Yes, I do. I am very much aware of that. But I am also aware, on December 17, in the context of NATO expansion, a formal document was put out saying, ``we may not have much else but we do have nuclear weapons.''

I couldn't agree more. The EU should be extending membership to Turkey, in my view. Why not? When Europe was in ruins we went to rescue them by creating NATO. Now, by God, it would be not too much to hope that their precious Common…

in the foreseeable future the central strategic object of the United States and the world will be that of controlling the spread of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons in the Near East, in South Asia, in East Asia, and the control of…

I just ask my friend, and I know he will be aware of this, on January 16 this year, the President and the Presidents of the three Baltic States signed the U.S. Baltic Charter of Partnership, which states that the United States welcomes and…

Would the Senator agree that in 1949 the issue facing Western Europe and the United States was not ethnic and religious conflict, it was international communism in the form of the Soviet Union, which had declared ethnic and religious…

I congratulate Chairman Roth for his statement and for once again bringing a Finance Committee bill to the floor that includes ideas supported by members on both sides. And I thank the Chairman for insisting that the appropriate place for…

I wish to associate myself fully with the remarks of my distinguished colleague from New York. Kodak has compiled volumes of evidence, based on more than 100 years of experience in the Japanese market, that clearly document the thicket of…

I want to shout this point at the American people: They are trying to scare you out of your Social Security. You don't think you are going to get it now. Why, I am not sure. But ask anyone on the streets at home. Ask someone in their…

Mr. President, I rise not so much in opposition to the proposal by the esteemed chairman of our committee, as to see if it is not possible to clarify some of these issues. And to welcome the Senate to what should be a substantive…

Under Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, we would march our troops right up the Volga.

This is Kaliningrad right here, cut off from Russia by Lithuania, Belarus, and Latvia. I would like to make a point that the Russians have already asked for passage through Latvia and have not received it. One point about the proposal of…

It would be one of the largest tax cuts in our history, and, in the process, it would put the Social Security System into permanent actuarial balance.

I am sure that the distinguished Senator from Colorado has other appointments he has to meet and will have to leave the floor shortly. But could I congratulate him on his remarks, and to say that we are about to introduce a bill, the…

I do not think there are 100 people in the country who understand the formulas by which you have a higher rate of benefit for persons with lower incomes, but it has been there from the beginning. It is a very progressive program in that…

If you think of the prospect of retirement benefits, and that is real, but something that is not always recognized--I know the Senator understands it--only 62 percent of the beneficiaries of Social Security at this moment are retirees. The…

I wanted to respond to his wonderful, vivid image of an iron ring surrounding Central Europe and facing Russia. Would my friend not agree--and of course, he will agree because it is a fact of geography--that Russian territory will be…

I rise for the purpose of introducing the Social Security Solvency Act of 1998. I do so in the distinguished company of my friend from Nebraska, Senator Kerrey. This is a matter which we have just heard two distinguished Senators from the…

I will begin with the current event of one of the more interesting aspects of life in Moscow at this moment, which is that it is in so many ways much more open than the United States. Their archives are open, and their national security…

if I could say to my friend from Delaware, that is when I became convinced the Soviet Union would not last through the 20th century. When a person of Arkady N. Shevchenko stature defects, it means the system is not working. And it did not…

I wish to salute my distinguished colleagues on the Environment and Public Works Committee, Chairman Chafee of Rhode Island, Senator Baucus of Montana, and Senator Warner of Virginia, for their leadership and vision in crafting ISTEA II. I…

I rise to pay tribute to Eric Breindel, a proud son of New York who was taken from us all too suddenly and all too soon this past Saturday. Eric lived life at a hectic pace, almost as if he knew that his years would be so painfully limited…

might I rise in the spirit of the chairman's wish and the Senate's clear interest that we move ahead and get this work done. It is almost finished. This is an absolutely indispensable title. It provides the money for the programs that have…

There are just some days you have nothing but luck around here. Might I just thank the managers for having agreed to the amendment. I am sure Senator Specter would want to be associated with this. I make the point for the record that in…

If the Report of the Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy is to serve any large purpose, it is to introduce the public to the thought that secrecy is a mode of regulation. In truth, it is the ultimate mode, for the…

Last year the number of officials with the authority to classify documents originally decreased by 959 to 4,420. Presumably, this should reduce the number of classifications, but the number of classifications increased by nearly…