I simply want to add a few words as cosponsor of the Pryor amendment. We have traded it back and forth. I think the distinguished Senator from Arkansas has made a great contribution by bringing this portion of our law up. It is a…

I had planned to hold up a toy assault weapon when I spoke today on the House floor. House rules suggest I not do so. This toy gun was made in China. It is only a toy. But the 2,000 assault weapons that the U.S. attorney in San Francisco…

here we go again. The same group that shut down the Government last winter has given us a budget that is way out of balance. The Gingrich Republican budget cuts Medicare, cuts Medicaid, increases by $12 billion the military budget, more…

What has happened on this very simple bill? Kassebaum-Kennedy was a simple bill that dealt with two problems. It dealt with the problem of preexisting condition and the problem with portability. Then Speaker Gingrich and Republican leaders…

I absolutely reject that thinking, when India has become a more and more liberalized economy, an economy much more in line with ours, an economy which has welcomed $5 million in American investment... This is a golden opportunity to reach…

The Armenians have suffered in the early part of this century, in the early part of this century at the hands of the Turks. The Armenians have suffered through a Soviet regime for decades. This is simply the transition that the Armenians…

Thank you, Mr. Pallone, for your work in opposing these extreme Gingrich Medicare and Medicaid plans. What is amazing, and I want to take one small part out of what you said. The Gingrich plan and what they are trying to do in this body…

It speaks to the problem that we have which the Entitlement Commission pointed out that says they were not going to have the money to pay people their entitlements--retirement funds--when they come due. It says that in the future the…

I wanted to add a word of support for the very diligent effort of the Senator from Rhode Island and the bipartisan group he has gathered together to offer a budget alternative. I am very mindful of the remarks made by the distinguished…

Mr. President, for those from my generation, they will recall the name of James Dean. Some will recall him as a movie actor, others as a model for a generation, or at least a portion of a generation. He was a free spirit by anyone's…

the President might have delinked human rights from trade, but that should not be taken as a signal by other countries that the U.S. Congress no longer cares about human rights. Indeed, concern for human rights in our own country and…

here we go again. Speaker Gingrich has put together his new budget, Medicare cuts, Medicaid cuts in the tens of billions of dollars, cuts in student loans, all to give tax breaks to the richest people in the country. Here we go again, Mr…

Medicaid cuts across a broad section of people. It is poor children. It is also the elderly in nursing homes and it is also hospitals similar to the one I visited in Cleveland some months ago called Health Hill Hospital. It is a hospital…

I would say compliments to Mr. Pallone on his leadership, not just last year but it seems that we are having the same debate this year. Last year the voters said no to the Gingrich plan of Medicare cuts and Medicaid cuts and draconian…

The medical savings accounts that the Speaker has extolled, the virtues, over and over and over again, as an idea of a big insurance company, major contributors to the Speaker that salivate over the prospect of getting to write all this…

less than a week ago, we were celebrating Earth Day. Today our country's environmental laws are under assault not only by the Gingrich extremists in Congress but also in the World Trade Organization, the WTO. The United States lost…

Mr. President, why in the world would you have a budget process going on separately from the committee? I think there are some simple truths that lay out why. The reality is that this Congress tried to control spending. They did it by…

I rise in support of the Simpson amendment. Mr. President, what the Senator from Wyoming has recommended to this body is that we try to consider the immigration questions together, both legal and illegal. There have been some very sincere…

This country urgently, desperately needs legislative action to ensure the soundness of the Medicare funds, to ensure the soundness of a variety of other trust funds. I do not think anyone objects to that. I should say more precisely I do…

these same folks who shut down the Government now claim to be working in a fiscally responsible manner to balance the Federal budget. They are asking us to support a continuing resolution laden with $342 million in special-interest pork to…

I rise with great pleasure on Earth Day. Environmental legislation has been one of the most enjoyable areas of legislation in the 16 years I have had in Congress and the 4 years that I served in the Colorado State Senate. I was a sponsor…

one of the great benefits of term limits is to bring into this body a group of people who have a broader wealth of practical experience. By that turnover, I think what we will find is that we have become better legislators. There are a few…

the vote on this measure was close, as has been noted. Since that time, I believe we have persuaded others to join us in advocating this amendment. The amendment has been compromised to the point that specifically we have spelled out in…

this is not a new subject for Members of Congress. This is one we have considered before. I will make my remarks very succinct. I know other Members are waiting to speak. What this does is complete our consideration of GATT. In the GATT…

It is my intention to try and expedite the deliberations here tonight. In that regard, my thought would be to make a statement, hopefully, shedding some light on this amendment. I know Senator Pryor has worked so hard in this area. He…