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I think it is a tragedy of major proportions. I would simply say, there are those of us who feel we should stay in session for lots of reasons, not the least of which is to pass a farm bill. If we cannot come to some kind of an agreement…
I wanted to make just a few comments, if I might, with regard to what I consider to be a very ill-advised move, and that is the consideration that maybe, after Friday, we are going to recess the U.S. Senate, right in the middle of very…
I simply say that when you look at these kind of facts, I think one would have to conclude that any time you are going to have a welfare payment on top of what I have just outlined here at $3.10 a bushel--I would add that even if corn went…
I suggest that never before in history have we been so late in deciding what a farm program is going to be in the year that the crop is going to be planted. That has to stop. I do not know how to end this impasse that we have but the…
It may well be that the Senator from Florida did not understand. That was incorporated in the amendment and was suggested as an exception by the Senator from Wyoming. And I think it satisfies the concerns of the Senator from Florida. It is…
Mr. President, last Friday I offered an amendment to the welfare reform bill which states that Federal benefits shall not be paid or provided to any person who is not lawfully present within the United States. I have introduced measures to…
this amendment provides the military services greater flexibility to negotiate longer interim leases for the reuse of property at a closing of a military installation. This amendment allows for flexibility without eliminating important…
this amendment by Senator Mikulski first would allow for all base closure affected property at Fort Holabird, MD, to be disposed of in the 1994 base closure disposal process and, second, would authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey…
this amendment that I have offered on behalf of Senator Boxer is an amendment which requires the Secretary of Defense to report to the Congress on the disposal plans of 477 acres of real property located at Fort Ord, CA. Mr. President, I…
the Army believes this additional software would help save operation and maintenance funds, since testing will be avoided, and shipping equipment to depots, when the action is not necessary. I believe this is a very worthy amendment. I…
on behalf of Senator Simon, I offer this amendment which would authorize the Secretary of the Navy to convey real property and military family housing at the former Fort Sheridan, IL, to a competitive bidder in exchange for a parcel of…
I would like to say we are making good progress, working back and forth on both sides. I think with a little cooperation here and a little cooperation there, this whole proposition might move much more expeditiously than we had earlier…
this amendment would modify section 1007 to require DOD to provide Congress with a prioritized list of modernization and investment priorities, at least for large amounts, amounts that will be funded by Congress this year. This will ensure…
I strongly feel that the Senate should revisit the issue in a different form so that it may be clarified in light of President Clinton's recent decision to forgo such tests. Therefore, Mr. President, I would emphasize that the amendment…
This represents the responsible role for the operation of support aircraft and responds to the recommendations by management of these aircraft by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and the Commission on Rules and Missions of the armed…
Claiborne Pell has been a man of outstanding character, a very hard-working, dedicated soldier for the Senate and for the United States of America and, of course, for Rhode Island. Certainly, he has distinguished himself in many areas…
I just want to summarize what the situation is with regard to this report. Senator Reid, Senator Kyl, and probably others have confused the just-completed JASON report. But they did not reveal the full story. They are simply wrong, and…
There are a whole group of wishy-washy advisers to the President. I talked about people inside the Pentagon. The Secretary of Defense supports my position.
I just want to compliment my very dear friend and colleague from Oregon for the excellent remarks that he has just made. It puts in perspective so dramatically and so honestly and in such a straightforward manner the heart and soul of the…
Mr. President, the Exon-Hatfield amendment then, if I can repeat that again, is a very simple and straightforward one. It will delete section 3135 of the bill in its entirety and remove the $50 million authorization for hydronuclear…
I would like to introduce letters from the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy, since their names have been mentioned, in full support of the Hatfield-Exon amendment. I would simply also advise the Senate that, following the…
I simply say, this is the time to pause, this is the time to reflect, this is the time, if you will, to take some time. Because what we are about, in this authorization bill, is going to have long-range, possibly serious implications, in…
The way this came out of the committee it attacks the limits of the Nunn-Lugar proposal that has been responsible for the safe and accountable disarming of over 2,500 former Soviet Union warheads. It cuts the Energy Department…
I do not know what that means, but I hope that the Senate will move forthwith and speedily for a thorough investigation of this matter. I reserve the right to exercise my final judgment on this after I know more about it than I do at this…
earlier this week, I circulated a ``Dear Colleague'' letter which explained the revisions in the communications decency provision. In title IV of the telecommunications reform bill, as my colleagues know, title IV includes legislation that…
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