Howard Metzenbaum

the American people are justifiably scared. They have good reason to look at Michael Fay, or petty vandals here at home, and say, ``He deserves whatever he gets.'' But the American people must remember that torture has never, in any…

the fact that Singapore acknowledged the appeals by reducing the sentence is indeed gratifying. Indeed, I believe that Singapore and the United States should strive to maintain the current close relationship that exists. However, we cannot…

the American people awoke this morning to a report that Michael Fay, convicted of petty vandalism in Singapore, had been subjected to four strokes of a rattan cane. When I first learned of Michael Fay's sentence, I was shocked. Fay was…

this amendment will protect over $1.6 billion in RTC and FDIC claims in the courts. Two weeks ago, the Acting Chairman of the FDIC, Mr. Andrew Hove, Jr., sent a letter to Senator Riegle, with a copy to myself, asking for this legislation…

There is no question that it is a controversial amendment. But it has to do with the fact that the Supreme Court in one fell swoop the other day totally eliminated the obligation and liabilities of accountants, lawyers, and all those who…

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?

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…

the Bankruptcy Code, section 525, prohibits governmental units from discriminating against a person because of a prior bankruptcy or discharge of a debt. Specifically, the code provides that a governmental unit may not discriminate in…

in current S. 540, there is a provision--tax administration, section 115, tax assessment--that would allow the assessment of uncontested or agreed upon prepetition tax liabilities. While of some assistance to the Internal Revenue Service…

this amendment resolves the debate over how rent-to-own contracts should be treated in bankruptcy cases. Rent-to-own agreements are consumer transactions in which consumers agree to make weekly payments for appliances or furniture with the…

I want to say to my colleague--and all three of us have been around here a long time--all three of us know the procedures of the Senate are such that it is not too difficult, if you stay on the floor, to delay consideration of a matter. I…

I rise because I am somewhat disturbed that so much of this debate has revolved around female Members of this body, who have led the charge on this issue. But I rise because I believe it is an issue that belongs to the other 94 Members of…

today I rise to introduce the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Amendments Act. This legislation amends our Federal plant closing notice law--also known as the WARN Act--to address serious problems in coverage, compliance, and…

Today, Senator Nancy Kassebaum and I introduce S. 1981, the Orphan Drug Amendments of 1994. The bill is co-sponsored by our colleague, the chairman of the Labor and Human Resources Committee, Senator Edward Kennedy. A companion bill is…

today I am introducing the Reemployment and Retraining Act of 1994, an initiative proposed by the Clinton administration to revitalize assistance to dislocated workers. Our economy is finally emerging from a long recession. In the first…

I have been around here a long time. I understand when you lose a vote, tabling 65 to 35, it is pretty hard to defeat it the second time around. You may even lose some of those. But I just feel so strongly, so deeply about this whole…

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…

I rise today in strong support of the nomination of Prof. William Gould, to be Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board. For 13 years, the NLRB has withered under consecutive Republican administrations. Seldom has the Board operated…

on behalf of myself and Senators Kennedy, Bradley, Lautenberg, Boxer, Pell, and Chafee, I would like to introduce the Gun Violence Prevention Act of 1994. I am proud to do so at this very historic time that the Brady bill becomes the law…

on behalf of myself and Senators Kennedy, Bradley, Lautenberg, Boxer, Pell, and Chafee, I would like to introduce the Gun Violence Prevention Act of 1994. I am proud to do so on this very historic day that the Brady bill becomes the law of…

we were all shocked on Wednesday to learn that a senior CIA case officer had been arrested and charged with being a spy for the Soviet Union and later for the Russian Federation. It is almost beyond belief that he had allegedly been…

Mr. President, I rise in support of the President's nomination of Strobe Talbott for the post of Deputy Secretary of State. This is the No. 2 post in the State Department. Under any circumstances, this is a nomination that deserves to be…

I come to the floor to congratulate the Federal Communications Commission for ordering a further reduction in cable rates. But I warn all cable consumers that you will not see that reduction unless you or a local official in your community…

I rise today on behalf of myself and Senator Chafee, to introduce legislation to address one of the saddest consequences of the proliferation of guns in this country--injuries and deaths of hundreds of children and thousands of others from…