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I am delighted that the Senate has seen fit to approve of President Clinton's choice for this post and believe that Rhode Island and the Federal judiciary will be distinguished by her service. As Ms. Lisi prepares to take the bench, it is…
I am pleased that the Senate today has acted to confirm Sheldon Whitehouse to be the U.S. attorney for the district of Rhode Island. It has been almost a year since I first recommended Mr. Whitehouse to the President to fill this post and…
I salute today an exceptional filmmaker and Rhode Island native, Alice M. Maurice, who has been recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as associate producer of 1994's best short subject documentary. Ms. Maurice's…
one of the strongest relationships between the true democracies of this world is that which exists between the United States and the State of Israel, the only true democracy in the Middle East. This friendship has its roots in the vital…
this morning's news brought word of a horrible tragedy in the Middle East. A deranged Israeli settler--an American immigrant, wearing an Israeli military uniform--opened fire with an automatic weapon inside the mosque at the Tomb of the…
I was particularly struck at his thought of the inclusion of core courses. This is an idea that is long overdue.
as we all know, the Federal Government is not the major player in education. That is a role played by State and local government. The Federal role is a small but highly targeted one, providing assistance primarily in areas of clearly…
I rise in opposition to the amendment offered by the Senator from North Carolina which would prohibit the use of Department of Education or Department of Health and Human Services funds for the distribution or provision of contraceptive…
the amendment I am offering to the Goals 2000 legislation is the Educational Research and Improvement Act. This amendment was reported from both the Subcommittee on Education, Arts and Humanities and the Committee on Labor and Human…
arms sales are limited to maintaining Taiwan's defense needs. This need was recognized even by the negotiators of the United States-China Joint Communique of August 17, 1982. As John Holdridge, then-Assistant Secretary for East Asian and…
I think we should let the Secretary, if he chooses, have any number of Assistant Secretaries or cut them, either way. I feel particularly strongly on this, because many years ago not enough attention was being given to the 70 percent of…
I hope it will finally be implemented. Mr. President, I am pleased that the Senate is considering today the Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act of 1994. This bill is a cooperative effort dating back to the last Congress. Following passage…
I appreciate and sympathize with the Senator's desire to streamline the Department's operations. Indeed, there is no disagreement about that goal between myself and the Senator or for that matter between the Senator and the Department…
yes. That is the intent as well of the Taiwan Relations Act, and I would hope for favorable review by the Congress of sales to meet Taiwan's legitimate defensive needs. The Taiwan Relations Act provides a statutory basis for the United…
the Chinese are engaged in the acquisition of modern military equipment, including long-range fighter bombers from Russia, that pose a new military challenge to Taiwan given the progressive deterioration of Taiwan's aging military…
this amendment will allow the President to continue to waive legislative restrictions against the PLO. Under the terms of the amendment, the President's authority to waive such restrictions can be renewed indefinitely for 6 month periods…
Senator Helms and I have stood together over the years in our condemnation of China's noncompliance with international weapons treaties, to their horrific human rights record in Tibet and against their own people, to their use of forced…
this amendment provides the Department of Defense with authority to transfer obsolete or surplus United States military equipment to South Korea from war reserve stockpiles located in South Korea. The equipment in question includes…
this amendment raises an issue the committee and the Senate have already debated and decided. In committee, an amendment to eliminate funding for NED was defeated by a voice vote and then later during Senate consideration was defeated by a…
this Arab League boycott is an anachronism, a repugnant reminder of events and hostilities of the past. It is not fitting that the boycott continue, and this amendment does a lot to unravel it, to take it apart. I support the amendment…
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