Sen. Bob Graham

Section 602 of this bill states that the change in the Bankruptcy Code shall only apply to cases which are filed after the date of enactment, thereby eliminating the Deprizio issue from future cases. Could this bill also eliminate the…

Section 214 of this bill addresses cases that turn upon issues involving guarantees and who may be considered an ``insider'' under the Bankruptcy Code. It is my understanding that the Deprizio decision, which changed the understanding of…

In case after case that has been cited on the principle that Justice Barkett is not following precedent, those are the cases which she resolved under State standards, not under Federal standards. There has been no allegation that she was…

In addition, the SSA personal earnings and benefits estimate statement should be expanded to include recommendations that workers adequately consider their retirement needs and to provide future retirees with the information to facilitate…

I agree with Mr. Thompson. There is no issue, Mr. President, which raises the issue of intergenerational conflict more sharply than the question of Social Security. Social Security was enacted in the depths of the Depression with an…

The very nature of the criminal justice system does not lend itself to statistical precision. The Constitution requires an individualized determination as to the appropriateness of the death penalty, taking into account the character and…

I will say that the influence of President Jefferson and his essential philosophy that one generation should not ask another to pay its bills casts a long and pervasive shadow over American fiscal affairs.