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Howard Metzenbaum

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American politician and businessman (1917–2008)

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April 26, 1994

There is no question that it is a controversial amendment.…

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Apr 21, 1994

Section 101(5) requires that programs provide all students with equal access to the full range of program components and related activities, except that, and I quote, ``nothing in this Act shall be construed to provide any individual with…

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Apr 21, 1994

Then this section serves to clarify that the School-to-Work Opportunities Act does not create such an entitlement, whereby services would have to be provided to any and all eligible individuals?

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Mar 9, 1994

I am a little confused now when you mention the Kassebaum amendment because the Kassebaum amendment, as you well know, has to do with airplane manufacturers' liability, a totally unrelated subject. Are you now suggesting that this matter…

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Feb 10, 1994

If the Senator from West Virginia assures us he will do the best he can that it will remain in, that is satisfactory.

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Feb 9, 1994

The net result would be that the statute of limitations with respect to all savings and loans would be extended at least until December 31, 1995, or ending on the date of the termination of the corporation, whichever is later. I think this…

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Feb 8, 1994

I am prepared to extend the statute retroactively to make the same law that is operable at the present time, no limitations, no changes, just extend it retroactively. We have the right under the court's decisions to extend the statute…

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Feb 8, 1994

Last week I took the floor in response to some statements by the junior Senator from New York. I described my friend's daily speeches as getting ``curiouser and curiouser,'' a description I lifted from a prominent work of literary fiction…

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Feb 7, 1994

Senator Simon and I have agreed to correct an error included in the committee report on S. 1361, the School-to-Work Opportunities Act. The error concerns the entities eligible to administer the school-to-work program. As adopted by the…

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Feb 3, 1994

The Senator from New York has been righteously proclaiming a passionate belief that the statute of limitations should be extended in order to recover taxpayer losses in the Madison Guaranty failure. That is a terrific joke. I compliment…

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