Robert Torricelli

last week the sense of security that Americans had in their own communities, our sense of the strength of our culture, our ability to protect our families and our homes, was once again shattered. The challenge did not come from Kosovo, and…

I rise to draw this country's attention to our nationally significant estuaries that are threatened by pollution, development, or overuse. With forty five percent of the nation's population residing in estuarine areas, there is a…

The point was made, as well, as to whether or not this is an unconstitutional interference. The right of the Congress to reassign responsibilities, to reassign appropriations, of course, is an innate part of the function of Congress. The…

before the Senate is the question of when the independent counsel statute expires. There is still the issue of the appropriations, and whether the poor continuing independent counsel will be able to spend, not just this year, but on into…

I strongly support S. Con. Res. 5 and urge all of my colleagues in the Senate to adopt it. S. Con. Res. 5 states not only our opposition to a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state; it also urges the President of the United States…

there is understandably much discussion in our country about the ways and means to continue the rather extraordinary economic prosperity that has been visited upon our generation. Theories abound about how to maintain this economic growth…

Mr. President, this is a simple effort to conserve 15 acres of land in Morristown, NJ. It is for most Americans a sacred piece of real estate. It is where George Washington spent the winter of 1779. There are few more hallowed grounds in…

I rise today to offer my appreciation to my colleagues on the Labor Committee for their hard work on the Higher Education Reauthorization Act of 1998. I am especially grateful to the Chairman and Ranking Member, Senator Jeffords and…

All that we have asked is that, as with each of our other major industrial competitors in the western world, noise be considered as a factor in the operation of this Nation's airports. That is all. And on two bases. First, when the FAA…

I want to first express my congratulations to Senator Murkowski without whose efforts in committee we would not, today, be discussing this resolution; Senator Graham of Florida, who has labored for so long on this cause; Senator Daschle…

I would like to thank the many Senators who have demonstrated a commitment to historic Civil War battlefield preservation which culminated in this amendment to the Interior Appropriations Bill that directs $10 million be made available for…

Today with Senator Lautenberg I introduce legislation to preserve land on which our nation was forged. During the harsh winter of 1779-1780 the Continental Army, and its leader, General George Washington camped at Morristown, New Jersey…

I, too, rise in observance of Hispanic Heritage Month, noting that there could be no better way to note the importance of our Hispanic heritage and this month of observance than to deal with the reality of the political status of Puerto…

there is perhaps no greater foreign policy priority in the post-cold-war world than assisting former Communist countries in making the difficult transition to democracy. The fall of the Soviet Union was not the final victory of the cold…

Mr. Leahy, I know that you join me in welcoming the progress that the citizens of Northern Ireland and the Republic have made toward implementing a peace agreement. I would like to thank you and the members of the Appropriations Committee…

yesterday I engaged in a colloquy with Senators Kohl and Moseley-Braun regarding the intent of report language in S. 2312 concerning tax standards for tax-exempt health clubs. In that colloquy, I stated that my expectation was that the…

While considering current business practices, we would expect the IRS to focus on adult fitness provided by tax-exempt organizations that serve only adults.

I am in support of Senator Kyl, but I must state my objection to Senator Craig's amendment. In my career in the U.S. Congress, representing Atlantic City, I have never risen on the floor to oppose gaming. But this is too much. All of our…

I would be glad to assure Senator Hatch that I will work with him to ensure that the product that emerges from conference resolves both of our concerns.

The reason that there is hunger in Cuba and North Korea is because their systems have failed. I recognize that in the great farm belts of America, there is tremendous frustration and suffering because of the farm crisis. But it is not…

in regard to the amendment offered by the Senator from Connecticut, Mr. Dodd, this institution should take some pause. This is some moment. Thirty years of American foreign policy by Democrats and Republicans are about to be put aside. The…

this issue has now been debated at great length. And having listened to so many of my colleagues, for my own part, I wanted only to respond to several things that have been said and then leave the issue with the Senate. It is being…

I don't know how a Member of this Senate tomorrow morning could call the families of the victims of Pan Am 103, who are now suing to get financial reimbursement for the loss of their loved ones from Qadhafi, and now suggest that we are…

Members of the Senate, we are about to cast a vote that we will remember for many years. I know the issue of the day is the farm crisis in the Midwest. The answer to that problem is in this market, in this Senate, not by changing a…

Mr. President, I want at the outset to begin, even at a moment of some personal satisfaction, by stating some considerable disappointment. The 105th Congress was to be the ``Congress of education,'' the time in which America was going to…