the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 is not about a woman's right to choose to have an abortion. Regardless of one's views on abortion in general, the partial-birth abortion procedure should have no place in a civilized society such…

last year the House Committee on Government Reform held a hearing exploring an issue that should shock all of us. Witnesses at the hearing testified that some school officials have taken it upon themselves to decide that a child needs to…

the treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Strategic Offensive Reductions also known as the ``Moscow Treaty'' obligates each side to reduce the number of its strategic offensive nuclear warheads to a…

I rise in support of H.R. 13, the Museum and Library Services Act of 2003. Museums and libraries are a fundamental part of our society. They remain an integral component of our education system. As has been noted, attendance at American…

I would like to take time to offer praise to one of Augusta, Georgia's most prized and valuable educational institutions. A recent guest of Travis Smiley's C-SPAN program ventured that Paine College was among several Historically Black…

I rise today in favor of tax relief for small business owners and farmers in the 12th District of Georgia and in America. Small business owners and farmers in my State have always assumed their fair share of our Nation's tax burden…

If I may finish my question. Didn't he answer that question just about the same as the nominees sent up by the previous President of the United States? That is what I am going back to. Like the Senator from New York, I think we should be…

I have been watching the debate on Miguel Estrada with a great deal of interest. I would agree with my friend from New York in that I have traveled through my whole State--not the whole State, but a goodly part of it--and it is not the…

Being that the Senate is made up of about 65 to 70 percent attorneys--and I not being one of those--that was the longest ``yes, I did not ask him any further questions in written form'' I have ever heard. But we have to contend with that…

That is something else that sort of confused me the way you put your argument, but I am wondering why we are raising the bar for this nominee. Is that what we are doing here? Are we saying he has to stand a more difficult test than all…

Helen Keller once reminded us that ``no pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit.'' The seven crew members aboard Columbia were optimists, one and all…

Yes, I agree with the distinguished Senator from Michigan. The Senate did include funding in the amount of $3 million for the Tribal School Construction Demonstration Program. The legislation also authorizes the Department of Interior to…

I appreciate Senator Crapo's interest in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. I understand this is an important issue to the Senator and would be happy to work with him so that the acquisition of these easements will be considered in…

The farming business is just as competitive as any other business. But let's go back and think a little bit. You have 2 years here: 2001 and 2002. You also have a section in this bill that deals with CRP. But I am going to make sure that…

this morning we are continuing to negotiate the reorganization of the responsibilities in this Senate. Those folks who observe the Senate and the goings on on the floor probably think there is not a whole lot going on, but it is kind of…

farmers of the 12th District of Georgia, as well as those across the Nation, are hurting. Disastrous yields and poor crop quality are the result of the weather of 2002. To respond to these needs, to work for Georgia farmers and with the…

in listening to my friend from New York talk about homeland security and the work we will be doing, she agreed to cochair the A 9/11 caucus. I invite other Members of this body to get interested. We found out cell phones worked pretty well…

last year our Nation's economy was briefly held hostage by an attack on American soil. We have overcome that challenge and are now charging ahead in the right direction. It is this kind of American resolve that has built this Nation into…

I rise today to support the hard work of the conferees on the election reform conference report. I did not hesitate to vote against S. 565 because it unfairly disadvantaged rural States and did not fix the most grievous flaws with the…

I rise today to support a bipartisan bill to end the longstanding and pervasive problem of elder abuse, the Elder Justice Act of 2002. To care for the aging population in this Nation has been pushed aside for too long. This comprehensive…

I rise today to address this third vote on cloture on the Byrd amendment directing the replenishing of firefighting funds for the Departments of Agriculture and Interior. This vote really hinges on our desire to get drought relief to the…

That is right. No preconditions. No either/or. If we are really serious about it, give us a vote. That is what we are fighting for, the privilege of voting. That is all. Defeat us if your conscience allows. But give us a vote. I yield the…

This is a very troubling issue for one simple reason: What if anybody were allowed to put in a garden and at the same time were prohibited from doing any weeding or watering or doing anything to make it produce--prevented from fundamental…

this amendment provides that nothing in section 134 of the fiscal year 2002 Interior bill shall impact ongoing litigation involving the Department of the Interior and the Sac and Fox Nation. This language has previously been passed by the…

I am struck by what we are debating off the floor, which is timber health. At the heart of that is how we deal with judicial appeals, which has brought a new dynamic to that debate on forest health and how we manage our public lands; that…