I rise to indicate my strong support for this bill. It is my sincere conviction that we are today making right a historic wrong. One hundred years ago, Theodore Roosevelt was denied the Congressional Medal of Honor simply because he…

I stood at the doctor's side and I watched him perform a partial-birth abortion on a woman who was 6 months pregnant. The baby's heart beat was clearly visible on the ultrasound screen. The doctor delivered the baby's legs and arms…

I have statements from the League of Families, the Alliance of Families, from 70 former POWs, from major veterans groups, including the American Legion. And I know that others support what we are doing, like the National Vietnam Veterans…

For the Senator from Massachusetts and others now to basically prevent the committee from updating the language based on the President's own words, and based on the words of Sandy Berger and others, sends a terrible message, a message that…

with all due respect of my colleague, on that last point, this is a document entitled the Comprehensive Report of the U.S.-Russia Joint Commission on POWs/MIAs, of which Senator John Kerry is a member, and I am, as well as others. In that…

I respond to my friend by repeating what Senator Craig said a moment ago. There is $100 million in the law to do this, so we don't need to be charging additional fees. That is No. 1. No. 2, it is interesting how we pick out certain…

The amendment holds back half the money authorized for Bosnia operations next year until a vote is held--not a vote to leave them there, not a vote to take them out--a vote on a resolution authorizing continued deployment of U.S. ground…

That is correct. And I would just say to the Senator, I agree with him. I would like to vote for and see passed a resolution of disapproval.

With all due respect, the Senator misunderstands my amendment, because that is not what my amendment does. You just articulated the policy that you supported. Even if your side would lose in the debate that we would have in Congress--let's…

I rise as chairman of the Strategic Subcommittee of the Armed Services Committee to focus on some areas that are very critical to our Nation's defense. Certainly, "strategic" takes on a new meaning as we hear news in the last few days of…

I rise to address the committee amendment offered by the Senator from South Carolina and the Senator from Michigan. This amendment implements agreements made between the Armed Services Committee and the Intelligence Committee. Pursuant to…

Yesterday, India conducted three underground nuclear tests, further destabilizing relations among Pakistan, India, and China. Today, two more tests were conducted. The whole world was caught by surprise--including the U.S. intelligence…

You certainly can. But I am saying this should be a requirement. If we don't have that vote, we ought not to complain about the resolution of ratification.

I want to briefly touch on why I am offering this amendment. When the Congress first considered the President's plan to send troops to Bosnia in 1995, the administration placed very clear limits on the duration of this commitment. On every…

This is a straightforward, simple amendment which I am confident has a strong bipartisan support of this Chamber. It is based on the debate yesterday, with myself, Senator Hutchison and Senator Biden. I don't expect any opposition. The…

I also thank Congressman Sam Johnson, who, as many of my colleagues know, was a POW, along with Senator McCain, and others, during the Vietnam war. Congressman Johnson and I have traveled to Prague, Warsaw, and to Moscow together in search…

I want to compliment and commend the Senator from Texas, Senator Hutchison, for her cooperation and support as we worked together to craft this amendment. This is a very, very important amendment, which I will get into in a moment…

It is still going to take a commitment, whether you are in NATO or not, it is still going to take a commitment to defend Poland, period. You have to have a will to do that, whether you are in NATO or not. The point here is we have an…

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 a supporter of NATO, always was and still am-- but I believe that what we have here is a window of opportunity that…

The specific threat was the specific threat of the Soviet Union that was still there.

I think it has a lot ``to do with anything.'' The President made these statements at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, and his point is that drawing a new line through Europe a little further east might jeopardize the…

I just say to Senator Warner, on January 10, 1994, along the same vein, President Clinton himself made the following statement, only 4 years ago: Why should we now draw a new line through Europe just a little further east? Why should we…

I'm reading the President's quote. ``The best possible future would be a democratic Russia committed to the security of all of its European neighbors. We should not foreclose it.'' That was the time he followed in President Bush's…

It sure does. The Senator knows that. He knows the Senator has worked on this issue tirelessly in the Armed Forces Committee and has visited Russia to see this. I don't think anybody could deny that in the very near future Russia is going…

Clearly, yes. It clearly had the capability to send an army into Western Europe if it so chose, if we had not stood up to stop it. I think the issue, though, of dividing lines--I believe the Senator used the term ``dividing line'' or…