Wendell Ford

Pity the voters of Kentucky's 2nd Congressional District. For four happy decades, they abided in the shade of Bill Natcher's political rectitude. Now, courtesy of the Republican National Committee, they suddenly find themselves wandering…

You can do what you want to. But they talked about the questions that were being asked in my hometown. That is fine. You be there 15 minutes, you know more about my hometown than I do and I have lived there for 70 years. I do not see…

The question here is not the amount of money but where the money came from and how the money was spent. The preacher that won the race is a nice fellow, but he is foreign to what went on in the last 2 weeks of his campaign. It is foreign…

Senator, I am going back and check it through again and find out where the information came from, because if you did not say that, then it has made me look a little silly. But still the question in the Second Congressional District was not…

But it has been mentioned, or that is the information I got from the individual, that is, in my opinion, honest as he can be. So whether it was said on the floor or not, my name has been mentioned today and my hometown has been mentioned.

Then we talk about the message that was sent from the Second Congressional District in Kentucky. That, the message was not sent in a manner of which I think we all want the message to be couched. The message was a distortion, distraction…

I am in support of the Senator's amendment, do not get me wrong. I want it very strongly and feel we are moving in the right direction and I will not object at all. But I come from a State where 80 percent of our water systems serve 10,000…

Today, we are considering a 3-year authorization of the National Transportation Safety Board. The amendment in the nature of a substitute to S. 1588, the Independent Safety Board Act Amendments of 1994, will provide sufficient funds for…

I want to explain to my colleagues a little history concerning S. 2024, the Airport Improvement Program Temporary Extension Act of 1994, which we are considering. The Senate last considered and passed this bill by unanimous consent on…

throughout this debate, I have heard many of my colleagues tell us that public confidence of the Congress is at an all time low. I think it is important for all us to recognize that there is no magic wand to restore public confidence in…

I rise today in support of this resolution, Senate Resolution 208, that is so vitally important to the women of this Nation. Breast cancer is a most horrible disease, it strikes all generations and is unrelenting in the attack on its…

In areas where foreign banks compete directly with U.S. banks, would it be the chairman's view that the inapplicability of the Community Reinvestment Act or consumer banking laws or fair lending laws could give foreign banks a competitive…

I would say to the chairman that my concern with the approach is that the Community Reinvestment Act and other consumer laws would not apply to the foreign bank branches under the House bill. Let me ask the chairman further, do foreign…

Do foreign banks have the right to branch interstate under the House bill without meeting the same requirements we put on domestic banks?

Is the chairman aware of any other concerns being expressed by U.S. bankers about possible competitive advantages being given to foreign banks under any interstate banking proposals?

I wish to congratulate the chairman of the Banking Committee for the outstanding work he has done in crafting an interstate banking and branching bill which I believe is in the best economic interests of this country. I believe the…

I find the House language on foreign banks to be very troubling. My bankers are certainly strongly opposed to it, and I believe most of my colleagues will find the same reaction from their own bankers. As the chairman has stated, nothing…

it has been said that you can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips. If that is true, then we have got some natural-born preachers in eastern Kentucky. Next week, the Christian Appalachian Project will dedicate a house…

I agree with Senator Danforth that this is only intended to be a temporary measure. I hope he will work with me to ensure that we pass a multiyear bill in the next 2 months.

I suspect that in those cases where a bond, for example, might require that the airport maintain certain coverage, the Secretary would be able to review the fee proposed and any other relevant information to determine if the fee is…

Neither the PFC enabling legislation nor the implementing Federal Air Regulations--FAR 158--contain any requirements concerning the contract or the notice to proceed. They mention only costs incurred after November 5, 1990. This would also…

EAS indeed provides an important service to many small communities across the Nation.

I understand my colleagues' concern. Any change in the enplanement criterion for EAS purposes to include foreign and commuter carrier operations and international transit flights would be inappropriate. This is especially true since…

this bill, the Airport Improvement Program Temporary Extension Act of 1994, is a piece of authorizing legislation, which would be S. 1491, and that will be postponed to a time within the next 60 days, hopefully, that we will bring that…