Cord Byrd

over the weekend, a glimmer of light broke through the war clouds shrouding Yugoslavia. That light was kindled by the release of the three American soldiers who have been held hostage in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia since their…

I commend Senator McCain, and I commend the other Senators, Senator Biden and the others, who have cosponsored this resolution, for having the courage of their convictions and for standing up for that in which they believe. The course of…

I join with my distinguished colleagues, Senators Murkowski, Hagel, Craig, Hutchinson, Grams, and Roberts, in cosponsoring the Energy and Climate Policy Act of 1999 which was introduced earlier today. The legislation provided in this bill…

As we consider this resolution before the Senate to remember those who lost their lives just one short week ago in Littleton, Colorado, we are once again reminded of an event which is heart-wrenchingly tragic and one that bears out the…

this weekend, the 19 member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization will gather in Washington to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of NATO. Some may see the juxtaposition of this summit against the images of…

I am pleased to add my name as an original cosponsor of the bill introduced by Senator Rockefeller that would provide the necessary authority to implement the trade drawback allowance based on the commercially interchangeable feature of…

there is an old adage--and I have heard it many times, and so have you and our other colleagues--that, ``March comes in like a lion and leaves like a lamb.'' That adage was certainly turned on its ear this year. March tiptoed in on little…

I read a remarkable article this week in the Hill newspaper concerning the distinguished Senator from Georgia, Mr. Cleland. The article recounted events that occurred 31 years ago in Vietnam when then-Captain Cleland was gravely injured in…

if the Senator will yield, I don't know about eloquence, but I can say that the Senator from Mississippi always carries a warm smile. I have not been noted for smiling. I once read a story by Nathaniel Hawthorne entitled, ``The Great Stone…

The Emergency Steel Loan program is designed to provide immediate access to necessary working capital and to allow companies to refinance long-term debt obligations on reasonable terms and conditions, which will improve their immediate…

I am fearful that in recent years especially, American Presidents in both parties have not recognized that fact, and they have sent men and women into areas of peril without taking the Congress along with them. I think we learned in…

as the Congress works to provide billions of dollars to address a crisis affecting our neighbors abroad who have had their lives disrupted overnight by raging waters, I have become more and more concerned about another water-related crisis…

Very importantly, in Title I of the bill, the Committee unanimously approved provisions that I included to establish the Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Program. This initiative is designed to respond to record levels of foreign steel…

the security of this nation in an increasingly insecure world remains the highest priority of the United States government. To that end, we support and finance the most powerful military in the world. Our troops have the most advanced…

I am honored today to join my colleagues in saluting one of our own, Senator Bob Kerrey of Nebraska, for the courage and heroism that he displayed as a U.S. Navy SEAL 30 years ago, and for the courage and determination that he continues to…

Then it would be incumbent upon us to make difficult decisions and act to increase the revenue again. Well, I join with the Senator. I think he performs a great service in calling to our attention and to the attention of the American…

I join with him in expressing hope that we will apply these surpluses to reducing the national debt--after, of course, shoring up Social Security. And we have to think of Medicare, also. I have been in politics now 53 years. The easiest…

today I speak in memory of Raymond Scott Bates, one of the dear members of our own Senate family who recently departed this life. Let Fate do her worst, there are relics of joy, Bright dreams of the past, which she cannot destroy; Which…

I think my country sinks beneath the yoke, It weeps, it bleeds, And each new day, a gash is added to her wounds. I am the only remaining Member of Congress who was here in 1954 when we added the words ``under God'' to the Pledge of…

I want to highlight a provision contained within this massive omnibus appropriations bill, H.R. 4328, that addresses a longstanding debt owed by this nation to the veterans of the Persian Gulf War. Title XVI of Division C of this bill…

when one speaks of the State of Idaho, we think of her glorious and rugged landscape, her fertile valleys, her waters ideal for fishing, her world-class ski resorts, her national parks and forests, with land fit for hiking, or biking, and…

we are about to take up the conference report on the so-called omnibus appropriation measure, which contains funding for Fiscal Year 1999 for the departments and agencies under the jurisdiction of eight Appropriations Subcommittees…

When a breast cancer tumor is found in its earliest stages, a woman has a better than 90 percent chance of long-term survival. Places like the Mary Babb Randolph Cancer center in Morgantown play an important role in early detection and…

for the first time in weeks, the news from Belgrade regarding Kosovo is encouraging. It would appear--with emphasis on the word ``appear''--that Slobodan Milosevic has agreed to NATO's terms to withdraw his forces, begin peace…

In the bustling commotion of the ending days of the 105th Congress, members are preoccupied with efforts to enact sought after objectives important to their constituents. We are busy tying up loose ends, putting the finishing touches on…