I rise to cosponsor Senator Helms' bill to amend section 924 of title 18 of the United States Code. This bill would ensure that stiff, mandatory sentences are imposed on criminals who possess firearms while committing a crime of violence…

2 years ago, the Senate failed by one vote to support a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget. At the time, opponents told the Senate that balancing the budget didn't require amending the Constitution. All we needed, they…

I rise today to cosponsor S. 6. In doing so I add my voice to the chorus calling for an end to partial birth abortion. The bill we are considering is designed to outlaw medical procedures "in which the person performing the abortion…

I have sort of an interesting distinction in that of all of the Members of this body, I am the parent with the youngest child as of this moment, a 3-week-old son who, of course, we are very excited about and love very much. He was born 3…

As the Presidential campaign heats up, it is clear that a central issue will be economic growth. Despite recent positive economic news, the long-term outlook is not good. Growth is slow and family incomes are down. At the same time, the…

I have taken the floor on several previous occasions to discuss the problem of abusive prison litigation and this Congress' efforts to attack that problem. The last time I did so was April 19, 1996. At that time, I expressed my…

Instead, what we have seen is the Department of Justice intervening in lawsuits in a way that would, in fact, preclude, rather than allow, States to extricate themselves from these various judicial circumstances where judges were running…

I am happy to inform you as of 2:25 p.m. yesterday afternoon the third baby in the Abraham family was born. I am proud of our new son named Spencer who has joined us.

Today I am glad that we are talking about the burdens that face American families, because young families confront a lot of challenges as we move to the end of this century and into the next one. In my own family, we have added a new…

today I rise along with my distinguished colleague from Michigan, Senator Levin, to introduce legislation which will expand the number of health care choices available to residents of Michigan. This bill will provide Medicare beneficiaries…

I, too, would like to put into perspective the statements made earlier today on the other side of the aisle relating to the economy. While it may be true that in this one quarter, growth statistics are up; the fact is, for this Presidency…

I fully support the remarks of my fellow Michigan Senator regarding the unfair distribution of transit funds, and how the Senate must insist on the higher total funding level of $20 million for the State of Michigan. However, I wish to…

earlier this afternoon, I joined 40 Republicans to oppose the nomination of Alice Rivlin to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve. I wanted to take a moment now to explain my vote. Let me emphasize that my vote should not reflect…

I rise at this time to speak in concert with so many others who have spoken today about the career of Senator Bob Dole who today moved on to a new role and new responsibilities and left behind a legacy that is virtually unsurpassed in the…

Today, I will continue this discussion about the balanced budget. There seems to me to be two fairly clear questions that Americans need to ask themselves. First, why do we need a balanced Federal budget? Second, why do we need a balanced…

I rise today to commend the many people helping to conduct our fight against breast cancer and to promote participation in an event that has increased in stature each year it has been held: the National Race for the Cure. Saturday morning…

I do want to speak in relation to this issue though because I think it is a fairly significant one. The sense-of-the-Senate amendment that has been offered talks in terms of full funding of the violent crime reduction trust fund. I think…

Mr. President, as I look at this amendment that is before the Senate offered by the Senator from Nebraska in response to the previous amendment from the Senator from Missouri, once again I am struck by the approach that is being taken with…

I rise today to recognize tax freedom day; a day marking the people's emancipation from government taxation; a day after which the American people begin working for themselves and their families instead of for the Government; a day which…

No. In the situation you described, where the student continues to work in good faith toward his degree, the professor's directive to the student would constitute good cause for the student falling out of status temporarily.

Yes. My intention is not to displace current INS practice with respect to students who continue to work in good faith toward their degree but who temporarily fall out of status because of circumstances beyond their reasonable control.

Mr. President, our amendment does basically two things. First, it would strike sections 111 through 115 of the bill, which would currently begin to implement a national identification system. Second, the amendment would strike a related…

I just wanted to give a brief summary of a few points, both in response to some of the arguments that have been made by the last few speakers and also just to kind of put in perspective exactly what this all comes down to. First of all, a…

Does that make this pilot program that we are talking about, this identification verification program, the linchpin in this legislation? Is the absence of that going to make this toothless, Mr. President? I do not think so. Quite the…

I similarly acknowledge the efforts of Senator Simpson both with respect to the broad subject of immigration policy over the last 17 years and, more specifically, his hard work on the bill before the Senate on illegal immigration. The…