first I respect the sincerity of the President pro tempore and his careful work in this body. I also respect my friend from Oklahoma, Senator Nickles. Let me point out, to just reinforce what Senator Kennedy had to say, that it is those of…

I would point out simply that is the policy of this administration as spelled out in the Wellstone amendment. That is why I am hoping that maybe we can still work out some kind of a compromise with the Senator from Kansas because I do not…

Today we reflect on one of the worst crimes against humanity committed in our century: the Turkish massacre of 1/2 million Armenians beginning in 1915. Nationalism based on notions of ethnic purity is not something most Americans…

Judge Barkett, from every evidence I have seen--and I have gone through the record, I was there for part of the hearing--is eminently well qualified. The charge that she is soft on crime, or does not favor the death penalty--that really…

I am rising because the FBI has, this week, released their hate crimes statistics. Back about 3 years ago we passed legislation to ask the FBI to do this, and they have been doing it. The good news is about twice as many law enforcement…

The National Taxpayers Union just released a poll done of 1,000 Americans asking about this constitutional amendment: Favoring it, 67 percent; opposing it, 18 percent. That is almost 4 to 1. That simply underscores it. Then, in terms of…

just in response to one item mentioned by my friend from Tennessee. He and I agree on Social Security. We differ on the Reid amendment. When he talks about 110 percent of debt versus GDP in 1945 after World War II, what that ignores is…

let me respond just very briefly to my friend and colleague, Senator Kennedy, in his brief remarks. When he says this will result in the President having authority to impound, there is not one word in this amendment that gives the…

I will yield myself 1 minute simply to commend my colleague from Maine for his excellent, logical remarks. And particularly, he is a wordsmith. When he comes up with a phrase, 'fiscal child abuse,' that is precisely what we are doing. We…

first, two points made by my friend--and he is my friend--from Nevada, Senator Reid, on the language of our amendment. We have gone over this carefully in all kinds of hearings. The only language change is the Danforth language on judicial…

Forget GAO projections and all the others. Look at the lifetime net tax rates under alternative policies. Under OMB figures in that budget they just gave us, tax rates for someone my age, 1930--I was born in 1928--but let us say 1930 are…

Such an amendment would be a political mistake. It would allow a mere 40 out of 100 senators and a similar minority in the House to block legislation that would create a deficit. And because the amendment includes no enforcement procedure…