William Helms

As of the close of business Monday, January 29, the Federal debt stood at $4,987,704,420,651.53, about $13 billion shy of the $5 trillion mark, which the Federal debt will exceed in a few months. On a per capita basis, every man, woman…

As of the close of business Thursday, January 25, the Federal debt stood at $4,988,163,912,933.72, about $12 billion shy of the $5 trillion mark, which the Federal debt will exceed in a few months. On a per capita basis, every man, woman…

The Federal Government is, as the saying goes, living on borrowed time, not to mention borrowed money--nearly $5 trillion of it. As of the close of business yesterday, Tuesday, January 23, the Federal debt stood at $4,987,963,203,048.04…

This is a bill to authorize a congressional gold medal to Billy Graham and Ruth Graham, his wife of 52 years.

I was astonished, Mr. President, when in an interview with the BBC, U.N. Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali made the absurd suggestion that the United Nations should be allowed to collect taxes directly from American citizens--and…

As of the close of business January 4, the Federal debt stood at $4,988,799,676,202.14, about $12 billion shy of the $5 trillion mark, which the Federal debt will exceed in a few months. On a per capita basis, every man, woman, and child…

Almost 4 years ago I commenced these daily reports to the Senate to make a matter of record the exact Federal debt as of close of business the previous day. In that report of February 27, 1992, the Federal debt stood at…

As of the close of business December 29, the Federal debt stood at $4,988,664,979,014.54, about $12 billion shy of the $5 trillion mark, which the Federal debt will exceed in a few months. On a per capita basis, every man, woman, and child…

On Wednesday evening, the distinguished majority leader and the distinguished minority leader of the Senate scheduled the Cuba Libertad bill to be the pending business of the Senate at 11 a.m. yesterday. This kind of scheduling happens to…

Every day since February 1992, I have reported to the Senate the exact total of the Federal debt, down to the penny, as of the close of business of the previous day, or on Mondays it would be, of course, for the previous Friday. As of the…

I say this as a Senator who has been here for almost 23 years, as a Senator who has served as chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, during which time I did my best to crack down on the abuse of the Food Stamp Program. I recall…

Before discussing today's bad news about the Federal debt, how about ``another go'', as the British put it, with our pop quiz. Remember? One question, one answer. The question: How many millions of dollars does it take to add up to a…

Before my colleagues rush to judgment on the efforts to restructure the State Department, I recommend they read John Bolton's June 25 op-ed piece in the Washington Times, "Quest for a Stronger Foreign Policy Hand." Mr. President, John…

More than 3 years ago, I began daily reports to the Senate to make a matter of record the exact Federal debt as of close of business the previous day. As of the close of business Friday, June 2, the exact Federal debt stood at…

I would hate to have his job as chairman of the Appropriations Committee. It seems to me we have $60 million somewhere in limbo--it might be in the pipeline, it may have been committed without our knowing. There are so many ambiguities…

Let us say it again: Anyone even remotely familiar with the U.S. Constitution knows that no President can spend a dime of the taxpayers' money that has not first been both authorized and appropriated by Congress. So if you hear a…

All of us who knew and/or served with Senator J. William Fulbright were saddened at the news of his passing. I had the privilege of serving my first 2 years in the Senate with this distinguished gentleman. He was an able U.S. Senator…

Before contemplating today's bad news about the Federal debt, let us have a little pop quiz: How many million dollars would you say are in a trillion dollars? And when you arrive at an answer, remember that Congress has run up a debt…

Before we ponder today's bad news about the Federal debt, let us have a little pop quiz: How many million would you say are in a trillion? And when you figure that out, just consider that Congress has run up a debt exceeding $4 rac{1}{2}…

The holding from the court overturning the New York City Schools' condom policy decreed: The petitioner parents are being compelled by State authority to send their children into an environment where they will be permitted, even…

No, it is not. We are not talking about anybody on the job. We are talking about what has been proposed by a majority of two on the Foreign Relations Committee, are we not?

Senator Pell has stated it correctly. He stated that it is his opinion. He carefully delineated between what is fact and what is opinion. Now, that is the reason I respect Senator Pell. I have enjoyed working with him on the committee…

I do not know whether he wants to do that or not. My amendment does not undermine or seek to at all impede the authority of the Secretary of State. I repeat, all it does is maintain what he already has. Our committee, including Mr. Kerry…

I sat quietly while the Senator engaged in a friendly diatribe, and now I want to refute it a little bit.

Wonders never cease. I do not know what amendment the distinguished Senator from Massachusetts has been talking about. But he sure as heck has not been talking about mine, not the one that is pending. He got his figures all jumbled up. I…