Dan Coats

I am more than honored to come to the floor today to pay tribute to our senior Senator, Senator Thurmond, who has achieved such an outstanding milestone. Last September 6, I had the privilege of being at Oriole stadium in Baltimore to…

My good wife, who has supported my efforts in Congress for 17 years now, who has missed many events, and has done a lot of waiting for me to vote and to come home, is graduating this evening with a master's degree from Johns Hopkins…

I also want to use this opportunity to explain why I would have, if I am to miss the vote, opposed the budget resolution. I have examined this very, very carefully. In fact, I have tried to come up with sufficient reasons to support the…

education is, for many of us, a top priority. S. 1, the first bill introduced in the 105th Congress evidenced that fact. The rhetoric from our President would seem to indicate that education was also his top priority, yet at this very…

So here we are on this floor debating something that is very much in the role of the Senate. If it is not in the role of a Senator to make moral judgments, then we might as well close the place up because there is very little else to do…

this evening I should like to take just a very few moments to report, along with my colleague from Connecticut, Senator Lieberman, on the recently released Quadrennial Defense Review. It was released today by the Secretary of Defense. It…

I wanted to comment on this particular legislation. Mr. President, I, like most Members, if not all Members, have been back at home discussing at official forums, school meetings, and with teachers, educators, parents, and students the…

I had the privilege of being designated as a delegate to that summit conference in Philadelphia, and as a delegate attended various meetings, shared time with the President and former Presidents who were there, along with Colin Powell, and…

the American dream has been to be prudent, to save, to try to make life better for your children and your grandchildren than it has been for you. The current inheritance tax system takes away that American dream--the dream that one…

I rise in support of H.R. 1003 and I urge my fellow Senators also to vote in favor of this legislation. This bill simply prohibits the use of Federal funds for the controversial and immoral practice of assisted suicide. It rightly keeps…

Mr. President, I generally believe that the Senate floor should be a place to talk about issues, not about scandals. So my first inclination is to voice my support for an independent counsel and hope the process will take its course. The…

This coming Wednesday, Mr. President, March 19, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments on the constitutionality of the Communications Decency Act. This act was passed by this Senate in the last Congress by an overwhelmingly…

I think that is an unfortunate development because, clearly, there is bipartisan support for that effort. Members of both the Republican and Democrat Parties are on record and have made public statements saying that they believe this…

this past Thursday the Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing on the current television rating system. I want to commend Senator McCain for calling that hearing. It was very instructional for all of us. What was apparent from that…

over the last 15 years, the balanced budget amendment has been debated over and over again in this Chamber. Members of one or both Chambers of Congress actually have voted on this proposal six times. The arguments, by this point, are…

I will comment on another article in the New York Times which is titled, ``An Abortion Rights Advocate Says He Lied About Procedure'' of partial-birth abortions. Many here remember the very heated and controversial and difficult and…

I am pleased that they are willing to revisit the issue. It is an issue that I think deserve revisiting. I want to correct some information that might be misconstrued, as referenced by the Senator from California--the fact that, if we…

I intend to take additional time later to talk about the constitutionality of the Communications Decency Act, and to restate the case for why I believe it will pass constitutional muster. This is something that we have to be vigilant on…

the occasion of Ambassador Albright's imminent confirmation as Secretary of State raises some deep concerns regarding this administration's foreign policy. While I believe there is much to be admired about Ambassador Albright--she has a…

This section is intended to give the States flexibility in this area by not requiring them to seek to reunify a parent convicted of a serious and violent crime against his child, with that surviving child or other children. States may…

The two provisions you have described have caused problems for some States. The Department of Health and Human Services has moved to disqualify certain States from CAPTA funding based on the State's accommodation of the religious treatment…

Yes. Since this is entirely a matter of State law, States are free to consider whatever mitigating circumstances they would like.

Yes it does. In addition, the bill gives States sole discretion over case-by-case determinations relating to the exercise of authority in this area. No State is foreclosed from considering parents use of treatment by spiritual means. No…

But that is misdirected love. True love goes beyond ourselves. It reaches out in love of others. This vote is an appeal to a higher purpose, what Lincoln said "is the better angels of our nature." I appeal to my colleagues, for the sake of…

Mr. President, I take this opportunity to thank my friend and colleague, Senator Coats, for submitting this statement on my behalf while I am absent from the Senate due to my accident. During this important debate on the override of the…