Cord Byrd

I will differ with President Bush in many things, and in many ways; and I suppose practically every Senator here will at some point differ with the President in regard to something. On his faith-based initiative, I may differ with him. But…

I am delighted to extend, even though belatedly, happy birthday greetings to the senior Senator from Maryland, Mr. Sarbanes. His birthday was on February 3, so he has now reached the grand age of 69. Oh, to be 69 again! Let me say that…

Since we met last year, millions of Americans have been led to prayer. They have prayed for comfort in time of grief; for understanding in a time of anger; for protection in a time of uncertainty. Many, including me, have been on bended…

over four months after the idea was originally proposed, the Senate remains divided on an economic stimulus package. Much has changed since an economic stimulus was first proposed in response to the September 11 attacks. Both the stock…

I will support the Harkin amendment, No. 2719, in response to the numerous phone calls and letters I have received from my constituents in recent years regarding the increasing cost of health care. Nevertheless, I am concerned with…

with American troops on the ground in Afghanistan, with an uneasy coalition of nations confronting an unprecedented war on terrorism, and with the possibility of all-out war looming over the Israelis and the Palestinians, the Foreign…

If I were out in the streets of a big city and, for some reason, got into a street brawl, I would want Senator Hollings with me. If that ever happened to me, I would say: Senator Hollings, where is he? He is the man I want with me in a…

As we head toward Christmas and the close of this session of Congress and this turbulent and tragic first year of the new millennium, I want to pause to remember a young woman who passed away this summer. Gloria Margaret Gillespie was a…

Now, Mr. President, we are just a few days from Christmas, a few days from the morning when millions of children tumble out of their warm beds, awaken their parents, rush to the family room, and look, with gleeful delight, at the bows, the…

I rise to remember a longtime Senate employee who passed away on October 15 of this year. Marian Bertram dedicated 27 years of her life to public service and to the United States Senate. She began her work at the Democratic Policy…

during the past few weeks, the American people have learned more than they thought they would ever want to know about the ancient scourge of anthrax. From reading the morning newspaper, and watching the nightly news, we have learned much…

The Senator from Michigan, together with the then-distinguished Senator from New York, Mr. Moynihan, and the then-Senator from Oregon, Mr. Hatfield, and I sought to bring that case before the Court. The Court said we didn't have standing…

Madam President, the conference report to the fiscal year 2002 Defense authorization bill before the Senate today contains many provisions that will help the men and women who serve our country in uniform. The bill provides for pay raises…

The Supreme Court ruled within the last couple of years that Congress could not give away its constitutional power.

I thank both Senators. Concerning the work, the diligence, the dedication, and the loyalty to our country that is constantly being demonstrated and exhibited by these two leaders of the Armed Services Committee, my words fall pitifully…

In the farthest stretches of the imagination, if I were President, I would not think of walking away from a treaty--the ABM Treaty--one that has served the Nation well, without at least having the Senate in on the action. I would find some…

At that time we were very concerned about a subsequent reinterpretation of the ABM Treaty, the ratification of which the Senate had approved, by a subsequent administration. Otherwise, a treaty would be without any value if a subsequent…

But if the Senator will recall, let's go back to the time when we were considering the INF Treaty. Mr. Dole was the leader on that side of the aisle. I was the leader on this side. And the Reagan administration sought to reinterpret the…

I was troubled by President Bush's announcement this morning to withdraw the United States from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty of 1972. This development has earth-shaking implications for our national security, especially in considering…

The Supreme Court, throughout that miserable piece of legislation, upheld the fact that, as the Senator said, the Congress cannot give away its powers as set forth under the Constitution.

I have already said the President did not do anything that is not in accordance with the law. He has not done anything that is illegal. But let's see if your imagination and mine might be stretched to the farthest limit. Let's imagine I…

as I have stated, I don't question the President's legal right to do that. That is not the question. I think the question is, as I have tried to pose it, that the Senate, a body which, under the Constitution, approves or disapproves the…

I put the Senate on notice I will object to that committee meeting after 11:30 today while the Senate is in session. Mr. President, along that line, may I say I have asked the chairman of the Finance Committee to give some of those of us…

So I come to the conjunction ``but''--paragraph 1, section 7, article I, of the U.S. Constitution. Here is what it says: but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills. Now, we all know that when fast track is…

I want to say what I am about to say without giving an appearance that I am saying it with rancor or that I am attempting to lecture my colleagues. I think of that great man in Roman history whose name was Helvidius Priscus. He was a Roman…