today, Senator Cohen and I are introducing legislation which would eliminate or modify nearly 300 outdated or unnecessary congressionally mandated reporting requirements. Senators Glenn, Roth, and Stevens are original cosponsors of the…

I am pleased to present to the Senate the conference report on S. 24, to put the independent counsel law back on the books for the next 5 years. The independent counsel law is a primary legacy of Watergate, a scandal which, among other…

Yes. As the Senator, of course, knows, the attorney fee provision in the independent counsel law is unique. There is no other instance in Federal law in which we allow the subjects of a criminal investigation to get their attorney fees…

In all, I think this bill, if enacted into law, will strengthen the independent counsel law in many respects and make it an even more useful mechanism to keep the public's trust in government. I hope my colleagues will join me in…

I rise today to honor and pay tribute to a friend from Michigan, Alfonso Jamison, who retired from the Saginaw Police Force on March 24, 1994 after 23 years of distinguished service. Officer Jamison began his career as a Saginaw police…

the death of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis evokes flashes of memory, first and foremost November 22 and its aftermath, her grace, her dignity, her strength. But as we watched television last night and this morning, my wife and I, there were…

this Sunday, May 22, 1994, the Saints Constantine and Helen Creek Orthodox Church of Westland, MI, will celebrate the groundbreaking for the construction of their new church complex. When completed, the church will encompass 12,000 square…

I support the resolution of Senators Dole, Lieberman, and others. To those who say it makes no sense to allow Bosnians to defend themselves because that will result in more arms flowing into the region, I agree that is not the world's…

we are about to vote on final passage of S. 1935, a bill which would dramatically tighten the congressional gift rules. If we pass this measure--as I am confident we will--this will be a truly historic vote. This bill, if enacted, would…

You want to know does the rule apply to your daughter. The answer is, the rule has applied to your daughter since 1989 from any source. So the language ``no Member, officer, employee of the Senate, or the spouse or dependent thereof'' has…

We give the definition in the bill. The Senator uses his judgment as to whether or not it meets that definition.

There is a suggestion that we put in a limit of $250 on gifts, for instance, from personal friends. There is no such limit in my bill. So there is no need for that waiver from the Ethics Committee under my bill. However, there are a number…

what surprises me about the point here is that it is the same point that the Senator from Louisiana made last night; is that in his substitute the same language appears. In his amendment, the Johnston amendment, you have the same…

I think the language is very clear, that you cannot to a lobbyist or a foreign agent do any of the prohibited practices here. To a registered lobbyist or a foreign agent, you cannot do any of these things specified.

I cannot. The Senator asked me a question whether or not that be would be OK. The answer is not if a reasonable person would be led to believe that you are using public office for private gain. That is the same, I may say, as the executive…

It is that under our bill there is no limit on the amount of a gift you can take from a close personal friend.

If the Ethics Committee wants to challenge the Senator's judgment who a personal friend is, I have more confidence in the Ethics Committee. I think the Senator from Arkansas does, too.

That is a proposed amendment, to have the same $250 limit in the bill before us, as currently exists under the rules. Someone has proposed that we have that same $250 limit subject to the waiver of the Ethics Committee which we have under…

The solicitation which I think my good friend from Louisiana is talking about, putting the name on a letterhead, is not a specific solicitation. That is a general solicitation. This language is specifically saying you cannot solicit a…

The answer is zero from lobbyists, that is correct. And from other than lobbyists, there is a $20 rule. That does not mean you cannot go out to dinner. It means if it is over $20, you are going to have to either pay for it yourself, unless…

this amendment contains a number of technical clarifying changes on behalf of the managers, as well as several amendments that have been worked out with Members from both sides of the aisle. In particular, it would clarify that: Gifts…

That is correct. It is not our intention to prohibit Senators from directing honoraria proceeds to worthy charities. However, we do not want the perception to be that lobbyists are seeking to influence a Senator by contributing to his or…

If the broadcast group is neither a registered lobbyist nor a foreign agent, it is my opinion that this bill would not in any way change, alter or amend the earlier Ethics Committee ruling on that subject.

Yes, it is correct. The committee-passed bill prohibits contributions by registered lobbyists to foundations or charities maintained or controlled by a Member, officer, or employee of the Senate. This prohibition, however, does not apply…

The reimbursement which he is referring to, as I understand it, in his amendment is not reimbursement which is permitted under this bill. It is an interpretive ruling, No. 189, of existing rules and laws. If the Senator from Alaska thinks…