When the United States leads, others will follow. I am proud to be associated in this regard. Burma Beyond the Pale On JUNE 22, James ``Leo'' Nichols, 65, died in a Burmese prison. His crime--for which he had been jailed for six weeks…

the Senate faces a moment of profound moral choice. We are dealing here with the proposal of the Senator from Kentucky, joined by others, to place the United States emphatically on the side of the freely elected democratic regime of Burma…

Yes. Both Taiwan and South Korea have now established freely elected governments. If they were suddenly to be overthrown by a military coup, our position would have to be, in my view, very different. But it is just such a situation in…

This is very simply a test of how we will respond to democracy denied. For the longest while now, from the time, I would suppose, of Woodrow Wilson's ``Fourteen Points,'' the United States has actively encouraged the spread of democracy…

Cane sugar refining has been around in America since the beginning of the Republic. Christopher Columbus introduced sugarcane from West Africa to Santo Domingo on his second voyage in 1495. Our Nation's leading cane sugar refiner, Domino…

there will be no objection on this side of the aisle to the proposal to strike that will now be made. But may I point out that after a not inconsiderable debate, the Committee on Finance, following the lead of its distinguished chairman…

as I rise today, I find myself thinking of the passage with which Hannah Arendt begins her classic work, ``The Origins of Totalitarianism.'' She speaks of the disasters of the First World War, and then the Second World War, and now the…

If people want to speak, they better show up. There is no Senator on this floor wishing to speak on this matter. I have not been informed of any. I have been told that there might be, but there comes a time when that will no longer do.

today, Israeli Prime Minister Bingamin Netanyahu delivered an important address to Congress in which he outlined his vision of continued close ties between our two democracies and of the peace process between Israel and her neighbors. A…

He used the word ``threat,'' but then said ``promise.'' The point here is that we had an understanding. Would he not agree we had an understanding?

Would he not agree that this can be changed, but that if the bill is to go to conference, since we cannot bring it back up, it is possible for it to go to conference with an understanding on the part of the conferees that they will not…

may I just thank the Senator from Vermont. The remark by Mr. Deyo, ``I'm proud to be a working man. I only wish I could make a living,'' needs to be underscored.

If I could make one inquiry of the Senator from Missouri. There is significant time sensitivity to this issue, is there not? What happens to the SBIC Participating Security Program if we do not resolve this issue soon?

Last year, the Senate voted to terminate section 936 and provide for a 10-year grandfather period, with various restrictions, for existing companies doing business in Puerto Rico. Many of us were uncomfortable leaving Puerto Rico without…

Could I just say that the present reports on the unemployment rate at 5.3 percent and the increasing reports of labor shortages around the country mean if ever there was a moment in which to make this appropriate adjustment, maintaining…

Exactly. What I cannot understand--and I do not think the Senator from Maryland can help me--is that I thought this was all understood 50 years ago. Evidently not. We will find out tomorrow.

I am sure I could speak for the Senate in expressing our appreciation to the Senator from Virginia for his services as an election observer in that distinguished company, and the auspicious outcome. But perhaps not sufficiently noticed, we…

I wanted for say how emphatically I support each of the statements we have just heard. It is embarrassing at this point in the 20th century that we have to go to this effort just to maintain the value of an economic guarantee that has been…

today I join with the chairman of the Committee on Finance in introducing legislation to bring new clarity to the muddled language of U.S. trade policy. The unanimity of support for this legislation is demonstrated by the fact that each…

Raymond W. Kelly may be the most superbly qualified nominee ever nominated to head the enforcement operations of the Treasury Department. From 1992 to 1994, he served as Commissioner of the New York City Police Department, which with…

I do so in the context of a commission created in the 103d Congress, the Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy, which was established to review the whole pattern of the protection of the Nation's intelligence and defense…

this past Monday, the Washington Post reported that Justice Department attorneys have reached a settlement with lawyers representing the estate of Dr. Beatrice Braude concerning monetary damages equitably due for the wrongful dismissal of…

In President Kennedy's proposal for the redevelopment of Pennsylvania Avenue, which we are talking about, he said the avenue "should be lively, friendly, and inviting, as well as dignified and impressive." I think we can achieve that in…

I rise in support of the measure of the Senator from Nevada. I would like to put it in a certain context. The first thing to know, if we are talking about our original plans, is that the L'Enfant plan connects what was termed the…

note that paragraph about Social Security. ``. . . The system can be saved.'' I had read it. I went up to Senator Dole on the floor and said, ``Bob, if you think that, and I think you are right, oughtn't we give it one more try?'' He asked…