James M. Talent

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.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

So we are still a little behind you, Jim.

I wonder if the Senator's position isn't similar to mine, on the point the Senator from New Hampshire raised, that we at least should not refuse to vote on a bill that could mean millions of jobs for everybody in the country in all…

I will say about my colleagues, that most people who believe out there that people in the Senate don't have convictions are wrong. That is why we are here at 4 in the morning. That is the one thing that unites us. We are here because we…

I have gone over her background. It is really extraordinary. I am a lawyer. I actually clerked on the court of appeals for a great judge, a good man, Richard Posner of the Seventh Circuit. I know something about Federal judges and how they…

I wish I could say it is a pleasure to be here with you at 4 o'clock in the morning. It is certainly always enjoyable to see you. This is a subject that is certainly worth discussing and it is extremely important. I have not been all that…

Are you aware with regard to any of those committee actions or inactions to which you refer, was there ever a case where a majority of the committee expressed a desire to vote up or down on those nominees?

Nominees deserve a vote. If our Republican colleagues don't like them, vote against them. But don't just sit on them-- that is obstruction of justice. Free and full debate over judicial nominations is healthy. The Constitution is clear…

I rise also to talk a little bit about country-of-origin labeling. I guess I ought to tell the Senate, first, why I am inflicting my opinions on this subject on the Senate. I have the honor of chairing the Subcommittee on Marketing…

This is from IBP. They are packers. They are reporting what their major retail customers are notifying them that they have to do. Here is what the retail customers want us to do. I quote: Stick all covered commodities with country of…

I have heard a number of things from retailers. One chain told me they are probably going to have to end up laying off many meatcutters because more of it will be prepackaged. I mentioned that in my remarks. I have retailers telling me…

I rise for a few moments to second the remarks of the Senator from Arkansas and say this amendment, although certainly well intended, is a threat to forests, including old-growth forests in Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. We have 300,000…

I think the growing opposition to the war on the left is a tremendous historical mistake. People in that movement will view it that way 20 or 30 years from now. I say with all good faith to my friends in that movement that this is not the…

It is written by the Mayor, along with Councilman Chavous and the President of the District of Columbia Board of Education, in which they go into their reasons for supporting this measure. It is a rather passionate explanation of why they…

In relevant part, it refers to the three funding initiatives in the bill, and then says each of these three elements of the initiative is critical and each must be retained in the final bill. That is on behalf of the administration. I…

I think this is a good opportunity for us to reflect upon what a nation is and what America is as a nation. We are not just a place where 250 million people happen to live together. We are not like a big apartment complex, where the only…

It is a bill to allow small businesspeople to create association health plans. This bill is not a Government program. In a time of great deficits, it does not require us to spend any money. It is going to take a long step toward solving…

Let me explain to the Senate why this is so important to me personally. I recently visited the Kansas City Ford plant where they make the new Ford 150 truck. It is a triumph of American engineering and the productivity of American workers…

within the larger discussion of how homeland security funds are allocated, there is a very clear need for some limited discretionary authority for State officials to reallocate homeland security funds to needs not foreseen months earlier…

It is becoming increasingly obvious to everyone around the world that there is no reason, other than market protection, not to permit a biotech product into Europe. It is not bad for the environment. It is good for the environment. In 2001…

I am looking forward to voting for the jobs and growth package when it comes out of conference and reaches the Senate floor. One of the lessons of the last few years is that we cannot do anything that any of us want to do without…

There is not anything more important we can do for small business in a procurement issue than what we are doing with this amendment. Bundling is choking small business. It is hurting the taxpayer. It is hurting quality. This amendment is a…

I believe what has happened today stands on the shoulders of the work by many of the most distinguished Members of this body in the last decade. The renewable fuels standard is the biggest single reason I sought to get on the Energy…