I really would take issue with the comparison between the situation today we are talking about with the expansion of NATO and Yalta. We had a ground war, a terrible war that impacted almost every nation in Europe, Western and Eastern, that…

this is National Victim Rights Week and today I am introducing a bill to amend section 991(a) of title 28, United States Code, to require certain members of the United States Sentencing Commission to be selected from among individuals who…

I rise to request that my colleagues in the Senate conduct deliberative and thorough debate on NATO expansion before the expected vote next week. Many questions remain regarding cost, strategic objective and military requirements of the…

the Senate now is about to engage in a great debate, a debate that is very important to our country and, indeed, to the world. I had hoped that we could have postponed this debate somewhat, for a number of reasons. NATO itself is planning…

I join the majority of my colleagues today in expressing strong support for the reauthorization of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act, otherwise known as ``ISTEA.'' I was a proud supporter of this legislation in 1991 and…

This amendment would, I believe, end one of the most costly and unfair and unconstitutional, as the Senator from Kentucky has said, minority set-aside programs in our Federal Government. As the Senator has already said, ISTEA mandates that…

I rise today in memory of Chad Warren, a young, thoughtful and motivated man who recently passed away. Chad was only 25 years old when he unfortunately lost his life, only months away from his 26th birthday. He is an example to us all…

earlier this week, the White House and the Congress reached a historic agreement that will balance the budget by 2002. Today, I rise in support of the portion of the deal that provides tax cuts to American families and small businesses…

As the Senator knows, I filed an amendment yesterday that I hope will not be necessary. The issue concerns truck weight limitations on interstate highways and potential sanctions on the States of New Hampshire and Maine. Last year's…

if we do not allow the space-based laser program to proceed, we are going to erode the Defense Department's expertise in laser technology. There are other laser programs in DOD. The SBL, the space-based laser, represents a significant…

I take the floor today to introduce the Local Forest User Fairness Act with my colleague Senator Gregg. This legislation would allow residents of counties where U.S. Forest Service land is situated to recreate in the forest without paying…

I too am concerned that these technologies be advanced, and suggest that a review of the technology base of supplier for both the materials and the components, such as the carbon/carbon nosetips presently used on the Mark 21 reentry…

I rise to oppose the Bingaman amendment which would cut funding for the space-based laser program--not just cuts it, it devastates the program. In its markup of the DOD authorization bill, the committee increased the funding for the…

Additionally, the Department of Defense compliance review group has previously reviewed the SBL readiness demonstrator and deemed such a program compliant with the ABM Treaty. So the Air Force and BMDO have signed a memorandum of agreement…

So that was the intention here and the point I wanted to make regarding these sites. Let me also say, because this is kind of a technical term--the so-called FUSRAP sites is a little hard to understand. We have a lot of acronyms here. I…

today the Senate is debating an aptly titled bill, the Family Friendly Workplace Act. The working families of today face more challenges than their parents and grandparents could have imagined. In addition to providing for their children…

I sincerely hope--and I know that there has been enough rhetoric said on all sides of this issue to make everybody tired of it, I am sure. And I do not intend to be loud. I like to try to be as quiet and unassuming, but firm, as I can.

Like the previous amendment offered by my colleague from Washington, Senator Gorton, this is a very reasonable amendment. It simply requires the courts, when they make an award under IDEA, to take into consideration what impact that award…

Now, if you add up all of those thousands and thousands of dollars and you end up with a total in excess of $1 million, if you are a teacher or an administrator or a private citizen thinking of your own school district, you might ask ``How…

This, again, Mr. President, is another opportunity to strengthen this bill. Like the Gorton amendment, it is just a commonsense amendment that simply underlines a commitment to fairness and equity that I believe every Member in this body…

I want to indicate, first and foremost, that I understand what the sponsors of the bill are trying to do. I support the concept of reforming the IDEA law. I do not fault them for trying to make the changes. What I fault is the process in…

Also, Mr. President, I want to comment on a piece of legislation that two of my colleagues, Senator McCain, and the Senator from Texas, Senator Hutchison, introduced regarding the prevention of the Government shutdown. We went through this…

Let me first of all say clearly and for all the world to see and know that this issue has never been about the qualifications of Pete Peterson to be the Ambassador to Vietnam. It has been about the accounting process and how best to go…