Max Cleland

And now nine members of the Senate and millions of Americans around the country are asking George Bush to make one phone call, to his friends here in Texas, and say stop this insanity.

The message, denounce the ad.

I rise today to reflect on a 6 year term in the Senate which has been simultaneously the most challenging, yet most rewarding, experience of my life. I have had the chance to realize a lifelong dream by following in the footsteps of one of…

I find it the height of irony in the midst of our discussion on potential war with Iraq and potential use of force and committing young Americans into harm's way--and I indicated my support yesterday for the bipartisan resolution that…

I can remember two elements to the Powell doctrine. The first is sometimes overlooked. The first should be how to use the American military to stay out of war and, if we do get in it, win quickly. The second part of the Powell doctrine is…

we as Members of the Senate, are now being asked by the Commander in Chief to make the most serious decision we can make: the decision to authorize him potentially to send our young American men and women in the American military into…

Two points. First, the 1998 resolution, which I supported, the Senator from Virginia supported, and most of us supported, called for regime change but did not authorize the use of American military force. This resolution is different…

I rise today to address two timely issues. It is with a heavy heart over the loss of two passengers on a Greyhound bus last night in California and the injury of several others that I turn the attention of the Senate to bus security. This…

I want to express my relief that the long standoff with the Russian Government over American poultry exports has finally been resolved. On March 1, 2002, the Russian Government instituted a ban on American poultry imports and cited safety…

in December 2000, New York Times reporter, John Schwartz, wrote ``When Congress passed a new bill last week requiring virtually every school and library in the nation to install technology to protect minors from adult materials online, it…

I am very pleased to submit a resolution recognizing the value of nurses and the importance of the nursing profession to the Nation's health care system. My legislation expresses the Sense of the Senate that a Nurses Care for America…

I commend the committee's work to support very necessary research in the area of chemical and biological detection, response and defense. I also applaud the committee's recognition that there are many existing good ideas as well as…

in this time of seemingly endless stories of corporate fraud and mismanagement, I would like to take the opportunity to salute a bold step recently taken by one of the world's most respected corporations. As you know, the Coca-Cola…

I echo the eloquent words of the distinguished Senator from Michigan, who has done yeoman service for this body, for seniors and the disabled of America in helping put together and advocate for a meaningful drug benefit under Medicare. And…

As the Senator pointed out, it was in the President's budget request--that the only increase in personnel asked for was about 2,300 personnel in the Marine Corps. That is in the President's budget. That is a request of us which we accede…

It seems to me the President of the United States, in his budget, authorized 2,300 additional personnel and gave the money for that, and we have included that in the Defense authorization bill. What this amendment says is that in the…

No, that is not my understanding. I say to my distinguished colleague from Virginia, my understanding is that this addresses the floor, not the ceiling. It has not been the intent and is not the intent of this amendment to take away from…

In order to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses, Senator Kerry and I are introducing the Senate companion bill to H.R. 203, the "National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act," which passed the House last year…

I am proud to be a part of this body which wisely acted to improve border security last night. As we approach the end of April, I am here today to urge my House colleagues to act on the issue of port security, which the Senate passed…

just last week I read an article that described the practice of online companies placing prices on people's personal information in order to raise revenue. When the Internet revolution began, I do not believe anyone thought the buying and…

As terrorists attacked our shores and bombarded our sense of security on September 11, 2001, Americans, and indeed freedom-loving people everywhere, wondered aloud how the United States would respond. They didn't have to wait long for an…

Thomas Carlyle once said, ``a mystic bond of brotherhood makes all men one.'' In light of the events of September 11, this statement has never rung truer. To see the firefighters, police, and rescue teams working side by side in the…

it is an honor to be in the presence of true greatness in the Senate, to be in the presence of one of the great Senators we have in this body, Senator Ted Kennedy. May I also say, I identify with Senator Orrin Hatch from Utah that in terms…

This amendment will change the title of the Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act of 2001 to the ``Martin Luther King, Jr. Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act of 2001.'' I believe that it is appropriate to name this legislation after the…

I am fortunate to hold the seat of one of this Chamber's giants, Senator Richard B. Russell. Senator Russell understood the importance of strong agriculture policy and he once observed: ``when we strengthen American agriculture, we…