Nancy Kassebaum

if I may just restate what this amendment is about. It is an amendment which would bar any Federal funds from being spent to implement the Executive order that was issued by the President last week. That Executive order would effectively…

The Defense Department alone has contracts of value greater than $100,000 with over 20,000 different companies. This Executive order would cover Federal construction projects, potentially colleges and universities with Federal research…

I think what we are debating about is what authority the President has to tilt the balance of what we really have felt was a balance. And I am sympathetic with what the Senator from Iowa is pointing out; that Goodyear worked it out and…

This is not about the Contract With America. This is not about whose side one is on. I would say to the Senator from Wisconsin, what this is about is the ability of the President, by an Executive order, to change the labor law of the land…

I want to respond to several things that have come up during the course of the debate this morning. First, this amendment is not an effort to embarrass the President. Second, I feel strongly that this Executive order sets a precedent that…

So these very workers who were in jeopardy of losing their jobs because the company was going bankrupt now have at least had an opportunity, if they so chose to do so, to work for a company that is productive and is going strong. Whether…

We can debate the differing interpretations of Japanese labor law, but I do think it is different. I just wanted to say that I think it is unfair to compare the two.

First, you implied this Executive order would not affect very many companies, that it will only touch on a few Federal contractors. I notice there is some confusion about this that maybe you can clarify. There has been some question as to…

I offered an amendment that would prevent the President's Executive order on striker replacements from taking effect. I offered the amendment because I am deeply troubled by the precedents that will be set by this Executive order. This is…

I recently received a copy of a speech delivered February 3 by Brian Atwood, Director of the Agency for International Development. He outlines several thoughts on directions for U.S. assistance in Africa. In light of the current debate…

the distinguished Republican leader, Senator Dole, joins with me today in offering this bill to address an injustice that has developed out of current law. The bill would repeal a restriction in the International Air Transportation…

I must say that I am very sensitive to the concerns the Senator has with an industry that is facing some real turmoil in his State and other States. I realize it is a sense-of-the-Senate resolution, and it applies specifically to one…

I agree with the need to enact Federal legislation which will enable the Department of Justice and the Federal judiciary to intervene when protests escalate to the level of violence and destruction that have been directed against abortion…

today I rise in opposition to both amendments that have been offered by the distinguished leadership of the U.S. Senate, both Senator Dole and Senator Mitchell. I do so reluctantly because I support elements of both amendments, but as the…

Tomorrow our Nation mourns the death of President Nixon, our 37th President. I do not know what history's judgment will be on Richard Nixon. He was a man whose personal flaws became the flaws of a deeply troubled Presidency. But his great…

First, I agree with Senator Kennedy that HHS administrators already have considerable authority to approve alternate ways of delivering Head Start services. I would hope that authority is used to meet the differing needs of families in…

I opposed the School-to-Work Opportunities Act when it was considered by the Senate because it will create yet another job training program at a time when we should be reforming the 154 job training programs we already have. I will vote…

I oppose this effort to allow Admiral Kelso to retire from the Navy with a four-star rank. While this is not by any means a simple issue, I do believe it would be a mistake to accord Admiral Kelso the same privilege we have given to others…

I rise to congratulate my colleague from Kansas on this special remembrance of a speech that is no less compelling today than it was a quarter of a century ago. In choosing the topic for his first speech in this body, Senator Dole elected…

I certainly join with the Senator from Rhode Island, the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Pell, in expressing sympathy to the families in his eloquent tribute to those who did lose their lives today over Iraq.

today, together with Senators Dodd, Hatch, and Simon, I am introducing the Better Pharmaceuticals for Children Act. This legislation provides a strong incentive for pharmaceutical companies to conduct pediatric trials for drugs which are…

I, too, wish to thank my colleague from New Hampshire for raising the serious problems posed for many states by the reduction in Federal support for State public health vaccine distribution programs proposed in the administration's fiscal…

I rise in support of the pending legislation to inject competition into the awarding of concessions contracts in our national parks. This reform is good both for taxpayers and for the parks. It would replace a protective Government subsidy…

if I may just respond a moment to the figures again on what has happened as far as the numbers in the general aviation industry. In 1979, there were 13,000 piston airplanes manufactured per year. Today, there are 500. That is where the…

I would just like to say all I really want is a vote and for some time have tried to make the case why we do need to have general aviation product liability. I would make the case also, Mr. President, it is germane to S. 4. S. 4 is an…