Howard Metzenbaum

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

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…

I rise today to address the issue of unfunded mandates. This has become a hot topic these days. I have heard many reports about State and local governments complaining about Federal statutes such as the Safe Drinking Water Act and the…

I made no violation of the rules. I know the rules of the Senate. I just talked about certain speeches being what I think they are, 'Alfonse in Wonderland.' Day after day, the junior Senator, with furrowed brow, tells us of his heartfelt…

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…

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…

I say to my colleague that we will present the Senator from New York with a draft of such legislation within the hour, before 5 o'clock. I would hope that I could have a response by 6 o'clock. It will not be complicated legislation. We…

I want to be clear as to what the record of the Senator from New York in this area is. Back in March 1992, we had an amendment to extend the statute of limitations. And the Senator from New York voted wrong--March 1992, he voted wrong…

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…

You see, Mr. President, the Senator from New York voted on this very floor to strip a retroactive extension of the statute of limitations from an RTC funding bill. The Senator from New York voted not to go after Madison Guaranty, and…

I want to point out to him, and I want to make it clear, that when I tried to extend the statute of limitations in the past, one of the leaders in that opposition was the Senator from New York. If he had cooperated at that time, we would…

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…

the U.S. Senate is often referred to as ``the world's greatest deliberative body.'' I think most Senators are fairly well informed in the affairs of this country, but sometimes we just miss the boat. What if I were to tell you that there…

I rise to recognize the dedication and perseverance of the senior Senator from Illinois, Paul Simon. He has made a difference. He is my good friend. But I do not rise to speak out of friendship. I simply think that Paul Simon is a Senator…