Angie Craig

From an economic standpoint, foreign companies are winning an increasing number of contracts because consumers are unwilling to buy products that ensure third party access or require that keys be stored with government certified or…

In order to pass legislation in a timely manner it is important that it be in a clean bill with only the most essential language related to encryption; language that seeks to protect individual privacy, while at the same time addressing…

the National Cattlemen's Beef Association does not represent the feeders. It represents the rank and file rancher, large and small, across our Nation. This letter says they oppose the amendment. It is very clearly, very clearly stated. We…

The recent announcement by several leading companies in the computer industry makes it clear that, in addressing both economic and law enforcement concerns, it is important to find a balance between the two. We must create legislation that…

I congratulate Chairman Hatch for bringing the Senate this important reform measure to safeguard Americans' property rights. The concept of property is at the root of civilization as we know it. The right of the individual to acquire…

It is important that we act now and that we act decisively to send a very clear message to our producers and to our markets, both nationally and around the world, that we recognize, although sometimes the action of Government does not…

I will be brief, but I did want to recognize the chairman of the Finance Committee and the ranking member for the tremendous work they have done on this bill to reform the IRS. Many of my colleagues have come to the floor today to speak…

I would like to talk today briefly about an issue that affects hundreds of American companies and tens of thousands of American workers, and that is, of course, the proper enforcement of the 1996 U.S./Canadian Softwood Lumber Agreement. On…

before I make comments on trade, let me only say to the Senator from Massachusetts, long before the Senate decided to put down the very ill-conceived piece of legislation, the Speaker of the House was saying that the House would address…

the E-PRIVACY bill seeks to protect individual privacy, while at the same time addressing national security and law enforcement interests. It would also modernize export controls on commercial encryption products. The E-Privacy Act…

as you have heard, current U.S. policy allows only encryption below the 56-bit key length to be sold abroad. For a long time now, software companies have argued that this level of encryption is so low it provides little security for the…

With the rapid expansion of the ``super highway'' and Internet commerce it is crucial we bring encryption legislation to the forefront. A secure, private and trusted national and global information infrastructure is essential to promote…

I am outraged that there are a good number of folks who would like to hide behind the idea of teenage smoking to raise more taxes than this Senate will ever have raised with the sweep of one vote and to create more official bureaucracies…

I certainly want to echo the statements of my colleagues from Kansas and Nebraska about the importance of dealing with our agricultural situation in this country. Last week, in my State of Idaho, wheat hit $1.90 as a result of the impact…

I rise to introduce the Firearms Owner Privacy Act of 1998. This bill is aimed at safeguarding the privacy of law-abiding citizens who choose to purchase firearms and therefore undergo the instant background check mandated by the Brady…

The last 30 days, 8th, 10th, 12th graders, using marijuana, up on the average of 100 percent. That is a dramatic figure that you speak to. Out in my State of Idaho--rural, big public land State--two major raids last year of huge magnitude…

It is not clear how much of the increase in smoking amongst black teen-agers is due to the use of cigarettes with marijuana, and experts say advertising has been the major factor. But the marijuana-tobacco combination is notable because it…

Mr. President, according to PRIDE--those are the folks out there on the front line trying to stop kids from using drugs--senior high school use may have stalled, but it has stalled at the highest level PRIDE has measured in 10 years. Until…

I am pleased that the time has come for the Senate to begin debate on a portion of the legislation before us that I think, if accepted by this body, will be the most significant thing that we can possibly do. Mr. President, even before the…

this Nation has a nuclear legacy that some would like to shy away from. It is, in fact, the legacy of which I am proud. It has brought safety and security to this country for decades. Now we must handle it in a responsible fashion, because…

let me join my colleague from Nevada and say we are debating a motion to proceed. To proceed to what? To proceed to something that the House and the Senate of the U.S. Congress have spoken to in a substantial majority for the last 3 years…

why have we spent the last 3 days on the floor talking about tobacco? Nearly everyone who has come to the floor to talk about tobacco has said we have to get it out of the hands of teenagers. There are two reasons we are on the floor…

A great deal of assumptions suggest that teenagers would slow their smoking, or discontinue smoking, or not start smoking as a result of this bill. Yet, all of the other studies indicate that is probably not the case. The Senator from…

That same poll said that only 3 percent of Americans recognize the use of tobacco products as a concern for their teenagers. I think their greatest concern was that the most damaging would be drugs and other activities.

Is it not so that countries that have increased the price per pack of cigarettes dramatically, and found that those cigarettes then moved into a black market, backed away from those taxes to bring those products back into the market and…