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I have been exceedingly critical of the reduction of an investment in drug interdiction. I have been critical of the reduction of our resources available for international narcotics law enforcement. I have been critical of the fact that…
Just to reiterate, we are in the midst of a drug epidemic. This is not a time to undercut the Presidential request for direct funding to the war on narcotics and the war on 8- to 13-year-olds in America--8 to 13 years of age. They are the…
I want to share my feelings on this amendment with those of my distinguished colleague from Alabama. The Senator has made an eloquent case against the amendment which he began last night and has echoed again this morning. I am going to be…
I would like to advise the chairman that we have a recurring problem with regard to supply of raw sugar for cane refineries in the current administration of the sugar program. I would appreciate the chairman's support in reviewing report…
Is the chairman also aware of the fact that it is the Secretary's responsibility to administer the program in such a manner that provides an adequate supply of sugar to satisfy our domestic needs?
This is not about principle. There is no principle involved here. This is pure sabotage.
we heard a really stern leader yesterday talking to both sides of the aisle and to America about getting the job of America's business done. I think he made a very eloquent case in delineating the strategy on the other side of the aisle to…
I had an interesting presentation here this morning, built around what apparently is going to be a Presidential campaign theme, putting families first. Mr. President, we cannot but be reminded of a book written by President Clinton and…
in conclusion, I just wanted to underscore that the only way we are going to relieve the burden on the American family today is to lower the tax level and allow them to keep the wages they earn, which allows them to fulfill the duties and…
I want to pay particular compliment to the Senator from Arizona. I believe he has framed the substance of this issue very succinctly, in a way that is most understanding in the phrasing of the questions for which we must resolve. It was…
I think he has added a very important ingredient. While many citizens, I think, understand how sensitive the FBI files are by their nature, that it is a collection of truth and gospel, nevertheless, recorded in the files, he has hit on a…
on Wednesday, July 3, which, incidentally, was the cost-of-Government day, which means the last day after which an American family finally quit paying Government--July 4 took on a special meaning because it was not only Independence Day…
I think the Governor of Tennessee said it best. The first amendment is protective for the labor movement, for the media, for special interest groups, and one class in American politics has been carved out for denial of first amendment…
I know it has been said many times but I think everybody should see a caution flag go up when the Republican National Committee, the National Taxpayers Union, the National Right to Life Committee, the National Rifle Association, the…
First of all, those who oppose it have articulated their opposition and I think with specious arguments. Second, they want caps on it, they want parameters all around it, so you can draw the conclusion that the effort is to prevent people…
What empowerment means is, not only are dollars going to go further, but the quality of medical care is going to go up, consumers are going to be able to choose, and there is going to be a reaction on the other side of that table or the…
we are now in the 61st day of the objection of Senator Kennedy to the appointment of Senate conferees for health care reform--a commonsense health care reform issue. It raises the question, why ought not everyday citizens be given the…
let me just say that, again, I want to close by talking about the fact that this Congress, the 104th, the Senate and House, has done remarkable work in bringing to the country some relief in the insurance marketplace for health insurance…
I want to go back, if we might, to this issue we are confronted with on health care reform. The situation we are in is this. There are three motions that must be approved in order to get the conferees selected, and they are all debatable…
this past Monday while I was on the Senate floor, I suggested that there should be a relevance between what public policyholders say in the pursuit of seeking higher office and what they do if they are fortunate enough to achieve that. In…
I commend the Senator from Oklahoma for bringing up the issue of Bosnia creep. I am not going to talk about it, but I am sure we are going to hear a lot about that in the near term. Not only is the time in which the troops are there being…
not far from the Capitol, on Constitution, across from the Navy Memorial, is a building that houses the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States and other major artifacts of our beginning. On the outside of the…
In closing, Mr. President, one of the speakers a little earlier, I think Senator Bennett of Utah, talked about Senator Dole and this desk. Tomorrow Senator Dole will leave his beloved Senate. And I said after his announcement that I would…
I commend all the Senators who have come to the floor and discussed the general premise that there should be a relationship between what officeholders say during the course of seeking the office and what they do once they achieve it. We…
Mr. President, these numbers get to be beyond what, I think, a lot of people can comprehend in their own home or business, but the fact that we have not had a balanced budget has had a massive impact on every family in America. I am going…
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