I rise today urging my colleagues to support H.R. 668. This measure is critical to ensure that funds will continue to flow to the Aviation Trust Fund. The Memphis and Shelby County Airport Authority, located in my congressional district…

31 years ago Congress established the TRIO Programs as part of the Higher Education Act. Since that time it has been instrumental in helping millions of students overcome barriers to postsecondary education. TRIO is effective because it…

I rise in support of H.R. 668. This measure is critical to ensure that funds will continue to flow to the aviation trust fund. The Memphis and Shelby County airport authority, which is located in my congressional district is due to receive…

I truly am concerned about my future as a citizen of the United States of America. He also adds, 'I am worried about my future. Will there be any Social Security money left for me to have and live on after I am retired?' The concern is…

today I am introducing capital gains legislation which I believe has the possibility of breaking through the impasse we have had on this issue for the last several years. My proposal is based not on political rhetoric, but on conversations…

on this the 188th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States of America and one of Kentucky's greatest native sons, I am introducing legislation to expand the boundaries of the Abraham Lincoln…

I understand you will work it out if you work it out your way. I just want us to have an opportunity to get involved in this. How do you intend to work it out?

on Saturday, February 8, 1997, the community of West Point, KY held its annual Volunteer Fire Department and EMS Appreciation Banquet. Each year, this banquet honors and celebrates those in the community who have been instrumental in…

today, I wish to extend my congratulations to the University of Kentucky, the Kentucky Transportation Center, the Great Lakes Composite Consortium, the U.S. Forest Service, and other composites manufacturers on the completion of the Clear…

Today marks the last day for one of the Senate's most competent and skilled legislative aides. Proctor Jones, staff director of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development has spent the last 36 years helping to assure…

time magazine once referred to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University as The Harvard of the Sky, a designation truly honoring both institutions. I say this because unsurpassed standards, values and public contributions constantly are…

Each year Americans give pause on Veterans Day to remember and honor the millions of men and women who have donned the uniforms of our great Nation in defense of freedom and democracy. It is a time set aside for our Nation to recognize the…

if there ever was a statement that the American people should listen to, that was just given by my distinguished colleague from South Carolina. He is here with institutional memory about what transpired and why--the intent. Now we find…

pertaining to that bill I have just sent to the desk, Mark Twain used to tell the story about a businessman known for his ruthlessness. The man once told him that before he died he wanted to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, climb Mount…

as we begin a new Congress, we begin with the hope that the bipartisanship that existed at the end of the 104th Congress will carry through the 105th Congress. Together, Democrats and Republicans were able to put aside partisan differences…

I rise in support of the Breast Cancer Protection Act introduced earlier today by my friend the Democratic Leader, Senator Tom Daschle. I am pleased to be an original cosponsor of this important legislation to provide women with breast…

today, January 9, is a monumental day for postsecondary education. Just a few hours ago President Clinton announced that the college loan default rate has fallen to a 7-year low which translates into lower interest rates and more loans for…

In the legislation also, I say to my friend from Illinois, there is a statement which says that it shall not be narrowed or broadened; it should remain the same. With that language as it relates to the transfer of ICC, that means…

I say to my friend, the continuing resolution is nothing new. Sometimes it is for a short period of time; sometimes it is for longer. I think this is the first time we have had a continuing resolution with appropriations bills that have…

I understand several offers have been made in an effort to work out this piece of legislation. However, it has always come back, it is all or nothing. I know it is very easy to pull on the strings of emotion here saying that these items…

I think negotiations are still available. I hope we can use the same procedure we did with the Kassebaum-Kennedy bill: have an agreement before it is referred back to conference. I think that is still doable. I would not say to my friend…

on November 14, 1995, the Congressional Research Services issued a report authored by C. Stephen Redhead and Richard E. Rowberg entitled Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Lung Cancer Risk. This report was prepared in response to multiple…

I say to my friend, I don't know either. I am doing like he does. He has some friends on his side who object. I have them on my side. I understand everyone is feverishly working on a lot of things. The push to get out of here soon may…

I want to make one comment about the express carrier we got the objection on to the FAA. I have been advised by legal counsel--not representing either side in this controversy--that every fact of law has sustained the express portion of…

these last few days mark the last that we will have the pleasure of working with some of the most talented and dedicated Senators to have served in the U.S. Senate. That's because 13 of our finest Members will be retiring this year…