Cord Byrd

As he departs this great institution to pursue future endeavors, we bid him farewell and best wishes. Prior to joining the United States Senate, Senator Coats made his mark in several arenas. In his early years, he served as a staff…

over the next few days, as the Senate concludes its legislative business, one of the finest individuals it has been my privilege to know will bring to a close yet another chapter in what has been, by any measure, an extraordinary public…

I say to the leader: Count your garden by the flowers, Never by the leaves that fall; Count your days by the sunny hours, Not remembering clouds at all. Count your nights by stars, not shadows; Count your life by smiles, not tears; And on…

the Random House College Dictionary defines the term ``hero'' first as ``a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities,'' and second as ``a small loaf of Italian bread.'' There is, of course, a…

I have recently read several articles in the press which are cause for concern. One such article appeared in the Sunday, October 4, edition of the Washington Post, titled ``Bid to Trump Inquiry Shelved.'' The piece discussed White House…

With the new school year now in full swing, our youngsters are brimming with the excitement of making new friends, radiating enthusiasm for new studies, and preparing for the challenges that lie ahead of them. Students are tackling new…

And with the expiration of the fiscal year came some most welcome and almost unbelievable news that, for the first time since 1969, the unified Federal budget was in surplus for Fiscal Year 1998. We do not know the exact figures yet. That…

I am not here to engage in challenging his statements. He is one of the fine Members of this Senate; one of the newer Members, in a way. He served a long time in the House of Representatives. He comes to the Senate well prepared to be a…

Do not think that it was by arms that our ancestors raised the state from so small beginnings to such grandeur, but there were other things from which they derived their greatness. They were industrious at home, just rulers abroad, and…

I am trying to address the constitutional side of the equation and stop the administration, not only this administration but also previous administrations, from conducting a runaround of the constitutional advice and consent powers of the…

I may have misunderstood the Senator. I thought the Senator was suggesting that the 150 days is not enough and that he would like to see 30 additional days. That would certainly seem to be germane as far as I am concerned.

I will just say this. To show that we all sometimes fail to have clean hands, when I was majority leader in the second session of the 100th Congress--I don't mind saying this--the civilian nominations totaled 516, including 112 nominations…

I support H.R. 4057, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act and I commend my colleagues on the bipartisan and expeditious manner in which this important legislation was adopted by the Senate. This bill will…

Americans, commonly speaking, refer to our form of government as a ``democracy.''...but, strictly speaking, ours is a republic. ``We pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it…

I again commend him for his unceasing effort in behalf of this legislation, the Patients' Bill of Rights.

in June 1997, Senator Glenn, Senator Levin, and I requested the General Accounting Office (GAO) to examine the Department of Defense's (DOD) approach for addressing U.S. troop exposures to low levels of chemical warfare agents. That report…

I was pleased to read an article in the September 15 edition of the Washington Times, titled, ``Classics Back in Fashion at Some Schools.'' Speaking precisely to the point that I have made countless times during my years in the Senate…

as I look about at my distinguished colleagues seated in the august Senate chamber, I find myself mentally transported to another gathering of distinguished leaders, in another elegant chamber, that occurred exactly two hundred and eleven…

the Nation is awaiting the public release of the Starr report. The rhetoric concerning the President's future has become superheated, and is nearing the point of spontaneous combustion--and no one has even had a chance to read, let alone…

I urge that we not--Mr. President, that we not speed the operation up to the point that Senators' rights may be eclipsed. And I am not suggesting that the majority leader intends that. He has already indicated--and I knew what he was…

this Sunday is Grandparent's Day. Like Mother's Day, this holiday has its origins in the great State of West Virginia. In 1956, a lifelong mountaineer and the wife of a coal miner, Mrs. Marian McQuade, was asked to assist in organizing a…

on July 16, 1997, President Clinton directed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to review its nitrogen oxide (NO<INF>X</INF>) transport standards under the Clean Air Act. Subsequently, on November 7, 1997, the EPA announced a…

we appear to be only days away from receiving the Independent Counsel's report on President Clinton. The pressure on Congress is escalating. Talk of impeachment is in the air along with suggestions of resolutions of reprimand and censure…

I speak in support of the fiscal year 1999 interior appropriations bill. This is an important bill which provides for the management of our Nation's natural resources and funds research critical to our energy future. It supports the…

I can never forget that, and I would have been remiss in letting this opportunity pass without my having publicly expressed my gratitude to Strom Thurmond for his having attended that service on that day, a day that I can never, never…