J. Exon: “If we want to look at the productivity of America, I think we ought to put that in terms that people can understand: not…”

This Nation will likely lose the most important Senator of all with regard to national security and foreign policy when my colleague Sam Nunn departs this body. I believe Senator Nunn is one of the greatest leaders of the current era. He…

in 1986, the Congress enacted the so-called ``Byrd rule,'' named for our esteemed colleague, Senator Byrd, now incorporated into the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 as section 313. Although it may seem arcane to those not immediately…

I appreciate that very, very much. The fact that the Senator has the courage to stand up on the floor of the U.S. Senate and make such an obvious, commonsense argument encourages me that we are beginning to look at some of the real…

I recommend that all Senators vote in favor of the amendment. I would simply point out that the amendment does nothing more than what the States can already do. I will vote for this amendment, and the one that follows. I will strongly…