Bob Dole

In their ongoing efforts to frighten the American people, the opponents of regulatory reform continue to spread their distortions through the media. Last night, in a report on ABC's 'World News Tonight,' President Clinton's EPA…

As we discussed earlier, obviously, if the amendments on either side are acceptable, that is certainly satisfactory to both the leaders, because some Members are necessarily absent, and there is no need to punish Members who are not here…

I hope, too. The reason for the cloture motion is to make certain we do finish the bill. If we cannot get cloture, we will not finish the bill on Tuesday. It is my hope we can finish the bill on Tuesday. Let me again indicate to all my…

the only change is that it becomes effective 1 day after the date of enactment in the second-degree amendment. As I stated yesterday, opponents of regulatory reform have avoided the merits and, instead, have engaged in scare tactics. One…

I think this amendment will be accepted. Let me just say for the record here, there is an effort to try to work these things out on a bipartisan basis. We have had some success in this area. I thank the Senator from Michigan for his…

I think this is a clear-cut issue. My view is that the amendment is not necessary. But this is an effort to have the opponents who are really concerned about this bill focus on the issues rather than trying to frighten the American people…

just a short while ago, CNN reported that the so-called U.N. safe area of Srebrenica had fallen--Bosnian Serb tanks have reached the town center and thousands of the 40,000 Bosnians in the enclave have begun to flee. The main argument made…

as anticipated today, President Clinton, in a ceremony at the White House, announced that he was taking steps to normalize U.S. diplomatic relations with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. In his statement, President Clinton cited progress…

I will conclude by saying we have always had the argument that if we lifted the arms embargo, it would result in the fall of these enclaves, these safe havens, and that would lead to humanitarian disaster. That argument is gone today…

as the Serbian advance on Srebrenica continues, the administration, the U.N. bureaucracy, and some of our allies are busy defending their failed approach in Bosnia. They argue that the Bosnians are better off if the U.N. forces stay in…

news reports indicate that President Clinton is on the verge of making a decision about normalizing relations with Vietnam. I understand an announcement may come as soon as tomorrow. Secretary of State Warren Christopher has recommended…

now that we have begun consideration of regulatory reform, the defenders of the status quo have settled on the weapon of last resort: fear. Thus, we have reporters and pundits pronouncing in strident tones ``the rollback of 25 years of…

with respect to the rescissions package, I regret we were unable to pass that, were unable to complete action on the rescissions package because it was something that had broad support on both sides of the aisle, support by the President…

Finally, Mr. President, we have now completed 6 months work in the U.S. Senate and the Congress. Mr. President, as we prepare to return to our States for the July 4 recess, I wanted to take just a minute to review the last 6 months, and to…

Congressman Bill Zeliff has just held 2 days of outstanding hearings on the President's national drug control strategy. I think those hearings were very important, and the American people ought to know what Congressman Zeliff and his…

next Tuesday, in homes, neighborhoods, and communities across the country, Americans will celebrate Independence Day. And since the Senate will not be in session on America's birthday, I wanted to take a minute today to share some very…

victory was declared on Wednesday in the trade negotiations with Japan. But I think a lot of Americans are wondering ``in favor of which side?'' A lot of Americans are wondering exactly what did the United States get after years of tough…

a number of us, including the two leaders, have been trying to figure out some way to accommodate those who have concerns about this bill. But I do not think it is going to happen. So I am going to propound a unanimous-consent request, the…

If the Senator will yield, why not offer the amendment? We have been here almost 2 hours on this measure and nothing has happened except for a lot of discussion. And if the Senators are going to offer amendments, let us offer amendments…

I thought we had been debating the amendments the last 2 hours. I have listened to debate on the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program and counseling program and the job training program now for 2 hours. I do not know how much debate…

I understand the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program is the same as in the vetoed bill. There has not been any change in that. I do not know where the $400 million figure came from. I want to include in the Record at this point a…

let me indicate this is the first time we have had a vote like this all year. I do not like these kinds of votes because it punishes people who are not here for no good reason, but we could not get an agreement to vote on an amendment and…

I just hope this is something on which the leadership, including the Senator from Kentucky, obviously the Senator from Mississippi, Senator Lott, myself, and Senator Daschle, will have some input. It seems to me we have to take some…

I join with all Senators in welcoming Kelly Johnston as secretary of the Senate. For the past 3 years, Kelly has served as staff director of the Senate Republican Policy Committee, where he has won the respect of all Senators--Republican…

at Senator Grassley's request, I have cosponsored the Protection of Children from Computer Pornography Act, which he introduced earlier this week. Since coming to Washington, Senator Grassley has been a leader in the fight to protect our…