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as the 105th Congress draws to a close, we are finally, at last, about to complete action on the District of Columbia appropriations bill. The amendment before the Senate incorporates the conference report to the Commerce, Justice, State…
last week, the Treasury Department announced that it planned to use $3 billion from the exchange stabilization fund for a bailout of Indonesia. This fund was established in the 1930's to protect the U.S. dollar. It was not designed to be…
Today I am pleased to be an original cosponsor of legislation being introduced by Senator Helms--the two Senators from Ohio--that would establish a National Commission to oversee the 100th anniversary of the first flight. Mr. President, on…
I thank leader for that assurance. Among the minimum standards required for a one-call notification program to be eligible for Federal assistance is the requirement for "appropriate participation" by all excavators and underground facility…
The contractors who visited my office felt that the bill is a dagger pointing at them, and that it unfairly singles out excavators as the cause of accidents at underground facilities. Can the bill be made more evenhanded?
in the past few years, I have been shocked by the number of crimes I have read about that are connected to the Internet. This was a problem that did not even exist just a few years ago, but now it has become very prevalent. What is…
on October 28 the President of the People's Republic of China will begin an official state visit to this country. Jiang Zemin is coming. It is reported, as a gift to him, the Clinton administration will applaud China's policy on weapons…
I want to clarify section 517(c) of the pending conference report. Let me be clear that the intent of this provision is solely to encourage the Government-sponsored housing enterprises, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, to provide technical…
it is, indeed, a special privilege for me today to welcome as our guest chaplain, Dr. Clarence Newsome. Before I get into the other distinguished things about Dr. Newsome, I would like to mention that he is a native North Carolinian, born…
my amendment will directly help students and teachers in this country. It is an amendment that simply requires accountability of our spending at the Department of Education. This amendment will require the Secretary of Education to certify…
I rise to commend Senator Domenici on an excellent bill. We all realize that he and his staff have been overwhelmed by requests for this bill, in particular by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project requests. I think I speak for all of us…
this amendment authorizes appropriations of $7,000,000 for a project called multitechnology integration in mixed-mode electronics. It is a project that will help give the United States a military advantage over our potential adversaries…
Would you give me an estimate of how many people are sick or die from drinking liquor a year made out of corn?
I don't know of a lot more that can be said on the subject. It has been very adequately and eloquently addressed by the two Senators from Kentucky. But we talk about equity and we talk about fairness, but the truth of it is that is not…
if this were it, the bill would include favors for a variety of special interests. The liquor tax would get special breaks, even skydiving would get a special break. No, no one ever caused an accident on the road after a night of smoking…
I rise to speak on education, particularly vocational education. This past January, I introduced, with Senator Craig, S. 50, which provides a $1,500 tax credit for students at vocational and technical schools and community colleges. S. 50…
I rise to introduce the Responsive Government Act... The Responsive Government Act also requires Federal agencies to answer the telephones until 5 p.m.
I take the floor to rise to discuss a serious issue, and my concern is this. The ink isn't even dry on this budget agreement and I have heard nothing, yesterday and today, but rumors that there are plans to change radically and have a…
I reluctantly have to rise in opposition to this balanced budget agreement. Mr. President, this agreement will balance the budget in 5 years. But, we are already $5 trillion in debt. We can't wait 5 years. We can't go deeper into debt…
I rise today to speak on education. I usually don't agree with the President on policy. However, this is one occasion where I do agree. The President in this year's State of the Union Address, proposed that billions be spent on education…
I think he has just reached to the heart of Government spending, and he did it very succinctly. There is $76 billion more that the President discovered he needed because by some mathematical manipulation we decided we had $76 billion more…
I rise to voice strong opposition to this amendment because it simply is another tax on the American family. It is a tax increase, Mr. President, nothing more. This is a $30 billion solution to a far less expensive problem. The budget…
the Reverend Greg Mathis, pastor of Mud Creek Baptist Church in Hendersonville, NC, is one of our outstanding ministers from North Carolina. Reverend Mathis graduated from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, NC, and…
I want to make clear, that had the Senate taken a rollcall vote on Senator Hutchinson's amendment to Senator Feingold's amendment, I would have voted no on the Hutchinson amendment. I want our troops home as soon as possible, and I am…
I felt compelled to speak today on behalf of S. 562 which I support as a cosponsor. It is a good bill and apparently long overdue. This legislation provides protections to homeowners who are receiving reverse mortgages by ensuring that…
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