Angie Craig

Judge Learned Hand once observed: ``The successful competitor, having been urged to compete, must not be turned upon when he wins.'' For Microsoft and the rest of our domestic high-tech industry, it may be too late to heed Judge Hand's…

I thank Senator Domenici for spelling out so clearly the crisis on the Nation's public lands today. Yesterday, I held a hearing and I had two regional foresters: A regional forester that largely is in charge of all the forests in Montana…

earlier this week the Administration released, with much media fanfare, a draft document known as the climate change ``National Assessment'' that purports to assess ``the potential consequences of climate variability and change'' in the…

I must tell you that it was shocking and angering to watch an administration that recognized a problem and failed to do anything about it--or very little--and then to ignore a Congress that recognized the problem after extensive hearings…

I certainly concur with my colleague that I hope we can move forward on these critical issues. We are now working hard at accomplishing some of those efforts. As he mentioned, the conference on the Patients' Bill of Rights is at work. We…

I appear on the floor to speak about a provision of the Constitution of our country that has been under nearly constant attack for 8 years. In fact, we heard on the floor this morning two Senators speak about provisions in law that would…

I want to briefly raise an issue that is of the utmost importance to produce growers and shippers throughout every region in the United States and of great concern to me and several other of my colleagues in both the House and Senate. On…

This bill has broad support from the American Nursery and Landscape Association, National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, the National Christmas Tree Association, the National Potato Council, and many others that for a…

I am pleased he would come this early afternoon to discuss what I think is really a very important and necessary issue for all of us to understand but, more importantly, for the public that pays close attention to what we do to understand…

somehow today, if you do not believe what I believe, you are not caring nor are you compassionate. Let me suggest to anyone listening, and certainly to all Senators, no one on this side of the aisle--and I know no one on that side of the…

Mr. President I have sat quietly by through the hours of last evening and listened to my colleagues debate a sense-of-the-Senate resolution with great passion, and I respect them for their passion. I think all of us enter issues wanting to…

I do not question their sincerity, but some of their issues do not fit common sense and will not work in America. Here is their No. 1 issue shown on this chart, No. 1 on their web page: ``License Handgun Owners and Register All Handguns.''…

I joined with the Senator from New Jersey to right the spousal abuse provision, and I voted for it. We had some disagreements. We worked out those differences so that those who are adjudicated spousal abusers can't buy a gun. But those who…

I chair the Subcommittee on Forestry and Public Lands. For the last decade we have known as a country that our forests are rapidly growing unhealthy, largely because we have not managed them as skillfully as we should. In areas that are…

I rise today to address once again the education of our children. This week we have been debating S. 2, the Educational Opportunities Act. More importantly, we have been debating a difference in philosophy between Democrats and…

I must tell my colleague from the State of Nevada it is an important issue. I am sorry he and his colleagues haven't gained traction on the issue of guns, but America is wise to that. Try as you may, second amendment rights prevail in our…

They originally planned their wedding date for late this autumn this year, but then friends actually started asking them, "What about taxes?" So they did an interesting thing; they sat down and computed their marriage penalty. Guess what…

I do not think either my colleague from Minnesota or I could ever put romance in the Tax Code. But I hope we can stop the Tax Code from punishing folks such as the two young folks on our staffs we have talked about who are having to change…

for the last number of minutes I have listened with great interest to the comments of my good friend from Alaska describing the energy crisis in which our Nation now finds itself. I use the word ``crisis'' with some reservation because my…

I will send a second-degree amendment to the desk to the amendment of the Senator from Illinois. The Senator from New York and I and most of us agree we need more money and effective law enforcement against gun violence. The amendment I…

I want to be brief, but I think it is important to respond for the record because we have had a Senator stand up and suggest we ought to instruct the judiciary committees that are in conference now over juvenile justice--and he is doing it…

I join in this debate with mixed feelings. On one hand, I am very frustrated we are here yet again, as we have been year after year for so long, trying to secure approval for this very important amendment so that it can be sent to the…

there are few duties of the Senate more important than the confirmation of nominees to positions on the federal bench. It is my strong belief that the qualifications of the nominees must be weighed carefully and deliberately, no matter…

I am extremely pleased to be able to come to the floor this afternoon to join my colleague in support of S. 1134, the Affordable Education Act. A few moments ago, I was in our TV studio cutting a tape, as many of us oftentimes do, to send…

I have participated with him in trying to bring some reasonable resolution to the issue of a permanent repository for the high-level nuclear radioactive waste of this country. Without question, this is an issue that Congress has dealt with…