the tragedy in Bosnia continues and, to me, it is incredible, it is unthinkable, it is immoral that the world has not taken reasonable risks sooner to defend an entire people who are the subject of this massive aggression and this ethnic…

today we honor the National Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program, designated as DARE Day. DARE is an innovative and successful approach to drug abuse prevention. It recognizes that drug abuse prevention must be a cooperative effort…

As a member of the Armed Services Committee, I voted to confirm Admiral Kelso for retirement in grade, and I will vote again today for his retirement in grade. Admiral Kelso's retirement is entangled with the Tailhook affair because he…

Today we are commemorating the 79th anniversary of the Armenian genocide. This is the week when people around the world pause to remember the victims of the intentional genocide of the Armenian people in 1915-23. There are those who deny…

let me first thank my good friend from Georgia, and the majority leader, for bringing this nomination to the floor. It has been pending over a month. Mr. Coleman is well suited to this position for the reasons Senator Nunn mentioned. His…

Mikis Theodorakis is an internationally renowned artist and one of Greece's preeminent living composers. Throughout his life he has been dedicated to forging a modern Greek identity through his powerful and popular music. He uses his…

I am pleased to be a cosponsor of the Graham sense-of-the-Congress resolution regarding the need to continue the exemption of the minimum allocation program from the obligation limitation on Federal-Aid Highway Program funding. This is…

the future of Ukraine is vital to the national security interests of the United States. The relationship between Ukraine and Russia, and the relationship between Ukraine and the United States will have a profound impact on the events of…

my vote for this narrowly targeted and industry-specific legislation should not be construed to indicate my general view on issues dealing with Federal involvement in product liability issues. There is already significant Federal…

On Sunday, March 20, 1994, Orchestra Hall in Detroit, MI will resonate with the sounds of three jazz greats, Lionel Hampton, Dorothy Donegan, and Joe Williams. This special concert was organized as a tribute to Michigan Court of Appeals…

On March 18, 1994, five of Hamtramck, MI's finest athletes from past years will be inducted into the Hamtramck Sports Hall of Fame. At the same time, one of them, Eddie McGloin, will be awarded the E.M. Conklin Humanitarian Award. This…

retired Judge James Lincoln, of Harbor Beach, MI, deserves the praise of his fellow Michiganders for working tirelessly to preserve the memory and history of his former neighbor, mentor and friend, Justice Frank Murphy. Justice Murphy…

this resolution has now been cleared by all Senators. In my remarks, I will state basically what the resolution states because I think the words here are important to reflect the sentiment, hopefully, of all Senators. Immediately after…

Putting into the Constitution language which is full of loopholes is not an improvement on the current situation. Quite the opposite. It will lead the public into believing we are doing something when we are not. In doing that, it will…

I think both sides actually on this debate are using alternative arguments. I think supporters of the constitutional amendment are saying this is real teeth, real muscle; on the other hand, it is flexible. By the way, as I read the…

My point is when some of the proponents of this constitutional amendment argue that somehow or other we will not use the provisions of this Constitution, those who want to have an unbalanced budget will not fully use the loopholes or fully…

I think this is a very important point, against the argument that somehow or other that fealty to the Constitution down the road will prevent us from voting for an unbalanced budget, since the provision itself provides that one can be…

I cannot overemphasize the damage that would be done to the United States' credit standing in the world if the Government were to default on its obligations, nor the unprecedented and catastrophic repercussions that would ensue. Market…

I oppose the amendment of the Senator from Illinois. I believe the current amendment of the Senator is a mistake. I feel either it will give the minority too much power or, what is more likely, in my view, is that loopholes in the…

So when the Baltimore Sun wrote in its editorial that was very strongly in opposition in this amendment because it believes that Congress will slip and slide--I think those are the words of the editorial--that Congress will slip and slide…

the major issue that we are discussing these days is the balanced budget amendment, and I want to spend a few minutes discussing my thoughts on that amendment. I think everybody in this Chamber would agree that deficits are harmful; that…

I hope that the conferees on the bill will be able to delete this project from the rescissions list. Those unobligated fiscal year 1990 balances may appear to be free game here in Washington, but the people in Michigan are counting on…

The bill that the Appropriations Committee reported makes tangible progress toward responsible deficit reduction. However, I am concerned by one of the rescissions proposed by the committee for the Federal Highway Administration, the…

my amendment seeks to assure school boards that if they seek in good faith to adopt constitutional policies relative to prayer in school that they are not going to find their Federal funds cut off. Last week the Senate adopted an amendment…

locally elected school boards ought to have the right to adopt a policy providing for constitutionally protected voluntary school prayer. However, that is not the effect of the Helms amendment. Instead, the Helms amendment is an example of…