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I am pleased tonight we are confirming two of President Bush's judicial nominees from my home State of North Carolina, Allyson Duncan to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and Louise Flanagan to the Eastern District of North Carolina. Our…
Louise Flanagan is the first woman to serve as a district court judge for North Carolina's Eastern District. Serving as a magistrate judge for the Eastern District since 1995, Louise Flanagan is consistently praised by her colleagues on…
Today the Senate must make a decision that will affect the entire state of our health care system. For years, America has enjoyed world-class health care. We have led the way in cures and treatments, we have developed the latest and the…
last evening we received the news of the passing of a dear friend and leader in this Chamber, Strom Thurmond. Strom Thurmond retired this year at the age of 100 after more than half a century serving the people of South Carolina and our…
I am honored today to talk about a pioneer for North Carolina in the field of journalism . . . the late David Brinkley. David died on June 12, at the age of 82, from complications resulting from a fall. He was laid to rest in his beloved…
I want to explain why I was necessarily absent from the June 13 vote on the confirmation of R. Hewitt Pate to be an Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust. At the time the vote took place, I was speaking to the Flue Cured Tobacco…
I rise in favor of a Medicare prescription drug benefit. We live in different times now. Thirty-eight years ago when the Medicare Program was created, most people were treated in hospitals. Many illnesses were untreatable, and the average…
I rise in favor of the Graham amendment to S. 14, the omnibus Energy bill. My State like so many others, is going through a painful economic transition. We have lost tens of thousands of jobs in textiles and the furniture industry, family…
Sometimes the produce cannot be sold. Sometimes it is underweight or not a perfect shape, like this sweet potato I show you in my hand. This would be rejected because it is not the exact specification. Other times it is simply surplus…
Hunger is the silent enemy lurking within too many American homes. It is a tragedy I have seen firsthand and far too many times throughout my life in public service. This is not a new issue. In 1969, while I was serving as Deputy Assistant…
I rise tonight to express by great admiration and appreciation for Dr. Lloyd Ogilvie, a man who has served the Senate, and our country, with great dignity and honor. Bob and I have treasured our friendship with Lloyd and Mary Jane through…
To date, nearly 40,000 men and women from North Carolina's military bases have been deployed for duty in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Last month, as a new member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, I visited three of our military…
I rise to pay tribute to the excellent work of our intelligence services in capturing Khalid Shaikh Mohammed. This is a major triumph in the war on terror. Our officers from the Central Intelligence Agency and Federal Bureau of…
in North Carolina the Kinston Free Press and the Winston-Salem Journal have called on Democrats to stop this filibuster. Even a student writer for the University of North Carolina school paper took the time to write about it and criticize…
I understand the severe budget restraints you and the committee were working under to produce this final bill. I wish that the committee had been able to fund this very important measure. Since 1996, 65,7000 jobs have been lost in North…
I thank the Senator for that pledge to work with me. The health and welfare of thousands of hard-working North Carolina families depends on enforcing the textile trade agreements we now have in force. I will continue to stay in close…
That is why you are seldom asked to be an after dinner speaker. [Laughter.] Mr. President, I think sometimes around here we think we have to have everything. "We have to have total victory. I will not settle for less. It has to be my way…
When the Senate passes the fiscal year 1997 budget resolution, it will be doing important work because no policy is more important to the economic future of all Americans, and particularly to the future of our children, than a balanced…
I want to go back 136 years ago this summer. A committee arrived in Springfield, IL--Senator Simon probably knows the story--and it formally notified Abraham Lincoln that the Republican Party had nominated him to run for President. History…
I will just say, again, a word about the WTO modification, the World Trade Organization. As I indicated earlier this morning, it seems to me it is not a partisan measure. It just gives Congress some input, some authority and some…
last Wednesday the Medicare trustees released their report on the state of the Medicare trust fund, and the report was grim. Instead of going bankrupt in 2002, as they previously forecasted, the trustees conclude that Medicare will go…
on April 14, 1969, I gave my first speech on the Senate floor. I spoke about people with disabilities--the challenges they face in their daily lives and how appropriate services can make a big difference by giving them a shot at…
as I prepare to leave an institution in which I have served for over 35 years, I am mindful that in many ways the public has lost confidence in the ability of legislators to represent their interests, not special interests. We should not…
Later today I will introduce a bipartisan commission bill on campaign finance reform, something I talked about in 1990--not last week or last year, and it is in the Record. In fact, Senator Mitchell and I even experimented with our own…
I guess it is hard to pay tribute to my colleague, Senator Kassebaum, because she has done such an outstanding job. And there is no question about it. She is the most popular politician we have had in our State--the most popular…
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