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the bill that I introduce today, on behalf of the distinguished Senator from Texas, Mrs. Hutchison, and myself, is an attempt to reduce the American portion of the NATO deployment to Bosnia and Herzegovina. It does so in a carefully staged…
I am grateful to the good people of West Virginia for trusting me with this honor for nearly 40 years now. I carry this title with great pride. Sometimes my constituents say to me, ``Do you ever get used to it?'' as they look about this…
I congratulate all the conferees on this very important disaster assistance supplemental appropriation bill, and in particular, the chairman and ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, Chairman Livingston and Mr. Obey, as…
the Senate is considering whether Poland, the Czech Republic, and Hungary should be admitted to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). This is one of the most important foreign policy issues to be considered by the Senate in recent…
I thought I heard the distinguished Senator say that treaties override the Constitution of the United States.
No, treaties don't override the Constitution of the United States. Under the Constitution, treaties are a part of the law of the land, the supreme law of the land. They don't override the Constitution of the United States.
As a Senator who is not a member of the conference committee but as a Senator who is, nevertheless, deeply committed to increasing substantially the size of our national investment in transportation infrastructure, I rise to urge the…
I thank the Senator for the very high degree of leadership that he has demonstrated in managing this bill. It was a difficult bill with a great number of amendments. And he has remained on the floor, worked hard, and demonstrated his…
The constitutional framework arranged by the framers speaks with crystal clarity regarding the war powers. The authority to initiate war rests solely with Congress, except for one narrow area, the defensive authority to repel sudden…
This bill contains some $2 billion in emergency appropriations which are urgently needed for the support of our men and women overseas engaged in peacekeeping efforts in both Bosnia and Southwest Asia, as well as to cover necessary repairs…
a great poet of the last century, William Wordsworth, wrote a famous piece of poetry which schoolchildren ought to memorize. They used to memorize it. It begins: I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When…
the Commonwealth of Kentucky has provided the United States Senate with some of its finer members. Take John Breckinridge, who in the early 1800's became his party's most effective spokesman and legislative leader during his first term in…
today, March 16th, marks the birthday of a man whom Shakespeare could have been describing when he said in ``Henry VII,'' ``He was a scholar, and a ripe and good one, exceeding wise, fair-spoken, and persuading.'' The man whom that…
in addition to thanking these many groups, I also deeply appreciate the efforts of the staffs of the principal co-sponsors of our amendment. They include Steve McMillin of Senator Gramm's staff, Tom Sliter and Kathy Ruffalo of Senator…
In passing this comprehensive six-year surface transportation bill, the Senate makes two profoundly important statements to the American traveling public. First, we are telling the American public that we are intent on using the revenues…
I voted in favor of tabling the amendment. Like many of my colleagues, I encourage small businesses--including those owned by socially and culturally disadvantaged individuals--to take an active role in bidding for federally funded highway…
Senator Bingaman has brought to the attention of the Senate a new and deadly twist on the idea of convenience stores. He has discussed the existence in some States of stores that sell alcohol at drive-up windows. That is simply amazing to…
Twenty-six. All right. I thank from the bottom of my heart my friend, that old crusty New Englander who wins our admiration and respect, Mr. Chafee. He and I have gone round and round about this, but in the final analysis, we have joined…
we have completed today what I consider to be one of the most remarkable group of meetings that I have participated in during my nearly 40 years in the Senate. Those meetings were called by the distinguished majority leader, Mr. Lott. What…
So as far as our amendment is concerned, all States benefit--not just West Virginia, not just Texas, not just Montana, not just Virginia--but that will be discussed at another point. I just want to stress that again.
other Senators and I have spoken numerous times over the past several weeks about the significant problems that will arise in States across the country if the Senate further delays action on the highway bill. Each day we delay adds to the…
the Senate has been blessed with the presence of many fine men and women over the past two centuries. Many of the great figures in our country's history played their parts before a Senate backdrop. Names such as Daniel Webster, Henry Clay…
Diogenes walked the streets of Athens in broad daylight with his lighted lantern. He was asked why. He answered, ``I am looking for a man.'' Plato, when visiting Sicily, was asked by Hiero, the tyrannical head of the Government, why he…
I urge the majority leader to be the ``Repairer of the Breach'' by calling up ISTEA now, so that we may be one step closer towards enacting the provisions called for in S. 1173 that would help accelerate the delivery of vitally-important…
Next Monday is the official observance of the birthday of our first President, George Washington, who so wisely observed, as did Judge Hogan, "From the nature of the Constitution, I must approve all the parts of a bill or reject it in…
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