Jeremiah Smith: “I think that really goes to the heart of the debate here; what is the best way to accomplish that? My point is--and I am…”

the estate tax, better known as the ``death tax,'' is an onerous tax that should be eliminated. A recent poll revealed that 77 percent of the voters believe that the tax is unfair. This tax is slowly destroying family businesses by slowing…

In order to limit potential negative impacts on gasoline prices and fuel supplies, the legislation authorizes a total of $750 million over three fiscal years to promote production of other fuel additives. This funding is intended to…

in March of this year, when we passed the energy bill, Senator Voinovich offered an amendment to reauthorize the Price-Anderson Act that passed overwhelmingly 78-21. The Price-Anderson Act expires on August 1, 2002. This act sets up a…

I had considered offering my armed pilots amendment on this bill, but after our discussions, and with the assurances that to the extent possible this would be one of the first items of business when we consider the homeland defense bill, I…