The Public Record
I rise today to commemorate an event that will take place in San Salvador, El Salvador on June 1, 1994. That event is the second peaceful transfer of power from a freely elected civilian to another as President of El Salvador. The first…
on behalf of the minority members of the committee, I rise to compliment our colleagues from Alaska, Senator Stevens and Senator Murkowski; our colleague from Hawaii, Senator Inouye; and our colleague from Arizona, Senator McCain, for…
I understand that the amendment by our colleague from Florida is acceptable to Members on the minority side. I will just make a realistic comment, which I hate to do. But we were just talking a little bit ago about, are there any States…
on June 30, 1994 the longest serving president in the history of Moorhead State University, Roland Dille, will retire after 26 years of unprecedented guidance and leadership to the academic community. His loss will not only be felt by…
I rise today in opposition to the fiscal 1995 budget resolution conference report. While I oppose the conference report, I wish to acknowledge that the conferees have taken some positive steps. I am very pleased that the conferees heeded…
I rise to explain why I will oppose the amendment expressing the sense of the Senate that the crime bill conferees should reject the Racial Justice Act. I make no secret of the fact that I am an opponent of the death penalty. I oppose it…
I rise in support of the conference report on S. 636, the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act of 1994. Last December, I wrote a letter to the distinguished chairman of the Labor Committee, Senator Kennedy, strongly urging that the…
I rise in support of final passage of the gift ban bill, as amended. When Americans are asked to rank professions in terms of public esteem, politicians invariably end up wallowing at the bottom, somewhere in between lawyers and used car…
I wish to call my colleagues' attention to an op-ed in this morning's Washington Post about a truly heroic figure, Alfredo Cristiani, President of El Salvador. Against daunting odds, President Cristiani forged a peace agreement that once…
attending the funeral of President Richard M. Nixon last week was an extremely moving experience for me, as I'm sure it was for many of my colleagues. It would not be an exaggeration to say that Richard Nixon shaped the politics and the…
All five of these initiatives are program models other than the traditional full-day, part-day, or home-based models used by most Head Start agencies. All five meet or exceed Head Start's performance standards. And, all five are designed…
I have a long history of support for Head Start. In 1990, I was a cosponsor of the Head Start reauthorization bill and in 1991, legislation to make Head Start an entitlement program. It is difficult to find another Federal program which…
I rise to support final passage of S. 2000, legislation reauthorizing the Community Service Block Grant Act and the Head Start Act. I have supported both of these important programs during my entire 16 years of service in the Senate and…
I rise to offer my full support for the conference agreement on the School-to-Work Opportunities Act that will be voted on later today. The School-to-Work Opportunities Act provides seed money and technical assistance to States and…
I ask Senator Kassebaum, in view of the changing time demands being placed on Head Start parents who are working or learning job skills, what is her intent on the need for not only flexibility by Head Start administrators in approving…
I rise today to support the retirement of Adm. Frank Kelso at his current rank of full admiral. I will take a back seat to no one in this chamber in my support for equal treatment of women in the Armed Forces or anywhere else. And I will…
I rise today to congratulate one of the most valuable journalists we have in America--William Raspberry of the Washington Post--on the occasion of his Pulitzer Prize. I think this recognition is not only richly deserved--it is in fact long…
I rise today to offer my strong support for the proposed amendments to the Payments in Lieu of Taxes [PILT] Program. I would like to start out by thanking my friend and colleague from Oregon, Senator Hatfield, for all his hard work on this…
I rise today in support of passage of the conference report accompanying S. 1284, the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act Amendments of 1994. This important piece of legislation moves us closer to assuring that…
I rise today in opposition to the fiscal 1995 budget resolution. I commend the Budget Committee for reporting a budget resolution which reduces the deficit by $38 billion over 5 years. In particular, I commend the Committee for adopting…
I rise today to commend and bring to your attention a study done by the University of Minnesota and Hennepin County Medical Center. The report indicates that the elderly poor in Twin Cities Medicaid-HMO plans are as happy with their care…
I rise today in strong support of S. 1458, the General Aviation Revitalization Act of 1993. Under this bill, as amended, no civil action can be brought for damages arising out of a general aviation accident if the accident occurred more…
My regret lies not so much in the fact that we will no longer be afforded the opportunity to watch him on the playing field, but that the Washington, DC community has lost a true spiritual and community leader. My purpose in taking the…
I rise today to honor one of the most distinguished Catholic intellectuals of our generation. Michael Novak of the American Enterprise Institute was honored yesterday with the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion--and this award was…
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