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is it any wonder why the approval ratings of the Congress go up every time we go into recess? The American people are watching us, and they are wondering if we are really paying attention to the issues important to them. I fear that we are…
the nightmare of violence in our nation's schools has grabbed our attention once more. This morning, a first-grade student was shot and killed by another first-grader at a Michigan elementary school. Our thoughts and prayers are with the…
it is my pleasure to congratulate my esteemed colleague, Senator Rockefeller, and his wife, Sharon, on the occasion of the birth of their first grandchild. Laura Chandler Rockefeller was born on Wednesday evening, February 16. February…
The Apocrypha, or the Hidden Books, is a term used to describe the books found in the Alexandrine Greek Scripture (The Septuagint), but absent from the Orthodox Hebrew Scripture. In the second book of Esdras is found the following…
I wish to speak briefly regarding the late Floyd Riddick. Floyd Riddick was for several years the Parliamentarian of the Senate. Floyd Riddick was born in 1908 in Trotville, NC. That was the same year in which the Model T Ford was made…
I shall vote in favor of S. 625, the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1999, in order to restore fiscal responsibility to the nation's bankruptcy code. Last year, a record 1.4 million people declared bankruptcy, which was almost triple the number…
Much of the controversy surrounding U.S. trade policy arises from differences in opinion about the economic benefits achieved from trade agreements. Trade agreements, in principle, have winners and losers. In recent years, regrettably…
Yes. I thank the distinguished Senator. I am proud to say I have been fighting this fight for clean coal technology now for years. I was in the position to do it during the time I was the Senate Democratic leader. It may have been back…
Clean coal technology also provides a very important key to the problem of global warming. I hope that we can interest other countries, such as China. China is in the process of constructing many new powerplants. They are new in the sense…
yesterday afternoon I voted against Senator Hutchinson's amendment to transfer $25 million from the budget of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to increase funding for community health centers. I am not opposed to expanding the…
As we quickly approach the end of Fiscal Year 1999, there is a portion of the American population that is not faring very well. The small family farmers of the North-Eastern and Mid-Atlantic States have been struggling to survive a…
I also agree with the Minority Leader. The Department of the Interior should provide the results of its analysis to Congress quickly and support funding for initiatives that will use new technology to make important scientific data…
I agree with my colleagues from Washington and Louisiana. The Fish and Wildlife Service should make every effort to support this project in order to uphold a scientifically justified success in endangered species management.
West Virginia State College in Institute, West Virginia, was designated by Congress as one of the original 1890 land-grant schools under the Second Morrill Act. The college was the first 1890 land-grant school to be accredited and has been…
I will vote against this Republican tax cut plan. I cannot conceive of a more ill-advised fiscal plan for the Nation over the next 10 years than the Republican tax cut bill. I say this for a number of reasons. Having seen the National debt…
Today marks another milestone in the remarkable career of a remarkable man--former Senator James Sasser of Tennessee. Today, after three-and-a-half tumultuous years, Jim Sasser formally relinquishes his post as U.S. Ambassador to the…
my views on foreign assistance are well known. I don't like it. I understand there are circumstances in which the United States needs to extend a helping hand to other nations facing political and economic strains that we thankfully do not…
today we honor 20 years of service to the Senate by its Chief Reporter, Ron Kavulick. For 16 years, beginning in 1979, Ron worked on the Senate floor as a reporter of debates, where he distinguished himself as a friend to everyone and as…
Today, I join in commending Senator Stevens on having cast his 12,000th vote. Since arriving in the U.S. Senate on December 24, 1968, Senator Stevens has worked tirelessly on matters relating to defense and national security. Having served…
I believe the Joint Computer-Aided Acquisition and Logistics Support, JCALS, program is one of the most successful joint defense programs in the information technology area. It was begun in 1991 to automate the acquisition and logistics…
The Department of Defense operates over two million separate computers and 25,000 distinct computer systems to conduct its mission. These computer systems are integral parts of a wide variety of Department of Defense (DOD) programs. Many…
I thank the Chairman. If he would yield for a final question, am I correct in my understanding that it is the Committee's further intent that all JCALS defense information infrastructure funds provided in the Army Operations & Maintenance…
I commend the able managers of this bill, Senator Stevens and Senator Inouye, for producing a balanced and comprehensive bill that addresses some of the most pressing needs of the U.S. military. Together with the emergency supplemental…
May 2-8 is National Tourism Week, and I would like to take a few minutes to encourage anyone planning their summer vacation--and this is the time; this is the time to plan the summer vacation. Let me tell you where the place is. This is…
I thank the Chaplain for his prayer. This is a nation which, in the words of Benjamin Franklin, believes in the scriptures and particularly that scripture to which Franklin called the attention of the other framers of the Constitution in…
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