The Senator is a national leader as part of his responsibilities. The Senator from South Dakota is not doing this because there are a lot of minorities in South Dakota; in fact, there are very few. He is doing this because it is the right…

let me answer a number of questions because the Senator asked a number of questions. First of all, I spoke yesterday to the National Restaurant Association. I agree with my friend from Massachusetts that it is important we do something for…

The Essential Worker Immigration Coalition is a coalition of businesses, trade associations, and other organizations from across the industry spectrum concerned with the shortage of both semi-skilled and unskilled . . . labor. That is why…

the one thing I am appreciative of is the Vice President has a plan; that is, he has recommended that if these prices stay where they are, we should start drawing down our reserves. This is one alternative. I am glad he is doing this…

I strongly support this piece of legislation that seeks to provide permanent and legally defined groups of immigrants who are already here working and contributing as taxpayers and to the social fabric of the company. They are awaiting…

we in the United States, because of the power of our economy, are not feeling the increase in fuel prices. We are feeling it a little bit. But other places in the world are feeling it very dramatically. What I say to my friend, talking…

It is a nice piece of work. If the White House does not like it, they can do whatever they want with it, but the legislative bodies have spoken. It will pass overwhelming, that bill.

I do not believe the minority got us in this situation we are in. But I do say that we will do everything within our power to try to get ourselves out of the hole that we are in. It is certainly not the intention of the minority to hold up…

I will only add, Mr. President, because the proposal allows for but does not guarantee limits--for example, there are no limitations on the amount of the honoraria or the number of honoraria received--there is always the potential for many…

I carry in my wallet, and I have pulled it out on occasion--it is pretty worn and tattered--some quotes just confirming what my friend from North Dakota said about how people on the majority feel about Medicare. Let me read some direct…

We do need to talk about that hearing in Las Vegas. There is not anyone who could watch that and listen to that and not shed a tear. I want to take off on something my friend from North Dakota said. During that hearing--those sick people…

we do not apologize for the work we have done on tobacco. We, of course, have led the Nation into focusing on the evils of tobacco and what it has done to hurt not only the youth but the adult communities throughout America. We do not…

I want to say, before my friend leaves the floor, how much respect I have for the Senator from Oregon and the great example he sets for everyone in the bipartisan consideration of legislation. I do want to say, though, before my friend…

I say to my friend, the majority leader, while we are working on PNTR, I would hope that there is a concerted effort to get more money to solve the funding cap. We could work out a lot of these in conference. That is what we are waiting to…

Mr. Leader, having looked at the votes on this issue, the Thompson amendment, I think it would be in everyone's interest if this could be worked out so there is a separate vote on this issue, separate from this legislation. Senator…

Finally, Mr. President, I say through you to the majority leader, I also hope, in the limited things that you have to do next week, that you would give some consideration to the problems that Senator Levin and Senator Harkin have regarding…

As co-chairs of the Senate Great Lakes Task Force, the distinguished Senator from Michigan and myself want to take this opportunity to reiterate our support for a program of great interest to our colleagues from the Great Lakes states…

The cause of this problem needs to be determined and the Corps needs to include causation as a part of this study. I assure the Senator that we will interpret the study to include a causation analysis.

I understand that this matter is of great importance to the Senator from Michigan and the people he represents. I can assure my friend that I will attempt to provide that funding in Conference.

I thank the Senators from Georgia. I share your concern for the funding of this important project, and I assure you that I will give this project due consideration in conference with the House. Should additional funds become available, as…

I think it would be very unwise for Chairman Arafat to move unilaterally on establishing statehood. I hope he will sit back and look at the great loss that will take place if an agreement is not reached at this time. I commend and applaud…

I hope we can get a bill that we can send to the President, recognizing that it is a bill that he will sign. I hope we can do that. We have a commitment from the chairman of the full committee, Senator Stevens, that he will work with us…

As always, I appreciate the hard work the chairman and his staff put into drafting this annual appropriations bill. They have done an excellent job in pulling this bill together and I appreciate the cooperative manner with which he and his…

I also ask if it is the chairman's intention to join with me in requesting that the General Accounting Office conduct a study on the effects that the Religious Freedom and Restoration Act has had, and that the Religious Land Use and…

today we welcome a new colleague to this body, former Governor, now Senator Zell Miller. We welcome Senator Miller at the same time that we mourn the passing of his predecessor, Paul Coverdell. So it is a bittersweet moment. Zell Miller…