To extinguish a Debt which exists and to avoid contracting more are ideas almost always favored by public feeling and opinion; but to pay Taxes for the one or the other purpose, which are the only means of avoiding the evil, is always more…

The Zero Deficit Plan is a plan for our economic future. The goal is to assure a more secure, prosperous future for us and our children. We are not seeking to balance the budget for its own sake. Reducing government spending and increasing…

the ties between America's ethnic communities and their countries or regions of origin have enriched our foreign policy and our relationships with the world. Developments in their countries or regions of origin have special meaning for our…

Illinois and the Nation recently mourned the loss of Emily Taft Douglas, former Representative from Illinois and widow of Senator Paul Douglas of Illinois, who passed away on Jan. 28 in White Plains, NY, at the age of 94. Emily Taft…

I am submitting an amendment to S. 1773, the Black Lung Benefits Restoration Act for the information and consideration of my colleagues. The amendment would pay for the cost of the Black Lung Benefits Restoration Act by modestly increasing…

I believe that this controversy reflects honest debate about the nature of the job of our bilateral ambassadors. It is true that Larry Lawrence is not an expert on European affairs, and is not fluent in either of Switzerland's two major…

Senator Metzenbaum and I both agree that the committee report language was in error and that the final conference version of the bill should properly reflect the intention of the committee.

this is a practical compromise that we have worked out. The bill calls for mandated paid work. Both the business community and the labor community have indicated they believe paid work in this kind of situation is helpful. There are those…

I simply want to commend my colleague from Pennsylvania who has provided real leadership in this area. He understands it. He knows this is really the key to our Nation moving ahead as we should, and I am very grateful to him.

I am pleased to support the amendment offered by my colleague from South Dakota. I come from rural, sparsely settled southern Illinois. So I have sympathy for what he is trying to do. I point out that it contains permissive language. It…

I concur completely with what my colleague from Massachusetts has to say. Under the amendment by the Senator from Kansas, this would be a 3-year authorization. And it really, you know, takes a little while to get a program up and going…

Let me just underscore the points the Senator from Massachusetts made that I did not make in my opening remarks. This bill affects dropouts, and we have to reach these young people one way or another. We had a very interesting series of…