So, let me ask the Senator a question. If the code, in fact, benefits more families who get married--in other words, their taxes go down--than those who are penalized by getting married, the Senator from Minnesota is not suggesting that we…

First, there is no requirement, and if there were, it is unenforceable. So this really is eyewash. This is an opportunity to have something to vote for, but the real something is coming. It is the amendment by the Senator from California…

I have been working with the Senator from Idaho, and I think we have reached an agreement on this, in which we provide language that says if a person who comes to the United States on a non-immigrant visa is in possession of a hunting…

the $100 million we have invested is for the hardware for the computers. It now costs $13 to $16 every time they do a background check. I think the people should pay for it. The Senator from New Hampshire would take the money out of FBI…

We are a Nation of 265 million people. We are a Nation of 300 million guns-- 300 million guns. As we stand here today in the midst of this debate, approximately half of those guns at this moment in time are accessible to children. They are…

The Senator from California offered an amendment which requires a trigger lock be sold with each handgun in America. The good part is, when it is all over, we get to vote on both of them: The proposal of the Senator from Idaho, which I…

The instant check system was proposed by the National Rifle Association as a way of avoiding the Brady law. They said, ``We will do this by computer; we will punch it in.'' The fellow who is selling the gun, the dealer, will punch in the…

I would like to explain this amendment. It is rather simple, straightforward. It is, again, on the issue of guns. I am hoping now, for the first time today, that we can find some consensus on that issue. And I have spoken to some of my…

All right. I think you saw what I showed you, in violation of the rules, a few minutes ago. I think you understand that this tiny object, which could fit in my hand, which I can't pick up under the rules of the Senate and under objection…

We are trying to set up a computer check across the United States, so if you purchase a firearm, there is a way for States or the Federal Government to check and see whether you have a history of having committed a felony or a history of…

Yes, it is. As a matter of fact, is the Senator aware of the fact that when Mr. Freeh, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee last year, I asked point blank, ``What has your…

That is why we would like to ask the Chairman if he will give us his assurances that the subcommittee will give every consideration to including the House level of funding for this project during conference of this bill.

As we consider the FY 1999 VA-HUD and Independent Agencies Appropriations bill, I would like to call your attention to the serious flooding problems that continue to plague the City of Chicago and its surrounding suburbs, and to urge your…

It is mind-boggling to try to come to grips with the many different agencies and laws that apply to food safety inspection in America. To think that there are some six different Federal agencies with the responsibility of food inspection…

The reason I raise that question is that during the course of the debate there have been some questions raised about whether we are restricting the power of the United States to deal with questions of terrorism and national security. I…

I want to thank Chairman Cochran and Senator Bumpers for accepting the amendment I offered to ban egg repackaging as part of the Agriculture Appropriations Bill. This amendment is a first step in continuing to ensure the safety of the…

If I could ask the Senator to give me a little more information, should this President, or any future President, decide that another nation is guilty of terrorism against the citizens of the United States, and he seeks to apply sanctions…

Is the Senator saying the vote which we are about to take is one where there will be objection to the Senator's motion on procedural grounds, and yet the Senator was not afforded the opportunity to correct any procedural problems?

I rise today in order to engage the chairman of the Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, Senator Cochran, in a brief colloquy regarding the "Orphan Products Research Grant" program. I am pleased to note that the bill before us which…

So, in other words, I recall a gentleman I worked for in Illinois by the name of Cecil Partee, who used to say, ``In politics, for every position you take there is a good reason and a real reason.'' So the good reason many Republicans will…

I thought the hallmark of the New Deal was the willingness to concede that every new idea in the New Deal didn't work. Some of them had to be junked; some of them had to be changed substantially. I was one who voted in favor of the welfare…

I want to tell you, the folks today who are killing this tobacco bill on the floor are on the wrong side of history. In defending the tobacco companies, they are defending the indefensible. In refusing to protect our children, they are…

here we go again. There are people who hate trial lawyers just intuitively and instinctively. I guess the fact that I used to be one before I was elected to the House of Representatives, I kind of take exception to that observation. But I…

for those who have counted out the tobacco lobby, for those who said the tobacco giants are now flat on their backs and have no strength left on Capitol Hill, I am afraid the last vote is an indication that there is still life in that…

I ask the Senator for a clarification on his amendment, which I had a chance to read. The Senator was kind enough to support my amendment to vote against the motion to table and yet there is language in his amendment which suggests that my…