Tom Harkin

But it can only be done if you have that level playing field. I think we have that level field. There is nothing in section 8(a)(2) now that prohibits management and labor from getting together to discuss these items and to have working…

I believe President Clinton should begin to look for new leadership to head the Federal Reserve System. Raising the living standards and the real wages of ordinary Americans is our primary economic challenge. But the policy of the Federal…

I would not mind supporting conservation. I have been a strong proponent of conservation. We do not know what it is. There has been no explanation. How many millions of dollars is it going to cost?

Then those supplies of grain are available, so we avoid severe shortages and extremely high prices. Mr. President, there is an estimate by the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute that, in connection with the 1988 drought, that…

The modification I sent to the desk was simply to strike the provision on the farmer-owned reserve and that leaves the amendment to strike section 505, which is striking that portion of the bill that raises the interest rates to farmers. I…

I asked him, ``Given those two options, which would you prefer? Which would the Farm Bureau be for?'' He said they would prefer the Clinton budget. Now it seems like there is another big turnaround where they want this so-called freedom to…

I ask the Senator again, with his long experience in the area of inspectors general and what they do, is it not true that this is real money we are talking about? In other words, we always pass bills and they say this is going to save us…

If we have an amendment--and I do have an amendment that no one can argue does not save us money. It saves money by getting the Office of Inspector General funded so they can go after waste, fraud and abuse. I have a letter from her dated…

I, being the parent of two teenage daughters, am as concerned as he is about the lyrics I hear on some of these songs promoting the use of drugs, such as marijuana. I cannot add to anything my friend from Utah said, except I heard him say…

I thank the Senator. It is also my understanding that the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 includes a definition of the term Federal intergovernmental mandate and this definition explicitly excludes discretionary grant programs--except…

The ADA and sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 are civil rights statutes protecting individuals from discrimination on the basis of disability. It is my understanding that these statutes are explicitly excluded from…

I listened carefully earlier when the Senator was going through his charts about the decline in middle income, and the disparity in who is getting the money in our country. I was intrigued by the charts and how up until the 1960's, I…

And it shows that we basically all increased at the same rate, no matter what income level.

No. Because there are times when a President can, in fact, issue Executive orders. I am not speaking out against this one either.

Again the Senator was here in 1992 when President Bush issued Executive Order No. 12818, October 1992, that prohibits prehire agreements in Federal contracts. These are collective bargaining agreements that set labor standards for…

But they have the right to strike and they can strike and they cannot be permanently replaced. It is against labor law in Japan to have a striking worker permanently replaced.

I believe we need to set the record straight about where the Senate stands on this critical point.

So it is not just an amendment dealing with measures that could be detrimental to children. It is also saying, how might a bill help them? So if a bill came up, and the question arose: How can we help children, make sure they have an…

In other words, if the bill enhanced the well-being of children, that report would point that out, too?

In fact, the Department of Labor has had the Federal Mediation Service working on this case for quite some months. They have been working in good faith to try to resolve these differences. They have been very close. There is not that much…

I wish to propound a question. Under the Constitution then, under the clause that each body can establish its own rules, inquiry: Can the Senate establish a rule that is clearly in contradiction to the Constitution of the United States?

I had checked on this legislative day. The response that I got was what difference does it make? If we are going to filibuster, we might as well do it on a motion to proceed as anything else. It does not make any difference. In other…

I respond to the Senator by saying that that has been a problem. But I would also note that last year there were three or four instances--I am a little unclear--of when the filibuster was used on disagreeing with amendments of the House…

Senator Gorton and I are pleased to have our concern for the Byrne program reflected in this budget. Chairman Sasser has done a great service to local law enforcement efforts by making sure the conference report fully funding this program…

I wish to make it clear that it does not in any way imply that we should reduce function 050. It does not say that in the sense-of-the-Senate resolution. It just says that it is the sense of the Senate that we should not fund Star Wars at…