Sam Brownback

We are talking about prohibiting the taking of genetic material from outside the human species and injecting it into the human species, to where it can be passed on to future generations. I point out to my colleagues that this is the…

I would just note once more for my colleagues that the area of genetic manipulation, germline therapy, is regulated in animals and in plants but is completely unregulated--there is nothing on it--in humans. Is that a responsible way for us…

next week our nation will celebrate Independence Day. Yet, as we celebrate the land of opportunity that is America, we must keep in mind those who, even in this great nation, do not have the same opportunities as everyone else. In rural…

Human Germline gene modification is not needed to save lives, or alleviate suffering, of existing people. Its target population is "prospective people" who have not been conceived. The cultural impact of treating humans as biologically…

I would like to correct some miscalculation with the Senator from Massachusetts. I want to read from the amendment because he represented a couple of examples that we specifically state in the bill we are not prohibiting. On page 4 of the…

I strongly believe and I strongly urge that this should have gone through a committee process so we could have had amendments taking place and could have had this dealt with in depth in a committee. I think that it did not is regretable…

My conclusion--and that of many of my colleagues--is that this research is illegal. it is illegal for this reason: the deliberate killing of a human embryo is an essential component of the contemplated research; and without the destruction…

I fully anticipate that President Bush will settle the issue of Federal funding of embryonic stem cell research within the context of the existing embryo research ban in the very near future, and I hope we take up the issue of cloning and…

I want to put a real case in front of us. On January 11, 2001, the News & Observer reported that the Chapel Hill-Carroboro school board voted to give Scouts until June to either go against the rule of their organization or lose their…

In August of 1999 the Kansas State School Board fired a shot heard 'round the world. Press reports began to surface that evolution would not longer be taught. The specter of a theocratic school board entering the class to ensure that no…

I look forward to working with you both at the Department of Transportation, and I take pleasure in supporting both your nominations.

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.

I rise today to urge the adoption of this amendment to S. 1. I am delighted to be joined in this effort by my friend and colleague, Senator Kohl from Wisconsin. I would also like to thank the chairman of the Committee on Health, Education…

I am honored to introduce legislation, today, that creates the ``National Museum of African American History and Culture.'' I along with Senators Max Cleland, Rich Santorum, Majority Leader Lott, Hillary Clinton, Harry Reid, Christopher…

I want to draw the attention of this body to a report that was released just today by the Federal Trade Commission. It is a followup study to one that was done last year on the issue of the marketing of violent, adult-rated entertainment…

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 am pleased to reintroduce today with Senator McCain, the Amateur Sports Integrity Act. This legislation combats performance enhancing drugs use by athletes, as well as the corruptive influence of legal gambling on high school, college…

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…

I rise to address the bankruptcy bill that is before the Senate, and in particular a provision that is in this overall compromise language that is being brought in front of the body, something I want to point out to a number of my…

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 rise today to address an urgent issue in the rural parts of my State regarding a problem we are having with the digital divide being created. What is taking place is that in urban and suburban areas, they are getting access to high-speed…

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 will read portions of the article because it is so instructive about what Valentine's Day is about. In the 3rd century, the Roman Empire was ruled by Claudius Gothicus. He was nicknamed ``Claudius the Cruel''-- That is a pretty…

on July 27, 1920, in a speech before the Republican national convention in Chicago accepting his party's nomination for Vice President, Massachusetts Governor Calvin Coolidge exclaimed, ``The nation which forgets its defenders will be…