most Americans have to go to work every day. I know they appreciate the fact that we were out to enjoy time at home, being with our families.

Today many States and cities are holding elections around the Nation. We see people exercising their civic duty and responsibility. The Census, as we all know, represents another opportunity for Americans from everywhere in this great…

I rise in support of both resolutions we are considering today, both which urge this Congress and the President to fully fund IDEA and the Pell grant Programs before funding any new program. As a supporter of both these programs, I…

this nation is shocked and deeply affected by the lives that were lost in Littleton, Colorado on Tuesday, April 20, 1999, as a result of a senseless shooting rampage. We must work harder to deter violence and promote safety in our nations…

Mr. Speaker, to the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Spratt) and to the leaders on both sides, John Maynard Keynes, that noted economist, once said that the difficulty lies not in generating new ideas, but escaping from the old ones. We…

I rise today out of concern that the majority is not allowing amendments on this important legislation. Yesterday the Administration and the Senate were able to compromise on a similar measure, simply because the Senate Majority Leader…

I do not think anything is wrong with asking these local school districts that want this authority to rise up to the occasion and to be able to live up to these standards today. I would close by merely saying to all my colleagues in the…

I rise in support of the Roemer-Castle Ed-Flex bill. I think the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Tim Roemer) and the gentleman from Delaware (Mr. Castle) have done a great job in pulling together members on this committee as well as Members…

I believe that my good friend's amendment, Mr. Holt, if I am not mistaken, does give control of how the funds are used completely to the States and local schools. It does not pull the Eisenhower program out of Ed-Flex, it does not prevent…

I would only hope we would do the right thing in this Congress. We have our differences. I heard someone stand up and say they want to support this bill because the President supports it. There was something the President supported a few…

our Nation's governors are in town this week; and many of them are here with their hands out and their minds closed. I am referring to several governors who have taken aim at the President's budget proposals for education reform. The…

many of my colleagues on the left here do not like this President or his policies. But their feelings about him or what he stands for are irrelevant this evening, for impeachment has standards, for as Richard Davis, who testified before…

the 105th Congress is likely to adjourn without enacting S. 1427, the Community Broadcasters Protection Act of 1998. Even so, I want to provide my colleagues a status report on the bill and advise them of the prospects for passage next…

In the closing days of the 105th Congress, it appears that S. 1802, a bill to reauthorize the Surface Transportation Board, may not be enacted into law. I hope that the STB is not penalized in any way for the failure of Congress to enact…

In the event of an oil spill, a responsible party not only must manage the cleanup of the oil and the civil liability resulting from the spill itself, but also must protect itself from the criminal liability that now exists due to the…

As the 105th Congress comes to a close, I want to take a moment to say thank you to my fellow colleagues who, like me, will be retiring this year. I came to the Senate in 1974 with Senators Glenn and Bumpers. It was a different time, when…

to illustrate Senator Beaux's point, please permit me to present a scenario that highlights the dilemma faced by the maritime oil transportation industry in Kentucky. Imagine, if you will, that a company is operating a towing vessel in…

let me thank my distinguished friend from Montana for his kind remarks. I understand Montana a little bit. My mother's brother married a lady from Montana and she persuaded him to move there. So I have been to Montana on many occasions and…

Mr. President, this is October 10th and the budget for next year should have been completed April 15 of this year. April, May, June, July, August, September, October--we still don't have a budget. We are running on last year's budget…

all across America, people from every walk of life carry a vision in their heads and in their hearts of the perfect community--of the kind of place where they can raise their children and their children can in turn raise their children…

today I introduce the Fort Campbell Tax Fairness Act. This legislation is designed to restore some sense of balance and maintain some level of fairness in the taxation of individuals who work at the Fort Campbell military installation in…

some of my colleague on that side of the aisle do not like our President. Some of my colleagues on this side of the aisle may not like the Speaker. Some of my colleagues on that side of the aisle may not like other colleagues of theirs…

Mr. President, we have talked about catalog sales and the loss of funds. Yesterday, on the DOD authorization bill, we usurped States in their ability to tax, and now we are turning that around. Yesterday, we told the States that we are…

the National Conference of State Legislatures also strongly oppose the State tax preemption provided in the defense authorization bill. Let me read from an August 7, 1998, letter to the conferees. This was written to the chairman of the…

I appreciate the Senator's flattery, but in this case, it won't get him anywhere. Let me correct one thing, if I can. The Senator said we were exempt from sales tax. That is not true. We checked this morning. You pay tax at restaurants…