Sam Brownback

We have a capacity crisis in our nation's aviation infrastructure, and unless we build new runways and build them faster than we are now, aviation gridlock will become a permanent feature of air travel.

CBO, in January of 1999, said that the 2-year forecast showed a total budget surplus of $2.3 trillion. The surplus announced this year is $5.6 trillion. In that 2-year time period, they more than doubled the size of it. What we are saying…

I personally think this is an area that should be left in the State's constitution and away from bankruptcy law the way it has been for 132 years, and I continue to believe that now. But what has come forward has been a compromise that has…

Ms. Spencer prayed: Lord, my future looks so uncertain. It seems as if everything dear to me has been shaken or removed. He answered me, and said in His word, I will remove what can be shaken so that those things which "cannot be shaken…

It is a great reminder of what Valentine's Day is about when we send cards. Today we celebrate Ash Wednesday. A number of people of different faiths celebrate Ash Wednesday. What is Ash Wednesday about? It comes from a number of references…

I want to talk about a national day of reconciliation. This is an effort by both Houses to identify what needs to be done to reconcile the Nation and past and present problems. We are at the beginning of a new administration and at the…

I note with sadness what took place at Oklahoma State. That was a terrible tragedy. I was reading about it in our papers in Kansas. That happened to Wichita State University about 30 years ago. It still has not really healed. Somehow when…

It is intolerable to have this taking place. Yet, it is Africa, so what happens?

I think it really wants to be better tied to the United States.

I would hope that now we would broaden that relationship and say we will lift the economic sanctions that we have on India.

This is a major victory for women and children subject to violence here and abroad. This is a major piece of legislation for us to be able to pass through this body. To be able to get this legislation passed at this time is a significant…

This is the right time and the right place. We have the wherewithal; we have the ability; we have the need to do this. This body should pass this bill. The President should sign this bill into law and eliminate the marriage penalty tax. I…

I should add that there are many sources of information that only the federal government has the means and resources to tap effectively. Gathering this data may also prove helpful in reducing health care costs, strengthening families, and…

In consideration of the severity of this disease and the paucity of current NIH sponsored research I would certainly hope that the NIH will develop and fund a research initiative in cooperation with the National Eye Institute in to the…

I am interested in dealing with this issue because we have been pressing it for years. We have been talking about it. Some have talked about it in campaigns. Why do we want to tie in 10 other topics? We should not. I hope the Democratic…

I am pleading with the members of the Democratic Party: Let's have a vote. Let's have a great debate. We will debate your bill for 2 hours, ours for 2 hours, vote on both of these, and let's get this moving forward. If they want to pass a…

I am privileged and pleased today to commend to the Senate Judge Carlos Murguia of Kansas City, KS. A native of Kansas City, Carlos Murguia is part of a remarkable family. Every one of his four siblings have earned a law degree from the…

I think the relevant question is how we move forward in this region of the world. That is the issue that we debate.

Armenia has taken about 20 percent of the territory of Azerbaijan. The U.N. has condemned that. And what effectively you have in place is a mutual battle line that has existed between those two. The U.N. has condemned this action and told…

But it is not just that. They also say here the administration strongly supports passage of the Silk Road Strategy Act, which may be added to the bill as an amendment. They appreciate the committee's continued efforts to reduce…

People can look at that. As far as this being a sensitive time in the negotiations, I support peace in the region, but this battle, this fight between the sides, has been going on since 1992. We have had a ceasefire for the last 5 years…

It is time we address this. It is time we address it strongly. It is time we address it clearly and ask two questions: How did we get here, and how do we get out? This is not the culture we were raised in and this is not the culture we…

I wish to address the Senate today on the subject of the violence in Littleton, CO. I note that over the weekend a number of funerals took place, and as I speak another funeral is occurring as a result of the shootings in Littleton, CO. I…

Absolutely. You hear that in any number of cases where people are breaking up, frequently the No. 1 cited problem is financial stress. But it then embellishes and builds into further stresses on them.

The marriage penalty that we are talking about affects nearly 21 million American families, most of them young, starting families. These are all families that make between $20,000 and $70,000 a year. They are two-wage-earner families. So…