Jeremiah Smith: “I offer a second-degree amendment to the pending amendment and ask for its immediate consideration. At the appropriate…”

these amendments I have offered encompass a number of important issues, including property taxes, commuter taxes, tip taxes for those who work as waiters and waitresses for the most part, and Reservists. Those are the four categories. Mr…

together with my friend from Arizona, Mr. McCain, and my friend from Wisconsin, Mr. Feingold, I am introducing the Corps of Engineers Modernization and Improvement Act of 2002. ``Corps Reform'', as it is frequently billed, has been the…

I'd like to talk about an issue of vital importance to the people of the United States. Is our government doing absolutely everything in its power to prevent another occurrence such as the one on September 11, where our own airplanes, full…

I single out three or four people. My chief of staff, Pat Petty, who is no longer my chief of staff, but who served me for about 15 years, I recognize his service to the Senate, to the country. My current chief of staff, Dino Carluccio…