James M. Talent

We are in the midst of another filibuster. I say that because if I didn't say it, given the Senate procedures, it would not be evident to people that that is what is happening. But we are filibustering yet another measure before the…

I want to say, as I listened when I was in the chair, I appreciated his eloquence on behalf of the bill. ... I heard him give examples of abuses of class actions that have occurred around the country, items such as a class action lawsuit…

I know they have been uniformly, without exception, complimentary to him--not in a typical way we as matter of gesture may compliment public figures, but these were remarks by people who knew and who have known and who have worked with…

I appreciate the chance to offer a word or two on the amendment. My friend from Missouri and my friend from Iowa have covered the ground very well. In part, I rise to compliment them on their dogged tenacity on behalf of these workers who…

today I rise to make a few remarks about my vote today for Senator Brownback's amendment regarding broadcast indecency. I supported this amendment as modified by the Burns second-degree amendment because it includes protections for small…

I wish to say a few words on our amendment, but before I do that, let me take a minute to compliment again Senator Bond, who laid down the amendment and Senator Harkin for cosponsoring it, to assist former employees in Iowa and Missouri…

I rise today to as a cosponsor of legislation to modernize our aging waterways infrastructure on the Upper Mississippi River and the Illinois River. I am glad to join my colleague from Missouri, Senator Bond as well as Senators Harkin and…

United States Attorney Ray Gruender has had a distinguished career as a public servant and practicing attorney. He is an outstanding and highly qualified candidate as evidenced by his professional and academic credentials. From humble…

I want to say that it is hard for me to understand these attacks which are occurring on a fundamental level against the discount card. Without question, this card is going to provide relief to tens and tens of thousands of people who have…

the hour is getting late. I am going to take a few minutes of the Senate's time to talk a little bit about welfare reform. It is a subject that has been close to my heart for a long time. I was a freshman in the House when I introduced…

If a man takes a woman across State lines--let's say she is his girlfriend, and she has gotten pregnant, and he does not like that fact--and he assaults her, hits her in the stomach or something, with the intention of getting rid of the…

I want to suggest to the Senate there is no more serious amendment we will consider in this debate on the budget than the one Senator Warner is about to offer. America is deeply engaged in the world in all respects, and it should be, it…

I rise today to honor Black History Month by supporting the Sickle Cell Treatment Act, which is S. 874, and inviting my colleagues to join me and my chief cosponsor, Senator Schumer, in doing the same. I am very pleased we now have over 40…

Yesterday, I filed an amendment with Senator Allen and Senator Burns to the Household Goods Moving portion of SAFE-TEA. Under the circumstances, I will not call it up. The amendment's purpose is to enact meaningful consumer protections…

It is around $65 billion a year in lost productivity because people are trapped in traffic jams. I say to my friend from Oklahoma, it certainly makes sense. We have the workers of the country every morning going to work--and I see it in…

It is about $49 billion in extra maintenance costs because the roads are not good.

The thing he and I emphasized that I believe is so important is that these problems we have in transportation are problems that are not going to go away if we don't do anything. If the Federal Government were a private company and its…

I have been to ribbon cuttings and ceremonies in Missouri, and I bet the Senator has been to them in Oregon, where localities have financed local bond issues in order to do transportation infrastructure, because there is not enough money…

If this committee's proposal goes through, we will have $150 million for Iraqi security forces that will no longer be limited to just the Army.

I think the overall effort on a strategic level is going very well.

There is no reason why only six percent have been completed nationally.

In Missouri we have had 520 claims filed, some of them from people who were exposed to radiation of up to 2,400 times what would be considered acceptable today.

there is some vast non-feasance by an agency, it just does not do its job, and then what we end up doing about it after all the complaining that happens on the Hill is we end up providing more money.

That is lower even than the national average.

I would hope that there is some attempt to initiate management solutions, which ought to involve holding somebody responsible.