George Voinovich: “if you can get a much better DDS operation--you say that if they go on the Federal payroll they might get more money.”

Senator Voinovich and I introduced legislation to institutionalize these reforms to the security clearance process.

So often people get lost in the shuffle here, and I have several cases here, I mean, unbelievable situations where people have been out there delayed.

I believe many of these experts remain concerned, as do I, that a failure to ratify the treaty would be exploited by those factions in Russia who wish to revert back to our Cold War posture. Such a failure could easily be used by those…

I rise today to speak on the late Senator Stevens as we prepare to travel to Arlington Cemetery to lay Senator Stevens to rest. Today, Janet's and my thoughts and prayers are with the Stevens family and the others who died, were injured…