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I want to give my congratulations to the chairman of the Budget Committee and all the others who have worked so hard over the last couple of weeks to work out an especially very important tax package, which I believe is going to be a step…
This technical amendment, which I offer with Senator Wellstone, simply provides that if a producer decides to grow wild rice on acres on which he receives Agricultural Market Transition Act [AMTA] payments, that producer's AMTA payment…
tonight I am pleased that an amendment by Senator Feingold and I, which we intended to offer, has now been accepted in modified form. Because this issue is so important to my State, I wanted to take some time to briefly review why I…
Today Senator Moseley-Braun and I are introducing the Efficient Currency Act of 1997. The bill calls for a newly designated, golden-colored $1 coin to replace the Susan B. Anthony dollar coin. The argument for a $1 coin is simple: it saves…
in wrapping up the debate this morning, I want to, again, say that I believe the controls we have in place are working. We are taking a step backward if we approve the Cochran-Durbin amendment. The rest of the world is moving forward very…
I commend Chairman Roth for the great leadership he has demonstrated in bringing this legislation before us. And I commend Senator Gramm for this amendment tonight. My good friend and colleague from Arkansas, Senator Tim Hutchinson, and I…
I rise today in support of some very important Medicare reforms made within the reconciliation package before us. Specifically, I am pleased the committee included reforms to the formula used to determine the reimbursement rate for health…
when Congress and the President reached agreement on the broad outlines of plan to balance the Federal budget, I had hoped that I could stand before the Senate during debate on the reconciliation legislation and proudly announce my full…
During the negotiations to achieve passage of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1997, a number of concessions had to be made to accommodate competing interests. One such example was the continuation of the authorization…
during the debate on reforming the United Nations to make it a more effective organization, there was little discussion about the important work that the United Nations carries out. One good example which directly relates to my State is…
this historic, bipartisan deal was the result of arduous, delicate negotiations--nearly 5 months of painstaking talks with the chairman, the administration, Senator Biden, and his staff. After all that work, after all that effort, we have…
as the subcommittee chairman with jurisdiction over the bill before us today, I worked diligently with members on both sides of the aisle, and with the administration, to craft legislation which will strengthen America's leadership role in…
I was very disappointed by President Clinton's veto of the emergency aid bill, which provided some $5.5 billion in disaster relief nationwide, with a major portion of those dollars dedicated to helping to rebuild the flood-ravaged…
I just really am concerned and disturbed by the fact that the President has used, as his primary excuse for vetoing the emergency flood relief bill, our inclusion of a measure that would go on to protect these very same victims this fall…
I should like to talk a little bit about today's budget vote and some reasons why I had to anguish over it and vote no on this budget, a budget that I hoped we could all be proud of and we could go home and really tell our constituents we…
I join my colleagues urging the release of Wei Jingsheng, currently imprisoned in China for his efforts to promote democracy in China. Serving his second long-term sentence, Mr. Wei is seriously ill without access to proper medical care…
a good deal has been said about the terrible devastation in Minnesota in the Red River Valley and along the Minnesota River. When we visualize the disaster, we picture communities like Ada, Granite Falls, East Grand Forks, Montevideo…
we are going to be voting in a few minutes on the Grams-Johnson amendment that will help complement disaster relief efforts currently underway now in my home State of Minnesota, as well as North and South Dakota, by making it easier for…
the Depository Institution Disaster Relief Act will help speed up the pace of recovery for flooded farms and towns. Our amendment will permit homeowners, farmers, and small businesses to have faster access to a larger pool of credit from…
as you know, over the past several weeks, towns and farms in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota have been battered by the floodwaters of the Red River. It is impossible to describe the devastation that the flooded Red River is…
As we discuss the topic of voluntarism, I rise today to acknowledge a group of individuals who are making a very big difference, a tremendous difference as the people of Minnesota are fighting the floodwaters that have paralyzed so much of…
I think it is a shame a bill that is so plain and so simple and so necessary as the Volunteer Protection Act of 1997, or S. 543, has been stopped from coming to the floor of this Senate for debate. I think it is kind of ironic when you…
I rise today to introduce S. 651, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to exempt charitable gambling activities from Federal unrelated business income tax [UBIT]. Charitable gambling consists mostly of games such as pull tabs and…
we need to assure the people of Minnesota and North Dakota that the Senate stands behind them,. . . . and that the entire Congress and the President stand behind them as well. I urge swift action on my legislation and the emergency…
I rise today to discuss my visit to Minnesota last week to see firsthand the floods that have ravaged my State, as well as North and South Dakota, and the damage left behind in the water's wake. For the many Minnesotans who live and work…
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