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Dan Coats is a former United States Senator from Indiana, serving from 2011 to 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Coats previously held the same Senate seat from 2001 to 2005. Before his Senate career, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 to 1989. Coats has been involved in various policy areas, including national security and foreign relations, and has been a vocal advocate for a strong defense policy. He also served as the U.S. Ambassador to Germany from 2005 to 2009 under President George W. Bush.
I attempted to offer a compromise amendment partly because I believed, and still do, that the assessment of achieving reading and math standards is important information for parents, school boards, and others involved in education to make…
I note that the ``Child Support Performance and Incentive Act of 1998'' contains a provision which amends the ``Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997.'' This provision deals with how the provision on elimination of geographic barriers to…
What we learned from that symposium, convening experts from all across the political spectrum, different philosophies represented, but experts in the field, including mothers who have spent a great deal of time raising their families and…
the report of the National Defense Panel (NDP) has been tremendously useful to the Congress as we consider the national security requirements for our military today, and into the 21st century. The termination of the National Defense Panel…
That is precisely what I was saying. I appreciate the Senator's experience and involvement with programs that are locally based and really make a difference in people's lives. What I was trying to say here is that we are faced with a…
We are considering an amendment offered by the Senator from Kentucky, which is designed to address one part of the increasingly contentious debate over affirmative action. The Supreme Court's ruling in the Adarand decision most probably…
I rise in support of S. 1601, a bill that would end the cloning of human beings. I urge my colleagues to support and cosponsor this legislation. Many opponents of the bill will label its supporters as anti-technology, anti-science--seeking…
over the past 3 weeks or so, Independent Counsel Ken Starr has been the subject of a sustained attack by individuals speaking on behalf of the President. Judging by some of these statements, it seems there is little that the President's…
we were privileged to be led in our opening prayer today by Reverend Dr. Neal Jones, a fancy title for some of us who know him as ``Pastor Jones.'' I think ``pastor'' is probably the most affectionate and endearing term that anyone can…
on Tuesday of this week, our Nation celebrated Veterans Day. I had the pleasure of returning to Indiana and talking to some of our veterans and speaking to an important group about the meaning of Veterans Day and the contributions veterans…
I thank Senator Grams for his answer. Is this provision intended to limit the Mint's choice of technology in the development of the dollar coin? For instance, could the Mint choose a plated coin rather than a clad coin?
this is the first reform in 30 years at FDA. Obviously, a lot has changed in the industry. New drugs and new devices, new methods of bringing life-saving and health-improving benefits to the American people, and the people of the world. I…
during Senate consideration of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 I, along with Senator James Exon, introduced an amendment to the Act which came to be known as the Communications Decency Act or CDA. This amendment held forth a basic…
If I could just ask one additional question, is there anything in this language that would preclude the Department from giving appropriate consideration to the differences in cost or performance risk particular to the location of the…
I understand that the Senators from Texas and California believe that the requirement to ``ensure''--rather than ``promote''-- cost efficiency in the depots might be interpreted in such a way as to require the Department to withdraw depot…
Then nothing in this language would preclude the Department from retaining a surge capacity to be used in times of military emergency?
Senator Levin, I would like to take a few moments to discuss one of the concerns that has been raised relating to the compromise language on depot maintenance. In particular, I would like to ask a few questions regarding the provisions…
So the bottom line is that this compromise language does not require the Department to withdraw workloads from the private sector and move them to the public depots in order to ensure efficiency?
I am so pleased to join my good friend, Senator Lieberman, in introducing another bill which has as its primary aim the expansion of educational opportunities for children. Senator Lieberman has been a leader in promoting educational…
Today the White House is sponsoring an all-day conference on child care. I believe the President and First Lady have correctly identified this as an important issue to families, and particularly to working families in America. A number of…
we had, I think, a very constructive debate on the school choice issue, scholarships for D.C. children. Unfortunately, while having obtained a majority vote in support of at least a test of a program to provide some educational…
it is interesting that in this debate not one person who is opposed to the scholarship program for D.C. students has come down here and addressed the fundamental issue of this debate. The fundamental issue is, will we give poverty-stricken…
I am pleased that over the last few days we have had the opportunity to debate what I think is a very vital and very important issue, particularly one that affects low-income children in the District of Columbia. We have had a number of…
The amendment is titled the ``District of Columbia Student Opportunity Scholarship'' amendment. It provides opportunity scholarships for children in grades K through 12 for District of Columbia residents whose family incomes are below 185…
Gen. Julius Becton has been charged with reforming education in the District. He deserves our support. But by his own estimates, it will take 5 or 10 years to test his approaches. Similar changes have been promised by five new…
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