George Mitchell

For more than a decade, there has been widespread, illegal use of anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing substances by players in Major League Baseball in violation of federal law and baseball policy.

The reality that hundreds of thousands of our children are using them. Every American, not just baseball fans, ought to be shocked into action by that disturbing truth.

The commissioner should give the players and everyone else the chance to make a fresh start. We're all human; we all make mistakes.

For more than a decade, there has been widespread illegal use of anabolic steroids and other performance enhancing substances by players in Major League Baseball, in violation of federal law and baseball policy.

Every course of action has a high degree of risk and is not guaranteed to succeed. But I think that there has to be a process that will force the Iraqis to make the difficult decisions they have so far refrained from making.

In fact, it is the opposite of what I have said. I have said right at this place for months and in other places that we are going to have hearings and we are going to meet our responsibilities. The question is, would we do it in a…

What conceivable rationale is there for presenting this resolution today other than to get in a few more licks at the President when we know the meeting is going to be held tomorrow, following which we hopefully will have some idea of what…

We have had about 7 or 8 Republican speeches, and only one Democrat has had a chance to speak. I will not want to suggest the standard of equal time. But we ought to be able to get some time.

I rise today to honor this outstanding young man who was killed in the line of duty, and who has been awarded posthumously the Medal of Honor by President Clinton.

The amendment sets forth a series of steps that will occur. It does not contemplate stopping at any particular one point because, in fact, were we successful to get collective action to lift the arms embargo, the further actions would be…

That is a matter of some dispute. Some contend the administration does have the power to do so, and so that event could occur.

It does not include anything other than equipment. Stated another way, it is not intended to cover personnel in any form. Second, to respond to the second part of the chairman's question, it is my intention to seek to add to the language…

What an incredible record you have: You are a $3 billion service delivery program that returns about $10 on every $1 invested; You assist a million of our society's citizens with disabilities every year, and every year you situate a…

I will only say, with respect to comments made by the Senator, that what is silly or trivial, is of course a subjective judgment that is in the eye of the beholder. I think what the Senator has said about silly and trivial things coming…

Today the Senate honors the memory of 1\1/2\ million Armenians murdered between 1915 and 1923. Each year we stop to reflect on this heinous crime and remember it with the hope that no future generation will be subjected to such a cruel…

We hope very much that the Secretary will continue to use enplanement data that is relevant to the domestic aviation system when determining hub airports for EAS purposes. Such data includes passengers who actually board a flight operated…

I believe it makes good sense to exclude these other types of enplanements for EAS purposes because they do not provide data relevant to the underlying purpose of the EAS; namely, to connect small communities to the national aviation…

Of course, there are limits to the EAS program. Present law disqualifies any point that is within 70 miles of a large or medium hub airport from receiving subsidized air service through EAS. Section 419 of the Federal Aviation Act defines…

I thank the chairman. As the chairman knows, the essential air service program is an important safety net which ensures that many small communities will not lose the scheduled air service that is so important to their economic development…

We confront the same situation with respect to the nomination of Rosemary Barkett to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the 11th Circuit. That is to say, we have been advised by our Republican colleagues that they will filibuster this nomination…

The problem is, if I take it off and the agreement is approved, I could not put it back on.

In addition to their designation as Economic Development Districts, the four organizations I have mentioned carry out many other important functions as regional planning commissions and councils of government. These multiple roles are…

By definition, the incident now being discussed occurred 13 years ago. It was discussed extensively at the time. I believe no useful purpose is served by raising it at this time, discussing it, and debating it further. I would like to…

I applaud their attention to the importance of the subject of health care. The problems that Americans face with respect to the cost of health care are neither Republican problems nor Democratic problems. They are problems that face every…

We are honored and pleased that the address will this year be delivered by Senator Carol Moseley-Braun of Illinois. It is a tradition of the Senate, a historic event in and of itself, and I believe it particularly historic and significant…