Sen. Bob Graham

I support the fiscal plan that has been developed by the Budget Committee. In my judgment, it responsibly meets the needs of our people at a time in which there is increasing scrutiny of Federal spending. As a member of the Armed Services…

Madam President today I once again rise to condemn the intransigence of the coup leaders in Haiti and the continued failure of the United States and the world community to restore democracy to that beleaguered country. Six months ago, I…

I would like to bring to the attention of the Chairman the concern of a number of my colleagues with the section of the bill dealing with applicable State law. My concern is that the section will result in a significant loss of authority…

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…

this legislation provides companies who are seeking to fairly address the burden of thousands of current asbestos injury claims and unknown future claims, and who are willing to submit to the jurisdiction of the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts, a…

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…

As Senator Mitchell referred to the first 10 amendments to the Constitution of the United States as being man's highest statement of human rights and civil rights, I point out that the 10th of those 10 first amendments was one which…

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…

Mr. President, we have a unique responsibility today, the responsibility to place on one of the highest courts of the United States a person who will serve for the balance of her natural life. I am very honored to have the opportunity to…

I rise today to introduce a bill to speed up Federal construction projects. My bill is similar to a Florida State law which speeds up funding for State construction projects. The purpose was to accelerate the progress of getting capital…

far too many individuals do not contemplate the financial, health, and social implications and consequences of their retirement years. The majority of Americans do not plan comprehensively for their retirement; they do not consider the…

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…

Thank you, Mr. President. I appreciate my good friend and colleague from Illinois providing me this time to discuss the balanced budget amendment, primarily from the perspective of its significance as an intergenerational contract. But…

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…

That document just underscores what the consequences will be if we do not adopt this amendment. I assume the logic of that statement of the consequences of adopting this amendment is that we should not adopt this amendment and that we…

Justice Barkett, in her dissent suggested, first, the fact that there was a different standard under State equal protection than under the Federal equal protection. She makes, frankly, a point which I as a Floridian am very proud--that the…

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 am pleased to support the amendment offered by the Senator from Arizona [Mr. McCain]. This amendment would rescind highway demonstration projects which have not begun construction. The list, submitted by President Clinton as part of the…

today I am introducing the Criminal Aliens Federal Responsibility Act of 1994 with my colleagues Senators D'Amato, Mack, Feinstein, Bryan, Boxer, McCain, and Hutchison. The legislation is similar to an amendment I successfully offered to…

I am very appreciative of the way in which this Congress... dealt with the crisis that we faced in Florida after Hurricane Andrew. For that I am extremely appreciative. I do not believe, however, that the action we are proposing today is…

I will quote one paragraph from this article. The headline-grabbing news in the CBO report was that the Clinton plan would not reduce the budget deficit by $59 billion over the next five years, as the administration had estimated, but…

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.

Thank you Mr. President. Mr. President, I rise in support of the amendment. First, I wish to state to my colleagues and friends from California that it certainly is not my intention, by supporting the amendment, to add to the difficulty in…

The influence of the Jeffersonian philosophy is illustrated in the fact that, on the day that my father was born--which was in February of 1885, in the immediate aftermath of the Civil War-- the total debt that the country had accumulated…