Sen. Bob Graham: “In case after case that has been cited on the principle that Justice Barkett is not following precedent, those are the…”

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…

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…

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…

Second, Mr. President, we are concerned about the deficit because of the uncertainty as to the future caused by the deficit and therefore a tendency to focus on short-term rather than long-term issues. One of the characteristics of the…