Bob Dole

nearly a year ago, I began working on the Climate Security Act with two Senators, both of whom I also serve with on the Armed Services Committee. As members of that committee, we have worked together to write and pass defense authorization…

I rise to honor those officers from my home State of North Carolina who have lost their lives in the line of duty. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation designating May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in…

I rise today in support of Earth Day. Thirty-eight years ago, 20 million people from across our country celebrated Earth Day for the first time. This has since become an important annual tradition, not only in America, but across the…

my amendment would direct $75 million for ICE to expand the 287(g) program so that more local law enforcement agencies have the resources to identify and help process criminal illegal aliens. To address the problems presented by…

in the time remaining in the 110th Congress, there is still much that can be done to address critical pieces of the massively complex immigration issue. As my good friend, the Senator from Alabama, who made such kind comments, has related…

ever since my days as Deputy Special Assistant to the President for Consumer Affairs in the Nixon administration, followed by 5 years on the Federal Trade Commission, consumer education has been a top priority, especially with regard to…

Harry Truman was wrong. Truman famously defined a statesman as ``a politician who has been dead for 20 years.'' It is a good line, but it wasn't true then, as Truman's own career attests, and it is not true today. That said, we can never…

in America--the land of prosperity and plenty, some people have the misconception that hunger plagues only faraway, undeveloped nations. The reality is that hunger is a silent enemy lurking within 1 in 10 U.S. households. In my home State…

I ask for all of my colleagues to join me in support of Senate approval of the National Guard and Reservists Financial Relief Act. This is a bipartisan effort to extend a critical benefit to our National Guard and reservists, many of whom…

On December 20, 2005, the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act was signed by the President and became law. This legislation established, through the Health Resources and Services Administration, HRSA, the C.W. ``Bill'' Young Cell…

I have just returned from North Carolina where this morning I attended a presentation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement to the North Carolina Sheriffs Association. I heard today, as I have many times before, that ICE resources for…

I said what I have said earlier works at common purpose with SCAAP--the ICE funding--for money on the frontlines, where it is desperately needed by our law enforcement personnel. This is State and local law enforcement.

when I visited with sheriffs across North Carolina over August, one of their main concerns was the lack of detention space to hold criminal aliens when they are apprehended. It is unconscionable that our State and local authorities have to…

this bill seeks revenues for the very laudable State Children's Health Insurance Program by unfairly taxing tobacco products. I urge my colleagues to acknowledge the reality that this tax increase is an irresponsible and fiscally unsound…

increasing the tax on tobacco unfairly burdens low-income Americans. My amendment is simple: It creates a 60-vote budget point of order against any legislation that includes a Federal excise tax increase that would unfairly affect…

nearly every Senator in this body agrees we should not increase the tax burden on low-income individuals and families. Unfortunately, the bill before us would do that by raising the tobacco tax by 156 percent. No other Federal tax hurts…

I am perplexed by what is happening in the Senate these days. Many of my colleagues are calling for a huge tax on tobacco--a product purchased disproportionately more by lower income people. This tax hike is said to provide billions of…

the underlying bill provides over $51 million for training to support implementation of 287(g) agreements. My amendment would make an additional $75 million available for this purpose by providing that a portion of the $294 million already…

I am proposing a commonsense measure to uphold the integrity of Federal elections. My amendment to require voters to show photo identification at the polls would go a long way in minimizing potential for voter fraud. When a fraudulent vote…

I am very concerned that amendments to this bill are being limited because there are many issues that deserve attention in this debate. For instance, in my home State of North Carolina, we have had a number of fatal automobile accidents…

Today is the sixth National Hunger Awareness Day--a day to reflect on the fact that in this Nation alone more than 35 million people are experiencing hunger or are at risk for hunger. It is also a day to recognize the tremendous efforts of…

Well, I never had this many people show up when I was in the House, so this is a big improvement over the 8 years I spent here. I've been trying to get Slattery to use Grecian Formula. Once you get used to the taste, it works very well…

I agree that it is outrageous that the Haiti bill in this package was never considered by any committee in the Senate, never properly debated in a committee or on the Senate floor. No Member has been given an opportunity to offer…

across North Carolina and our Nation, many local communities face the challenge of what to do with blighted lands where factories and businesses once thrived. Though abandoned, these sites still hold great promise for prosperity. In fact…

I am speaking today to offer my unconditional support for the nomination of Frank DeArmon Whitney to serve as a U.S. district judge in the Western District of North Carolina. Mr. Whitney has an impressive record of accomplishment and…