Byron Dorgan

I understand it would not preclude it, but would it necessarily include it? Does the majority leader think such hearings will be held? Notwithstanding that, I still think, one way or the other, we ought to get to this treaty, get it to the…

I don't share the opinion that it is dangerous. I think it is important for the interests of this country that we ratify this treaty. Whatever the agreement, I also think it would be useful to have a hearing in the coming days and have the…

Isn't it the case that while in some areas there has been adequate funding, in this area on the major initiative dealing with class size, we will have to fire classroom teachers around this country unless this resource is put back in the…

This issue is not new. Is it not the case that this issue has been debated for some long while? President Clinton proposed in a State of the Union Address some long while ago this national goal of improving our country's education system…

Last year, during the negotiation over the budget and appropriations between President Clinton and the Republicans and Democrats in Congress, a program was both authorized and funded that said it shall be the objective in this country to…

They have already weighed in. They would prefer it fall in the summer. My children are in seventh and fifth grades, and if there is to be an extra month, they would prefer it fall somewhere in the summer.

I appreciate that. Let me say I have great respect for the chairman of the committee. We might have disagreements about the policy, but he is the chairman. I have respect for him and in no way denigrate his efforts and his beliefs on these…

Mr. Schlesinger will be standing in a mighty small crowd. Most of the folks who are supporting this treaty are the folks who Senator Lott and I have the greatest respect for who have served this country as Republicans and Democrats, and…

We should not rush into this. No one would ever accuse the Senate of speeding on an issue such as this--718 days. It is very unusual that we have not had an opportunity to act on this treaty after 718 days without even 1 day of hearings…

I believe so strongly--and I know the Senator from Mississippi knows I spoke earlier this week on the floor about it --that we have a responsibility to provide leadership in the world on the issue of nonproliferation of nuclear weapons…

But whatever is left is certainly more than exists in the farm crisis package that has been offered today by my colleague. I hope that our colleagues will look at this in the spirit in which it is offered and believe that a compromise is…

Mr. President, $460,000 is way out of bounds. We ought to be trying to get a reasonable amount of support during this price collapse to family-size farms. I come from ag country, but I will not support giving $300,000 to anybody in farm…

Payments, as I understand them, have gone too far in the current farm bill, the underlying farm bill; too high in the disaster programs. Perhaps both programs should be adjusted lower. My understanding of the program that has been offered…

The whole notion of a transition payment is to transition farmers out of a farm program into the free market. This chart shows what has happened to the price of wheat since 1996. This chart is similar to the corn chart and the price of…

The committee recognizes FLETC's important role in providing quality training to the nation's law enforcement personnel, and it is fully supportive of providing the funding necessary for the center to effectively carry out the mission for…

The $6 million reduction is the result of the Subcommittee's re-estimation of the likely workload at FLETC combined with a small across-the-board cut on all salaries covered by the Treasury Department appropriations bill.

REAP International's school linkage program with Buryatia, Russia focuses on economic development activities, vocational and entrepreneurial training, and the enhancement of civic institutions. These types of activities are important in…

I ran into a woman one day. She was in her eighties. She had heart disease, diabetes, and was living on somewhere around $400 a month of total income. She said to me: Mr. Senator, I can't afford to take the drugs the doctor says I must…

Are you familiar with the work of Project Walking Shield and the Walking Shield American Indian Society which conduct health, housing, road construction and other projects suitable for military training on Indian Reservations?

I say the worst possible position is to not be able to win and not be able to talk.

I am troubled, I guess, by having a resolution on the floor of the Senate at this moment. There will be a time and should be a time for a robust and aggressive discussion about what exactly is in our national security interest. I was…

My hope is that one way or another we will get through the supplemental appropriations bill in order to provide the resources in that legislation for spring planting loans for family farmers. There are not very many weeks until our family…

Mr. President we are now returning to the National Missile Defense Act of 1999, which is a very important policy issue before the Senate. This policy will not mean anything until it is funded. The real debate will be on the appropriations…

You ought not have to worry, no matter where you are in the country, about guns in schools. Everywhere in this country, we ought to understand that guns and schools do not mix, and every student and every parent ought to understand there…

I appreciate the courtesy. One of the difficulties we have is being able to offer amendments. And the Senator seemed to suggest at some other point education issues will be brought to the floor with an open opportunity for people to offer…