John B. Breaux: “Is the Senator saying the Social Security Administration could not use funds to print a brochure to describe the…”

Mr. President, and anyone who may be listening to this ``debate''-- which is really not a debate yet but probably will be a debate when we vote on Thursday when the time is allocated for Members to speak to present their positions on the…

Suppose you have somebody who may not do that. Is there any provision in the bill that says what will happen to the company that does not abide by the plan? I believe in trust but verify. If you don't do what you say you are going to do…

It's certainly not a newsworthy item that someone has found out that there's a Federal program in Washington that could be subject to waste, fraud, and abuse.

I am also concerned about criminal liability as it applies to oil spills. In fact, during the 106th Congress, I introduced legislation to address a long-standing problem which adversely affects the safe and reliable maritime transport of…