I thank the President. I am happy to stand this morning in support of the pending amendment before the U.S. Senate to this tobacco legislation. It is an amendment offered by Senator DeWine, Republican of Ohio, and myself, a bipartisan…

This conference report is truly historic. It makes the largest investment to date in our nation's aging infrastructure, $216 billion over the next six years. In short, this conference report increases the State of Illinois' total ISTEA…

I think it is more likely a public health agency will try to reduce those numbers. I can recall a few years ago the tobacco companies said, ``We are going to stop marketing to kids, and we are going to tell these kids we don't want their…

The Senator from Kentucky raises a dilemma, and that is: How much could we trust the tobacco industry coming up with the goal?

This bipartisan bill is the product of the Commerce Committee, crafted by Senators McCain, Kerry, Hollings, and others in an effort to do something historic to reduce the number of teenagers and children in America who are lured into the…

I say to those who are joining in the minifilibusters that the clock may be on their side but history is not. They are on the wrong side of history in supporting the positions of the tobacco companies. Pick up the morning paper and take a…

let me say to my friend, the Senator from Utah, I appreciated his oration and his irritation. He plays a valuable role in the Senate, and he raises issues that are important to all of us regardless of on which side of the aisle we fall…

The tobacco companies will have to call their attorneys in and make an adjustment under your act?

I say to the Senator the money that comes into this comes from tobacco companies which have made a profit at the expense of children and Americans for a long period of time.

But in a courtroom, it is a different story. In a courtroom, it is one attorney against another. It is a jury of peers, 12 Americans sitting in judgment, and that is when the tobacco companies are being brought to their knees. They could…

How will the Senator possibly monitor that and police that in terms of the banks and hoards of attorneys who represent these tobacco companies? In the issue of the plaintiffs, we clearly have a case with an attorney general and we have a…

many good reasons have been stated on the floor for the passage of this important legislation. I hold in my hand convincing evidence. It is an unsolicited e-mail sent to my Senate computer a few weeks ago. It boasts that they will offer…

I agree with him completely. We now know that the caseload in bankruptcy courts has been growing every single year. It really taxes the system, and if not in this legislation, in the following bill I hope we will provide the resources to…

it is a pleasure to stand in support of this legislation. Senator Grassley and I have worked on it, but I want to give him the lion's share of the credit because this was his notion, his concept, and he has developed it into a very good…

I received a letter in my Senatorial office in Illinois from a young woman who owned a business right outside the City of Chicago. She told a story of having her long-distance carrier changed without her permission, how it ended up costing…

let me rise and first thank the Appropriations Committee for the work on this bill. I will not be able to vote for it for two reasons. First, I find it interesting that after a week of debate in this Chamber and a lengthy discussion about…

I come to speak in morning business on an issue that I believe is of great importance to many families across the United States. It is the question of health care. Many people watch the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives and wonder…

I stand this morning not to give a long speech, even by Senate standards, but I would like to say I hope all Members of the Senate will put this debate into its historical context. This may be one of the most important foreign policy…

I concur with most of what has been said here. I read this resolution, and it is hard to argue with a resolution that is praising marriage and the married. I think we are all for that. Anything in the law of this land, whether tax law or…

I hope we can do everything in our power to make the Tax Code not only friendly to those who are married but more progressive so that those in the lower- and middle-income categories get a helping hand from the Federal Government instead…

I hope those who are listening to this debate understand the issue that is at stake here. It is the care of our children. When Senator Domenici speaks about 4.5 percent of the Federal budget going to the care of our children, that is not…

the tragedy which occurred in Jonesboro, AR, this week raises many questions. Two come to mind immediately. Why do children kill? I do not know the answer to that. I have heard a variety of opinions from people who suggest that violent…

Mr. President, we are debating something of historic proportion, and that is the question of whether or not the NATO alliance shall be enlarged to include three countries. At this point, those three countries are Poland, Hungary, and the…

I thank him for the conversation we had over the last several days about a matter of concern to me and I hope to the Senate. My objection to your unanimous consent request is not based on the belief we should be doing less business but in…

I seek recognition to speak to an issue which involves our Executive Calendar. Since November of last year, there have been two names pending on this calendar of judicial appointees for my home State of Illinois. One is Patrick Murphy, of…