I personally have been acquainted with case after case out of my Las Vegas and Reno offices, the same kind of cases. We can change the name, but they are tragic stories. Remember, we are not saying grant citizenship to somebody who is not…

The story of Adriana is one of hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of stories of unfairness faced by people in this country. We in America pride ourselves on being fair. This is unfair. What we are doing to these people is un-American…

No, it does not seem fair, I say to my friend from Massachusetts. It does not seem any more fair than a story I will tell the Senator, which he has heard me tell before. It is a story that is embedded in my heart and which has prompted me…

Today is a day of solemnity in the Senate. We are going to swear in a new Senator as a result of the death of one of our colleagues. It is a day of reflection for all of us. Speaking for myself, and I am sure the Senator from Florida…

I would go one step beyond what my friend from Massachusetts has said. I call upon Governor George W. Bush, who goes around the country and even speaks in Spanish once in a while, talking about how compassionate he is, and how important…

In this body, we tend not to give the accolades to our fellow Senators that we should. I want the Senator from Vermont to know how the entire Democratic caucus supports and follows the lead of this man on matters related to the judiciary…

I think the proposal the minority leader has made is eminently fair: This provision should be taken out, that there will not be an amendment offered on the floor, and whatever took place in conference he would be willing to live with. I am…

If I could ask my friend one more question, this is not a question of the Democrats being opposed to the marriage penalty tax relief; is that true?

I rise to introduce the Air Travelers' Fair Treatment Act of 2000. Air travel is an increasingly unpleasant and stressful experience. Anyone who flies much at all knows that airports are crowded, flights too often delayed or canceled…

I hope that he has the opportunity to finish his description here of what the difference is between the two approaches. I also say to my friend, this issue is not over. People can yell and scream and declare victory, but in our Government…

I learned shortly before Senator Lott came to the floor last night that Senator Coverdell had passed away. I felt it was in my best interest to leave at that time and not be present on the floor, as I usually am. It was unique, in that I…

I have here from the Joint Committee on Taxation, ``Estimated Revenue Effects of Modification to the Chairman's Mark of the Marriage Tax Relief Act of 2000.'' This we received from the Joint Committee. It says the net total impact of this…

the amendment I offered on behalf of Senator Boxer would limit the use of dangerous pesticides in our national parks. In particular, it prohibits the routine use of highly toxic pesticides--those containing known or probable carcinogens…

I hope next year we can work together in a bipartisan fashion to increase significantly the funding for our National Park System. The living conditions our park rangers have to put up with in our national parks is a disgrace. My colleague…

My stay here in the Senate has been a great experience, but that experience has been heightened every day because of Senator Moynihan. I loved when I was going to school, but being around Senator Moynihan is even better because it is like…

I want to talk about Senator Carl Levin, the ranking member for the Democrats on the very important defense committee of this Congress. The Democrats could not be more proud of any Senator than we are of Carl Levin. We are so comfortable…

The Grams Social Security amendment includes a general fund transfer to the Medicare HI Trust Fund of $113 billion over the next 10 years. Without a general fund transfer to the HI trust fund, the Grams amendment would cause Medicare to…

if I could bring everyone back to reality, the problem of the day--not next week or the week after--is that we have about 122 hours of debate time, excluding voting, and the leader indicated he wants to do that today. So that means about…

Not only is he proud of his family, but certainly they should be proud of him. He has rendered great service to the State of Pennsylvania and to this country. Even though we are in a real quandary for time here, every word he said I…

The one thing that we haven't discussed at length regarding this amendment is that it would cause unemployment in the country.

Montana is a very large State. It is a huge State. It is bigger than Nevada. But in addition to Montana being a very large State, we have States such as Nevada which are growing very rapidly. For example, we have one project which is the…

Had we not been able to complete what we refer to as the ``spaghetti bowl,'' the highway would be locked down for not only the people who permanently live there, but it is on the freeway carrying people all over this country. I-15 is one…

I say to my friend, this bill may not be around very long. This may be the only opportunity to offer these amendments because the two leaders have outlined a tremendously difficult legislative program in the next 2 rac{1}{2} weeks. This…

Its neighbor, the State of Nevada, the State I represent, has approximately 2 million people. The State of Nevada, under the old formula, does the Senator understand, has only 308 taxable estates?

It would increase the general exemption from $1.35 million per couple to $2 million per couple in 2 years, by the year 2002; and $4 million per couple by the year 2010.