Jeremiah Smith

I offer a second-degree amendment to the pending amendment and ask for its immediate consideration. At the appropriate place, add the following: ``SEC. . PURCHASE OF FETAL TISSUE. ``None of the funds made available in this Act may be used…

It is not our fault that Cuba is repressive. It is Castro who is to blame. Appeasing Castro by instituting the commission whose stealth objective is to lift the embargo without Castro having undertaken any reforms is nothing more than a…

I rise to oppose the Murray amendment. Under current law, performing abortions at military medical facilities is banned, except for cases where the mother's life is in jeopardy or in the case of rape or incest. So what this amendment would…

in closing, I want to respond to a few remarks that have been made. The Sun-Sentinel, in an article entitled ``Why Trade With Such A Deadbeat?'' says: If the U.S. trade embargo is lifted and Castro gets fresh U.S. lines of credit to buy…

this is one of these issues that gets convoluted. Unfortunately, in my role as the chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, I must object to this authorizing amendment to the appropriations bill. I join several of my…

in his letter, Hashimoto confirmed his court-martial testimony by stating that he could have sunk the Indianapolis whether it had zigzagged or not. Then he went on to say: Our peoples have forgiven each other for that terrible war and its…

I commend my colleague and the chairman of this committee, Senator John Warner, a former Secretary of the Navy. When I first approached Senator Warner on this topic, he was somewhat skeptical, as I was frankly, when I first learned of it…

Today, the chairman of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, ranking minority member of the committee, chairman of the Subcommittee on Superfund, and ranking minority member of the subcommittee, have come together to introduce a…

this amendment is really quite simple. It involves the issue of whether or not a felon should get a security clearance. That is the essence. If you favor felons having a security clearance, you would vote against my amendment. If you think…

At the Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals, USA Today reported that felons, convicted felons--I want my colleagues to listen carefully here--convicted felons, including a murderer, individuals with chronic alcohol and drug abuse…

I should have known that as election season approaches we would have to be down on the floor with more debate on gun control, and, unfortunately, the hostage held here--for our service men and women who are waiting--is the military…

This chart shows all the premiums seniors would pay. As you can see the drug premium is nothing. If a senior has Medigap, premiums substantially decrease from current law under Smith-Allard. Under the administration plan, they stay the…

There it is, folks. It's revenue neutral. Let me talk about the premium issue, because this I believe is the most explosive political side of this. Seniors watch their budgets closely. If you try to sock them with a new premium, they will…

Let me just conclude speaking on this bill by saying that the benefits in this plan are delivered by private companies and regional entities, such as pharmaceutical benefit managers. These entities would negotiate with large drug companies…

first, I want to make my colleagues aware I have a resolution regarding the Holy See. This resolution would block any effort to remove or demean the nine-member permanent observer status at the United Nations held now by the Catholic…

I would like to talk a bit about The Voluntary Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Act of 2000--S. 2319. This bill allows seniors to enroll in a new program under Medicare which will provide for prescription drug coverage without increasing…

Some might say this is not much money. But let's take a look. What could a senior do with $96.83 each month? You can see that this is a lot of money when you think of how it would impact other expenses seniors have. These numbers come from…

I have never been involved in an issue that has gotten to my heart more than the Elian Gonzalez case--never. Last night, on the Geraldo Rivera show, a poll was shown saying 61 percent of the American people said Elian Gonzalez should go…

we did spend some time today debating the elimination of the marriage penalty tax. This is something I have been working on for all the years I have been in Congress in the Senate. I look forward to the day we can repeal it. I was hoping…

under S. 2285, lost revenues to the highway trust fund would be made up dollar for dollar from the on-budget surplus. Let's not forget that we are in this position because the President of the United States does not have an energy policy…

I have an amendment, No. 3031, called prescription drug amendment, along with my colleague, Senator Allard. Three or four minutes does not give much time to explain a complicated amendment, but I say to my colleagues on the other side of…

From the very beginning, I have said that Elian Gonzalez's case is at heart a custody matter. It is a matter that should be decided by the courts that have the experience and expertise to resolve custody cases--with due process, and based…

I rise to explain what this legislation does. I think timeliness is important. This is an urgent matter. I introduced this bill along with my colleagues from Florida, Senators Mack and Graham. I am pleased to have their support in…

Turning to the substance of the McConnell amendment, I find that it fails to protect the flag or the people who revere it. This is a very narrow proposal. In order to be prosecuted under the statute Senator McConnell has proposed, one…

opponents of the amendment like to say that America is not facing an epidemic, that we have a few acts of flag desecration. Depending on how you want to define them, they are usually by some crazy person or some nut, or whatever term you…