Cord Byrd

although I was pleased to have had the opportunity to join with Senators Faircloth and Kennedy as an original cosponsor of S. 1890, the Church Arson Prevention Act, I remain saddened by the fact that this bipartisan legislative effort was…

this is a time when our Nation is working to curb alcohol abuse. I am troubled by a disturbing step backward by at least one member of the alcohol industry that I consider a significant threat to our society. There has been much recent…

Letting go of those whom we love is one of the most trying experiences, if not the most trying experience, in human existence. But looking back over a road of 78 years, it seems to me that much of life is about the seemingly simple process…

Senator Pryor has offered an amendment, of which I am a cosponsor, that would correct an unintended loophole created in the legislation implementing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade [GATT]. It is estimated that the loophole will…

I propose an amendment that will modify Titles 10 and 37 of the United States Code. This amendment will correct a long-overlooked enlisted service period of selected military members. This amendment allows creditable service for military…

Mr. President, for nearly 2 years now many of our Republican colleagues, particularly those in the House of Representatives, have trumpeted the glories of their so-called Contract With America. To listen to some, this was the document that…

most people in this city, the majority of my colleagues in this Chamber included, will walk around this harried town today and breathe deeply the sultry air of summer that has settled in upon us, registering only the mingling of Maine…

It was 219 years ago today that the Continental Congress formally designated June 14 as Flag Day. So, today, we recognize this anniversary of Flag Day, going back to the time when, as I say, the Continental Congress formally designated the…

The great Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes once observed that, "Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum." And, indeed, the transcendent life requires much, much more than a mere balance sheet of wins versus losses. Just as…

I am convinced that if this budget resolution conference agreement is fully implemented over the next 6 years, it will lead the Nation into far more serious fiscal difficulty than we are in today. It follows the familiar supply-side…

I rise to say farewell to my friend and longstanding colleague, the able Senator from Kansas, the Senate majority leader, Bob Dole. Bob Dole has responded to the call of duty throughout all of his adult life, and we are all the richer for…

I voted for the amendment that Mr. Domenici offered earlier. It was a good amendment. But, unlike the Domenici amendment which scattershots funds for many popular programs, my amendment targets $1.5 billion for the safe operation of our…

this budget resolution cuts discretionary budget authority over the next 6 years by $356 billion and outlays by $295 billion. My amendment adds $106 billion in budget authority and $65 billion in outlays to pay for programs like crime…

In my years of service in the Senate I have come to revere the rules and procedures that make this legislative body unique. They ensure thoughtful debate of important issues while at the same time give credence and consideration to…

if you had a company, let us say, and you would like to buy a brand-spanking new fleet of trucks, all outfitted in bright red paint and chrome, how would you like to put that fleet of new trucks out on roads that are filled with potholes…

I was deeply saddened by the recent death of Elnora Hall St. Clair, a loving mother, a doting grandmother, and the devoted wife of Arthur M. "Tinker" St. Clair, an important individual in our Senate family and a man whom I have been long…

we have before the Senate a proposal to repeal the 4.3-cent-per-gallon Federal excise tax on gasoline enacted in 1993 as part of a comprehensive deficit-reduction package. That legislation--the Omnibus Budget and Reconciliation Act of 1993…

I intend to vote for the continuing resolution. Mr. President, enactment of the thirteen Fiscal Year 1996 Appropriations Bills has been a long and arduous process. As Senators are aware, the departments and agencies funded under five FY…

1 year ago last week the American people were forced to experience the unimaginable when terrorists placed a bomb in a Federal building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 innocent citizens, some of them children. In response to that grisly…

People may restrict themselves, but here we are talking about an amendment that restricts the people from exercising their own good judgment as to selecting for additional terms men and women who have served them honestly and well. So we…

I thank both Senators. Not only is this amendment undemocratic, but it also weakens the only branch of Government in which all of the members are elected by the people. Look at the executive branch and the judicial branch. Only two…

The Senator is preeminently correct. It is a very undemocratic amendment. It is saying to the people: You are not smart enough to make a choice, so we are going to put into automatic pilot the limitation on the service of your Senators or…

Mr. President, proposing to amend the Constitution of the United States is one of the most serious and profound endeavors that this or any other Congress can undertake. It is not an act that any Senator or any Member of the House of…

I am simply saying that Members who are elected to the Senate for a second term, under the pending constitutional amendment, could--and in some instances would, human nature being what it is--tend to forget their constituents, the people…

I believe it was on March 21 that I spoke on this floor in reference to Senator Sam Nunn and the late Senator Richard B. Russell and their fine work on the Armed Services Committee of the Senate. I made a comparison in the course of those…