Cord Byrd

two weeks ago, on May 6, 1997, a military jury sentenced an Army staff sergeant to 25 years in prison for raping six female trainees, just one of a series of highly visible scandals regarding sexual relations now plaguing training…

once again we find ourselves addressing the very difficult and emotional issue of partial-birth abortion. The bill the Senate is considering today would criminalize the performance of the partial-birth abortion procedure, unless it is…

I commend the Minority Leader for his good efforts to bring about a thoughtful compromise on this difficult issue. He and his staff have worked long and hard to develop the language we have before us in the form of this amendment. The…

Well, Madam President, I came up, I suppose, at a time when political correctness did not make any difference. As far as I am concerned, it does not make any difference yet. And the pronoun ``he'' is inclusive. It was inclusive when I was…

I am pleased that we have not done that. In other words, as I understand the distinguished ranking manager, the administration originally wanted the approval of disagreements through normal legislative action by both bodies of the Congress…

Mr. President, I compliment the managers of the bill, Mr. Harkin and Mr. Jeffords. They have worked hard and the legislation is certainly an improvement over the current situation. I do have some reservations about the contents of the…

Under section 685(d) National Information Dissemination the first five authorized activities listed have traditionally been performed utilizing the services of the national clearinghouses. The national clearinghouses, which have been in…

this coming Sunday, May 11, is Mother's Day. It used to be that Members of the House and Senate would call attention to special days, days of special significance such as Mother's Day, Father's Day, Memorial Day, Columbus Day, Independence…

Let me, in summation, state that the language that is in the bill, authored by Mr. McCain and Senator Hutchison and others, means in a practical sense that if we fail to pass an appropriation bill, all of the programs contained in that…

On behalf of all Senators, I want to congratulate him on the skill and expertise which he has demonstrated in the handling of this bill. It is a complex and difficult bill. It is an exceedingly important bill. Although I shall vote against…

American involvement and interests in the Caspian Sea Region, have been increasing recently. While this region is new on the political map of American policy-makers, in that the newly-sovereign nations there were formerly Republics under…

I do not agree on principle that emergency assistance to provide relief to those affected by natural disasters should have to be offset in any way. It was for this reason that at the budget summit in 1990, I strongly recommended, and that…

as we close the debate on my amendment, I pause first to thank the distinguished Senator from Alaska for his generosity, for his courtesy, which he has accorded us on this side of the aisle and on this side of the question. He could very…

I concur with the Subcommittee Chairman that the Bureau should give consideration to the additional requirements identified by the Crow Creek Sioux tribe, as well as other tribes. The funds provided are to address the most critical health…

as every Senator is aware, over the past winter and now into spring, the Nation has been besieged by numerous natural disasters that have wreaked havoc on hundreds of communities across the country and have affected the lives of hundreds…

I want to highlight the commendable effort displayed by the legion of West Virginia volunteers who have done so much to help their neighbors and communities affected by last month's flooding in sixteen West Virginia counties. Their…

The only thing I am accusing my leaders of is that they always act with the very best of intentions and they are very sincere. I was at the caucus on Tuesday. I never heard this agreement discussed. Am I wrong?

our indefatigable negotiator with responsibility for mediating the outstanding, difficult issues between the Israeli Government and the Palestinian authorities is back at work in the Middle East. The peace process was derailed by the…

I was in my office. I still have not had an opportunity--I am not blaming anyone for that--to read this agreement. But in listening to what was said, I thought I heard that a part of the agreement was to the effect that certain votes would…

I have not seen that. That is not the leader's fault. That may have been my office. It has not been called to my attention. I will discuss that with my staff. The leader knows we are very short in our staffs--shorthanded. I will go back…

I introduced a joint resolution on February 6 to amend the Constitution in order to clarify that document's intent with regard to prayer in our public schools. My proposed amendment is short, but it constitutionalizes what the Supreme…

I vigorously opposed passage of the act because of my deep concern over the effects of that act on our system of checks and balances and the separation of powers that has served this Nation so well for over 200 years. As I have told my…

The year's at the spring; the day's at the morn; morning's at seven; the hillside's dew-pearled; the lark's on the wing; the snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven--all's right with the world. Mr. President, the Senate is preparing to…

on October 3, 1996, the Senate adopted Senate Resolution 321, which I introduced, and which had the bipartisan support of both the Majority and Minority Leaders. The resolution authorizes a Senator to accept pro bono legal services when…

on March 11, this body voted 99 to 0 to adopt a resolution that provides more than $4.3 million to the Committee on Governmental Affairs for the sole purpose of investigating any and all improper or illegal activities stemming from the…