J. Exon

the amendment that I am sending to the desk outlines a series of procedures that I think are absolutely necessary to make sure that the balanced budget amendment, which I support, can be fully operative in a reasonable period of time.

I simply say to my friend from Iowa that I was very pleased with the fact that he mentioned once again what few know--that the only reductions made in the budget last year were the Exon-Grassley amendments that he and I fashioned and…

It is neutral on that. I think the Senator knows full well what happened in the House of Representatives the other day. But as of now, it would be considered as it has traditionally been considered, a majority vote. However, I would simply…

In answer to my friend from North Dakota, I do not know of a better time or a more appropriate time, as I have said. Since we are talking about making laws that we apply to others apply to ourselves, what more important law is there than a…

I do not intend a filibustering action on this, but when the chairman of the Budget Committee said something earlier about only having 15 minutes to debate that, that came as a big surprise to me. I do not know, nor did I hear, what the…

Let me just note a few highlights that are quite evident from that report. The Congressional Budget Office tells us that unless we take action right now, the deficit will rise to $322 billion in the year 2002. In order to balance the…

I rise today to lend enthusiastic support to S. 9, which I think is probably one of the most important, if not far-reaching, measures that have been introduced today, along with very many other important measures. S. 9 addresses the matter…

The smoke has entirely cleared now, and it is clear that the dire predictions that were made about the Exon-Grassley amendment by many sources on both sides of the aisle simply have not come to pass. The clamor in opposition by the…

as chairman of the Senate Surface Transportation Subcommittee, I am pleased and honored to introduce the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1994 by the request of the Clinton administration. My highest priority as a member and chairman of the…

Once again, there were a lot of us who had some major concerns in this area. We were listened to. They heard us and they have acted. Again I hope that the Senate will support this version of the important legislation and we can get on with…

I rise to encourage support for the managers' compromise amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act legislation. I also commend Senators Baucus and Chafee, as well as their staffs, for working out with a group of us to put the amendment…

I think this is a very important vote that I hope the Members of the Senate will reflect on very carefully, because we may be setting a precedent, if the vote goes the way I think it should not go, to find the Senate trying to dictate on…

I intend to support the gift restraints, in all sincerity, as I have supported them for a long, long time. There is some kind of a difference. You can accept a gift and keep it a secret and not say anything about it. Not so with your…

a very important matter has come up that I hope the Senate and the House of Representatives will address itself to. Under the leadership of our great Secretary of Transportation, Secretary Pena, we should be alerted to the fact that we…

I salute the great safety record of the Federal Aviation Administration. Certainly, if you look at the record, you will see that with the diligence, the tenacity, and the determination of the dedicated air traffic controllers of the United…

this table shows where the $113 billion--my friend from Iowa said $112 billion; it is $113 billion--shows that these show up on the discretionary add-ons in the President's functional totals, and they exclude defense. Defense is not on the…

I think we are all very troubled with the situation in Bosnia, and troubled we should be. But I do not believe a feel-good amendment, like the one offered by Senators Dole, Lieberman, Mack, Lugar, McCain, Levin, Feingold, Hatch, Dorgan and…

The most interesting part of all of these headlines is ``Domenici Backs Clinton Budget Plan.'' Well, that is a first, I think the record will show, for the ranking Republican on the Budget Committee. Certainly, he has a right to his views…

I simply say to you, Mr. President, that if you do not know Frank Kelso well, then you have missed meeting one of the finest men or women that I think has ever served in the U.S. Navy. We have had him on numerous occasions before the…

Mr. President, the Senate has now before it President Clinton's nomination of Adm. Frank B. Kelso II, U.S. Navy, to retire in grade as a four-star admiral. That nomination was reported favorably by the Armed Services Committee by a vote of…

In fact, it would be extraordinary if he did not retire in the fourth grade. In the last 5 years, there have been 206 individuals in the third or fourth star grades of admirals and generals to retire; 200 of the 206-- all but 6--retired on…

I am astonished when I listen to some of the remarks that are being made on the Senate floor today on the Domenici amendment. The Domenici amendment is a killer amendment with regard to the modest deficit reduction proposals adopted in the…

I will simply say that the Senator from Indiana is, therefore, saying that the Appropriations Committee is antidefense, the Appropriations Committee will not take a stand for what is right to properly apportion it--make appropriations in a…

I emphasize once again that the Domenici amendment is a killer amendment with regard to the modest deficit reduction proposal that was supported in the Budget Committee. I simply say, once again, that I think the points have been made by…

I would simply say that I would think that the bill that we would come back with probably would raise the budget deficit, which I believe the Senator from Virginia would not like to see. I would like to try to establish once again the…