The sportsmen and hunters in the State of Illinois and those I speak to around the country tend to agree. They want to use their guns legally and safely. They want to keep them away from criminals and children. We put in the provision of…

Despite the length of this amendment, the fact that it has been through 63 or 64 different versions, it is characterized as a constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime victims. In this proposed amendment to the Constitution…

Will the Senator from Vermont also give me his thinking about section 1 of this proposed constitutional amendment which outlines and specifies the constitutional right to "consideration of the interest of the victim that any trial be free…

If we are going to amend the Constitution of the United States to take on this awesome responsibility, a document which all of us have sworn to uphold and defend, should we not be in a situation where there is no other recourse, where we…

Is it not interesting that if we are going to give a constitutional right to a crime victim without defining who that victim might be, we are giving, under this proposed amendment, such things as the right to notice of criminal…

Is it true that the handiwork of James Madison and Thomas Jefferson in crafting the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the wisdom that has endured for over two centuries, is going to be rivaled, or is at least…

Is it not true that every State in the Union has at least a statute or a provision in their constitution protecting the rights of crime victims?

No one was injured in the house of Elian Gonzalez's relatives in Miami. Thank God. But kids are injured every day across America. Twelve children are killed every day across America because of gun violence, and this Republican majority…

as National Immunization Week approaches, I rise today to introduce legislation addressing childhood immunizations. National Immunization Week (April 17-21) recognizes one of the most powerful health care and public health achievements in…

what an interesting world we live in that a Republican Senator and a Democratic Senator can look at a similar issue and see it in so many different ways. I sit here incredulous at times when I hear Republicans on the floor describe their…

this week is the last week the Senate will be in session before we take a break for the Easter holiday. During the period of that break, on April 20, we will remember an anniversary. It is a sad remembrance. It is the 1-year anniversary of…

I offer this amendment and urge the Senate to go on record opposing the George W. Bush tax cut. It is a risky proposal. It threatens our economy. It raids the Social Security trust fund. It provides no funding protection for Social…

I even have it on good authority that they have created new jobs in Texas because of the prosperity coming forth from this administration. I can't believe the Senator from Texas, who is in close touch with his State, hasn't noticed that…

If you have been around politics for about 5 minutes 30 seconds, you know that when you do not have an answer, you answer a question with a question. That is what has happened. Vice President Gore does not propose a $3 gasoline tax…

I carry with me a card which has a record of what is happening under the Clinton-Gore administration. Record budget deficits have been erased. In 1992, the deficit was a record $292 billion. The Congressional Budget Office said it was…

Well, of course, President Clinton was reelected in a rather decisive victory over former Senator Bob Dole. The American people like the way America is moving forward. I am sure it has been painful for Senator Gramm and others who opposed…

Yes, the Senator from Nevada is correct. Despite all the statements to the contrary, Federal taxes have been going down on American families and they have been held to the 1970 level. We have been making real progress in that regard. What…

It indicates that when you are asking the Senator from Texas, Mr. Gramm, for advice on where the economy is going, you ought to do just the opposite. He said the deficit is going up but the deficit went down.

I am happy to make my statement. Senator Gramm came to the floor and waved Vice President Gore's book, saying it calls for a $3 tax increase but could not point out the page. It is not in there, nor is there a statement made by the Vice…

I conclude that a Presidential candidate can assume anything he or she wants to assume. In fairness, if somebody is going to make the cornerstone of their campaign a tax cut, it should make sense and should hold up when anyone analyzes it…

Governor Bush has offered two proposals. The first proposal is the one that we have followed in offering this amendment. He has come back to offer a second proposal starting with 2002. We stuck with his original proposal, which is the…

Is the Senator saying, then, that Presidential candidate George W. Bush is using assumptions that come from neither the CBO or OMB, but much more optimistic ones to justify his massive tax cut?

April 20, 1999, is a day we will remember for a long time in America. That was the day of the Columbine High School shooting. Remember when you first heard about it? You remember the first time you saw the scenes on television, with the…

the hour is late and I have a special sensitivity to the fact that many of the staff people have been here for a long time, and I know we will return to this amendment and debate first thing in the morning. I will make my remarks…

I stand in complete support of his amendment, an amendment very similar to the one offered by my colleague, the Senator from California, in the Budget Committee. It should be kept in context that this budget resolution, without the Roth…