy amendment yesterday after my amendment to combat union fraud was defeated. I will continue to support responsible corporate accountability measures in this bill…

I, too, am proud of Ted Williams. I hope the two Senators will allow me to cosponsor the resolution. As one who grew up in the Great Depression, I liked baseball. It was 1927. May I say to my two Senators from Massachusetts, it was 1927…

Inasmuch as he addressed some of his remarks to me, I share the Senator's concern that there is no budget. I was also concerned the previous year when there was no markup in the Budget Committee of the budget bill. I was a member of that…

There was no markup. So each side, of course, can find some fault with the other. The point is, we are at the present moment, and Congress is being blamed by the administration for not passing a supplemental bill quickly. I have pointed…