Paul Coverdell

Under this title, parents will have more control over their children's education through IRA-style savings accounts.

Despite the fierce opposition of our opponents, we will continue our fight to bring the best education possible within the reach of every American child.

This legislation represents the Republican vision how we can improve educational opportunities for every American child.

day before yesterday, our conference introduced our agenda for the 106th Congress. We all know that the Senate is in a very stressful period. But we have said time and time again that the people's business is going to continue. If…

there is an important part of the legislative process that the public rarely gets a chance to see. I am talking about the many dedicated staff people, on both sides of the aisle, who work tirelessly to help the Senate conduct the Nation's…

today I join Senator Coats and Senator McCain in submitting a Senate Resolution renouncing the recent proposal by the Administration to expand methadone maintenance programs. Methadone is a so-called ``treatment'' for heroin addiction…

it is my understanding as well, that both the Chief of Engineer's Tier I Environmental Impact Statement and Feasibility Report provide for the establishment of a stakeholders' evaluation group which will have early and consistent…

I rise to request that the Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee help me to clarify the intent of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project authorization that appears in Section 102 of the 1998 Water Resources…

today the Senate passed H.R. 2614, the Reading Excellence Act, and I rise in celebration for the many Americans this important legislation will help. Reading is critical to every aspect of life, especially as we move into the high-tech…

I have read and agree with the subcommittee's views on improving the efficiency of Nuclear Regulation Commission regulation. There is significant evidence that different, but equally protective, approaches to regulation could result in…

Mr. President, Peace Corps volunteers are some of our best ambassadors to the world. They represent the finest characteristics of the American people: a strong work ethic, generosity of spirit, a commitment to service, and an approach to…

I have just returned from a disaster area in our State. It is the most emotional difficulty, I believe, with which I have ever dealt. And I have dealt with a 1000-year flood and a 500-year flood. Back-to-back crises like this are enormous…

I thank my good friend. Over the past several years, all of us have seen news accounts of regular, average citizens who have become the targets of grueling IRS audits. These individuals were neither wealthy nor powerful; in fact, they were…

I rise today to speak on a concurrent resolution I have submitted, the subject of which is important not only to my constituents, but to anyone who stands by the Constitution of the United States. Ironically, while in England last May…

This amendment is a common sense correction of a barrier veterans face when applying for financial aid from colleges and universities. Currently, educational benefits veterans receive under the Montgomery GI bill count as a financial…

I rise today to speak on a resolution I introduced honoring the heroes of the Berlin Airlift. Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of this great undertaking. This massive Allied effort to provide relief to a post war Berlin held hostage by…

As a resident of the Carver Homes Public Housing Community since 1955, I have witnessed generations of young African Americans grow up in one our Nation's poorest neighborhoods. In the 1980s, I fought the epidemic of crack cocaine among…

just to expand on what the Senator from Colorado said, we talked earlier about the 14 million families that would save up to $12 billion. And those dollars can be used for any educational purpose. As the Senator from Colorado alluded, it…

Last year, with the President's cooperation, Congress initiated and he signed an education savings account that was only $500, and only for higher education. This proposal... says that we will make the $500 go up to $2,000. You can save…

Mr. President, 70 percent of the 14 million families, 11 million families who open these accounts will have students in public schools... Fifty percent of the money will support children in public schools, and 50 percent will support…

I also extend my thanks to the chairman of the Finance Committee for his untiring support and patience throughout the long deliberations and for his contributions not only to this education program we have before us but in the area of…

You alluded, Senator, to the gift from the grandparent, but you introduced the debate with the suggestion this could be a form of union negotiations, which I think it would. I just want to point out two points: The $12 billion we cite is…

I understand the potential safety problems involved in the ``order to land'' provisions, and I agree that we cannot jeopardize the safety of aircraft flying near the border for innocent purposes. I understand that we can achieve the goal…

I was encouraged to stop by a female youth detention center in the middle of my State. I really didn't expect that much from the meeting, but they gathered about 20 of the inmates. Their ages were 12 to 16. They were each given the…

One, as I said a moment ago, I am not very encouraged where we are because this initiative has fallen poorly against the goals of the Congress and the administration over the last 6 years. The interdiction budget has dropped from over $1…