As the Senator will recall, we took this international legitimacy as a basis for our literally asking other nations all around the globe to pay the bulk of the moneys for Desert Storm. As I recall, over $50 billion was collected from…

The Senator has stated the options all too vividly; namely, we respond to security crises by ourselves or we say nothing is going to happen in the world. And worse still, we lose the option, if we do not have the United Nations, of going…

Of course, one of the most vivid and recent experiences was that in Bosnia, to which our country for some time did not wish to commit forces, did not wish to commit NATO or get a vote of our NATO allies. So, as a result, other nations…

I intend to work with the ranking member of the Agriculture Committee, Senator Harkin, to craft a bill that will comply with the bipartisan budget agreement's food stamp provisions.

the celebration of the life and recordbreaking Senate career of Senator Strom Thurmond gives each of us an opportunity to underline strengths of our friend and our colleague which we should emulate. Senator Thurmond is the oldest of our…

I support the nomination of Ann Jorgensen to the Farm Credit Administration Board of Directors and Lowell Junkins to the Farmer Mac Board of Directors. Both nominees appeared before the Agriculture Committee on April 10 and both were…

I voted in committee to support the CFE Flank Document and the accompanying resolution of ratification that was reported favorably by the Committee on Foreign Relations last week. Let me review a few of the issues that commanded committee…

I am sensitive to the concerns expressed by my colleagues. At the same time, significant reforms were made to USDA lending programs by the 1996 FAIR Act. I want to maintain the integrity of these reforms, and therefore believe that any…

I believe that is a constructive idea. The committee will review not only the issues raised by the Senator from South Dakota and our other colleagues, but potentially also other issues relating to rural credit, including the effectiveness…

Mr. President, the objective of the Chemical Weapons Convention, the debate that we are involved in now, is leadership, a question of leadership by our country. We can take a look at all the exceptions and the negative views, but the very…

the condition we are discussing, all Senators by this time, I am certain, understand, requires the President to certify that the parties to the convention have agreed to strike article X of the convention and amend article XI of the…

I introduce, by request, on behalf of Senator Biden and myself, the Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act. The Chemical Weapons Convention was signed by the United States on January 13, 1993, and was submitted by President Clinton…

As we commence the 105th Congress and take up, as we surely will, issues with regard to national missile defense and theater missile defense, a key question is whether continued adherence to the ABM Treaty, in its original or a modified…

On April 29, 1997 the multilateral Chemical Weapons Convention [CWC] that bans the development, production, acquisition, stockpiling, use, and direct or indirect transfer of chemical weapons to anyone will enter into force whether or not…

I am pleased to introduce three bills aimed at eliminating the burden that estate and gift taxes place on our economy. My first bill would repeal the estate and gift taxes outright. My second bill would phase out the estate tax over 5…

I am pleased that the Animal Drug Availability Act (S. 773) is before the full Senate for consideration today. As an original cosponsor of this legislation, I recognize the need for reform of the Food and Drug Administration [FDA] animal…

As the Senate moves to a conference with the House of Representatives on the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 1996, I am hopeful conferees will give thoughtful consideration to the provisions included in the manager's…

I join the Sentor in urging the President to fill the vacancy on the FCS Board. The vacancy on the Board has existed for over a year now and the Board's daily oversight of the safety and soundness of the farm credit system would be greatly…

The Senator is correct that a vacancy has existed on the three-member Farm Credit Administration Board since March 31, 1995. The Senate majority leader, Bob Dole, sent the name of Ann Jorgenson to the President in June 1995 to fill a…

as we end the debate on the welfare reform conference report, I would like to make several acknowledgements of effort in bringing forward this truly historic legislation. First, I want to congratulate Chairman Domenici and Chairman Roth…

Yes, the chairman of the Appropriations Committee is correct. In addition, given the clear statutory eligibility requirements of this particular program, I can see no reason why eligibility could not be determined in the application…

Today, the Senate takes final action on the Food Quality Protection Act. The legislation before us today passed the House on July 23 by a vote of 417 to 0. I commend our colleagues in the House for this bipartisan compromise to reform the…

It is clearly not the intent of Congress to penalize supermarkets for failure to display the information. It is our intent, however, for grocery stores to serve as a conduit for the display and dissemination of this information to the…

Senator Simpson raises a valid issue regarding the interpretation of section 663 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996. Although I disagree with your statement that the statute is not clear on this point, I agree…

prior to the Fourth of July recess, the Senate passed an amendment to the DOD authorization bill offered by Senators Nunn and Domenici and myself that was entitled the ``Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996.'' The vote…