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I think a better question is, where did it begin? Let us remember that this is the fourth filibuster. This all comes from a proposal that was passed by the Senate with 59 votes--overwhelmingly--and the President of the United States told…
I believe we must be reading from different scripts on this legislation. This is the sixth day of the filibuster from the other side and, if successful, it will keep 14 million families from opening a savings account; it will keep $2.5…
I find this to be exceedingly ironic as I stand here in the midst of the fourth filibuster over the last several months orchestrated by the President and his administration to block massive education proposals that vast majorities of the…
But currently, public schools can use tax-exempt bonds for construction. I believe that I can conceptually characterize Senator Graham's interest in that he wanted to add to the category or the function that allows funding for airports…
If the Senator will yield, I believe the majority leader has properly characterized what the discussions have been between both leaders. The majority leader has said the other side can offer its package, which could include Senator…
I thought in closing out this debate over whether or not we can get to this legislation, or whether we will continue to be filibustered, that it would be pretty interesting to compare two approaches about helping American families. One is…
I want to acknowledge one of the most eloquent statements we have heard about education savings accounts that has just been given to us by Senator Torricelli. I particularly applaud his reflection on the caste system that we are in danger…
In fact, my assertion is that public school children attending public schools would be the principal beneficiaries. Seventy percent, according to the Joint Tax Committee, of families--that is about, incidentally, 7 to 10 million of…
The accounts can be used from kindergarten through college, and post college, if the student is suffering from a disability and has an ongoing educational requirement. So it is a full life of education as we know it in America.
for the last hour we have heard from myself and others, Senator Torricelli, about the massive benefits that would come to American families if we enact and make possible the tool of an education savings account for families to use for…
I have enjoyed the remarks by those on the other side of the aisle on behalf of Senator Ford of Kentucky. And indeed, he has been a very large figure here in the U.S. Senate for many, many years. It is very appropriate that he has been…
My last question--and the Senator has already hit on the point--and that is, if you will read some of the material from the opponents, you will think this is legislation exclusively designed to deal with private schools. As the Senator…
it is a bit unexpected that the other side is continuing to filibuster a very common sense educational proposal. We began this odyssey on June 27, 1997, when the Senate passed an amendment offered by myself to create educational savings…
Those who have objected to the proposal have essentially made two cases: One, that this would benefit upper-income individuals. While the Senator is here, I want to point out--I know he will agree--that the criteria for the education…
Mr. President, I consider myself as a person somewhat surprised by the New York Times editorial of Saturday, February 28, 1998; the headline of the editorial, ``Certifiably Wrong On Mexico.'' The Clinton administration does no favor to…
the purpose of these two joint resolutions is to alter the course of our engagement in the drug war, principally as it relates to Mexico. Instead of certifying and saying, ``Here is a message of victory to the two peoples of the two…
colleagues, I rise on this 25th anniversary of the return of the first American POWs from Vietnam to recognize the National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia and the many years and tireless hours Ann…
I should like to address my remarks to my colleague from Connecticut. He appeared yesterday. He has been very facilitating to the effort. I appreciate very much what he and my colleague from Texas are endeavoring to do. As I said to him…
I am proud to join the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Senator Hatch, and others in introducing a constitutional amendment to prohibit the desecration of the flag of the United States of America. In the 104th Congress we fell a…
I would just cite the Federal law that contemporarily governs Washington National. It says: The Federal Government has a continuing but limited interest in the operation of the two Federally-owned airports which serve the travel and cargo…
this amendment would be among those that the sponsors of S. 1575 would oppose. I want to first acknowledge that the Senator from Connecticut in offering his amendment, which is prospective, offered his support of the effort of the sponsors…
once again this argument, which I just simply do not understand, suggesting that the President's family somehow has to come here and seek homage, or lobby the Congress--it is an incredible argument. That family would never do that. Anybody…
I . . . met Governor Reagan shortly after my becoming conservative leader in 1975. Even before then I knew about Governor Reagan because Denis [her husband] had returned home one evening in the late 1960s full of praise for a remarkable…
In the original legislation it's the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The House removed the ``Washington''-- Ronald Reagan National Airport. My amendment was simply in conjunction with that. Yes, just to make it absolutely clear…
of course, during the course of the afternoon we have been talking about very personal praise for his family and the First Lady. But for Ronald Reagan there is a lot of unlikely praise that needs to be acknowledged here today from…
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