Paul Coverdell

Just 4 years ago, Ronnie stood before you and spoke for what he said might be his last speech at a Republican Convention. Sadly, his words were too prophetic.…

I accept the convictions of my good colleague and his wish that this would not have the taint that it does. Unfortunately, that is what has happened here. Nor is there anything unique here. Just last year I voted for legislation to honor a…

Would you surmise that those students could not have possibly all come from very stable, two-parent families that you might find in some communities?

I understand the leadership on the other side and the NEA are endeavoring to filibuster this proposal, but they will not succeed in the long run. This is going to happen. I do want to respond quickly to several of the remarks of the…

I appreciate the remarks again of my good colleague from Georgia, Senator Cleland. His remarks have documented the travesty that has occurred here. And, of course, when something like this happens, you have over 2,000 families in Georgia…

I believe the genesis of American glory is that we have been a free people. I have said more than once that an uneducated people cannot be free. An uneducated people cannot be free.

During a recent meeting in my home State of Georgia, a young woman approached me to express her concerns and hope that we can soon eradicate drugs from her home town of Cordele, GA. Her comments were written down on a piece of paper and…

I would like to direct the attention of my colleagues to the work of the Centers for Disease Control [CDC] located in Atlanta, GA. As you all are aware, the CDC is dedicated to the public health--providing valuable resources for disease…

Yes; I agree that the Department of Agriculture has spearheaded efforts in this area, and that the Department of Health and Human Services should consult and coordinate with the Department of Agriculture so that these funds are utilized in…

The reason that it is possible, I would say probable, is that unbeknownst to me until very recently but long known in the industry, the University of Georgia has been among the several isolated universities that has advanced research on…

I also thank Chairman Bond for including S. 925, the Women's Small Business Programs Act of 1997 that I introduced earlier this year, in the Small Business Reauthorization Act of 1997. My proposal will expand the pool of resources…

The certification process is not perfect. The Foreign Relations Committee has committed to hearings on this. That is the appropriate venue to discuss it. We should not suspend the process without the new place to go or the new system being…

When you talk about savings, in my judgment, the force that has more to do with destroying savings is Uncle Sam. When something marches through an average person's checking account and takes over half, as they do today--a 45-percent tax is…

One last comment. It is my understanding that the total number of jobs in the two bases that BRAC asked be closed were 33,000 at the time of the recommendation and today, almost 2 years later, it is 31,000.

I have been a vigorous supporter of your efforts to fulfill the BRAC recommendations to the Congress, the President, and the Nation, which called for there to be three logistic Air Force bases. Your efforts are to fulfill that…

Not only is it voluntary, but the legislation has strict procedures to guarantee that it is voluntary, and there would be ramifications of severe proportions if an employer were to do anything other than make it voluntary.

You have argued for the need in the new modern workplace for the flexible time and what it does to morale and conflicting schedules, and you said you would not be for this if it was not voluntary.

It is sort of ironic that this Monday afternoon we are beset with Presidential vetoes or threats to veto. He has indicated that he will veto the Family Friendly Workplace Act if it includes flextime, which is what I think most of us feel…

Getting the emergency relief where it needs to go, protecting its ability to do its work, is in the President's hands now because Congress--particularly here in the Senate, but the House as well--has sent a broadly based, broadly agreed-to…

My point is, how much more bipartisan? We don't see that happening here very often. So the emergency relief and all of its provisions, the guarantee you talk about to keep the Government from shutting down, was voted for by the leadership…

Is it not the Senator's understanding that the emergency appropriations Congress passed and sent to the President last week was voted for by the Senate majority leader?

The issue embraced by this amendment is simple but important. In too many schools across our Nation the focus for our children is not on education but survival. Just 2 days ago, as I read from the Washington papers, four teenagers were…

I do think anything we can do that makes it easier for families to be in the workplace--we know they are under enormous duress today, with both parents working--anything we can do to make it more manageable for them we ought to do. Your…

To the contrary. Imagine the hue and cry if the way we were to equalize this was to remove that option from Federal employees so that they would be treated like these other hourly workers. Talk about a hailstorm. They have enjoyed the…

You can go camping. You might have an emergency you are dealing with. You might have a graduation. Again, the point I am making is the principal distinction, and it appears so often between our two sides, is that the legislation of the…