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following the attacks of 9/11, we made a promise to the American people to make this country safer. We identified on all levels cracks in our system. Most alarming, we found that intelligence agencies were not talking to one another. We…
I was in Iraq this weekend, and I was there in December, right before Christmas, with my friend, Senator Nelson of Florida. Our meetings at that time took place in the shadows of the 2006 Congressional elections and in the wake of the much…
What we agree on is we want to move science forward. We want to provide hope to those who are suffering from diseases and conditions with the possibility of stem cell research. The issue is a matter of Federal funding. What do we put…
I believe the Senator from Oklahoma earlier introduced a RAND study that talked about the number of embryos. I believe there are nearly 400,000 that may be in IVF clinics. Apparently, only 2.8 percent have the potential to be discarded. Is…
Is there a sense that the Senator from Oklahoma has in terms of decisions that parents and others are making about the kind of life potential of those 97 percent that are not being discarded, that are being frozen for future attempts at…
In that letter Dr. Grompe talks about what my colleague from Oklahoma just talked about. He talks about producing cells that are immunologically matched to the patient from whom they were derived. He says: These cells could then be used…
This is one Senator who understands the value of life and has a hands-on approach. It is interesting. President Clinton's bioethics commission concluded, if we have some other alternatives, why wouldn't we use them? They concluded the…
Major Morris is a member of the Minnesota Army National Guard. There are currently 2,600 members of the Minnesota National Guard serving in Iraq as members of the 134th Brigade Combat Team. They were deployed to Iraq last March after…
this amendment deals with veterans. Many States have first-time home-buy programs. They have tax-exempt programs that allow people of low income to get access to mortgages at low interest rates. By the wisdom of the Congress in 2006, the…
I note that there are 235 reserve funds in this budget with over $200 billion over 5 years. The problem is, again, if we believe in getting this done, and we adopt it with the reserve fund, there is no way we can go to the bank and say we…
if you voted for the Conrad amendment before, if you believe in wind energy and biomass and renewables, then you should vote for my amendment. The argument of the Senator from North Dakota is this will never make it out of conference…
As we all know, budgets are about setting priorities for the Nation. As we continue to work on the resolution today, I offer an amendment to address a key priority for our Nation: providing for our Nation's energy future. We all know…
I rise to introduce the Competitiveness Through Education, Technology, and Enterprise Act otherwise known as the COMPETE Act. The bill I introduce today is similar to legislation I have introduced in the 109th Congress. I am very pleased…
Container scanning technology is improving, but it is not able to perform useful, speedy inspections of cargo on the scale House Democrats envision. Congress has already authorized pilot programs to study the feasibility of scanning all…
Let me focus on an issue of concern to me. I represent the State of Minnesota. They call it the ``flyover country.'' They may say the same thing about Colorado on occasion. I saw a New Yorker's view of the world. No offense to my…
I wish to talk about a bipartisan effort to increase the minimum wage. Last week, the House overwhelmingly passed legislation to increase the current minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.25 an hour. We will have a chance to deal with that in the…
I would like to discuss today the gross misconduct of the Australian Wheat Board in its dealings with Saddam Hussein under the U.N. Oil for Food Program and to introduce legislation regarding the potential impact AWB's actions may have had…
I thank Senator Carper for his leadership. Next week is actually National Bible Week. I think it has been celebrated since 1941. The Senator from Delaware is one of the cochairs of that. Part of what I think is the purpose of it and the…
I join in thanking my colleague from North Dakota for giving me the opportunity to speak about the trials of Minnesota farmers. I join in this bipartisan plea to deal with an issue that is of great importance to many Minnesota farm…
I stand with my colleague from Minnesota, Senator Dayton, in bipartisan agreement. This is not a partisan issue, and it should not be a partisan issue. I consider this one of the most important pieces of legislation that has been left…
I come to the Senate to associate myself with the praise of my distinguished colleague from West Virginia for Senator Dayton. We live in very partisan times. We live in times where there is great cynicism about politics. We come from…
I share the deep concerns of my friend, high school classmate, colleague from New York, where I grew up, about the danger of a nuclear weapon, the danger of a weapon of mass destruction being smuggled into this country in 1 of 11 million…
I reiterate the great respect I have for my colleague from New York. He is concerned about this area and he is passionate about safety. I want to make it clear that we are not counseling patience. We are not asking for delay. It is just…
I say to my colleagues listening, the difference between the Menendez amendment and mine is America doesn't need another plan. There are some technical infirmities. There are some questions about what it may do in terms of our relations…
First, before I begin talking about my amendment, I wish to thank the Chair of the Homeland Security Committee, Senator Collins, and her cosponsor for the work they have done on port security. The Senator from Washington has been a…
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