Don Nickles

Let me make sure I understand. So this company, which does a lot of work--they do software, management, and a lot of different things--is doing $129 million worth of defense-related contracts, they would be banned from any of those…

They do. So if they incorporate in Bermuda, or Barbados, or someplace else, they might try to not pay U.S. taxes on foreign income, but they are already required, under present law, to pay U.S. taxes on U.S. income; isn't that correct?

People are entitled to their own opinion, but they are not entitled to their own facts. The tripartisan bill--and I will let Senator Grassley and Senator Breaux and others defend it--says for people with incomes less than 150 percent of…

I hope this week the Senate will be able to pass a positive prescription drug proposal. It may be mission impossible. I wish that was not the case. If we would have done it the ordinary way, the regular way, the way we have handled almost…

I would not go that far. But I tell my colleague, I will be happy to join her in requesting Senator Baucus to have a hearing on her proposal as soon as possible. Let's bring in the experts. Let's see what they have to say. I am a little…

I am ashamed of the way the Senate is operating today in this fashion. We are taking probably the most important and most expensive piece of legislation considered in decades and it hasn't had a hearing, it hasn't had a markup, and it…

I will make the case that it does. I believe I will show that GAO happens to agree with me. GAO has studied this issue. They basically said it boils down to the fact that if everybody gets a discount, nobody gets a discount. That is the…

No, I will not yield. That is the unfortunate result of her amendment. It is just too bad that we bypassed the committee. I don't know why the chairman of the Finance Committee and the ranking member are not saying: Wait a minute, this…

Under Canadian law, which I just read--this is section 37 of the Canadian Food and Drug Act--it said any item, whether it be packaged food, drug, cosmetic, or other devices--and if that item is imported and exported, not to be consumed or…

Let me finish. I am also going to offer an amendment that will replace language under the Dorgan amendment that says there is a pattern of importation of drugs, counterfeit and so on. That would be replaced by 'any instance.' So we are not…

The bill would actually create an incentive for unscrupulous individuals to find ways to sell unsafe or counterfeit drugs that, while purporting to be from Canada, may actually originate in any part of the world. Canada could become the…

Senator Cochran alluded to 2 years ago when we passed this amendment unanimously. He said if we are going to do it, let's make sure it does not impose significant additional risk on consumers, thereby saving money. I don't know why anyone…

Again, I am reading to my colleague. I have a statement from the past FDA Administrator as well that says they can't guarantee the safety of these drugs. They do not have the regulators. The Senator's amendment did not have the pedigree…

Current law requires FDA, for their certification--for FDA to give their certification, you have a pedigree requirement. The pedigree requirement means we have FDA inspectors go visit the plants in Canada to certify that yes, these are…

I will be happy to, but I tell my colleagues I hope and pray the Cochran amendment will pass. If it does not pass, I will have an amendment that says the drugs that are covered should be of American or Canadian origin, manufacture, or…

I respect my colleague from Wisconsin. I have agreed with him on many issues dealing with fiscal matters. Wouldn't you agree we should have a budget resolution that passed the Senate Budget Committee for consideration by both Democrats and…

I can tell you, my colleagues--who might have listened to my very good friend, Senate Domenici, who says, let's vote for this amendment--this amendment is going absolutely nowhere, even if it is adopted--and it is not going to be…

What is most important is we provide our men and women in the military, in any branch, in any division, with quality equipment, equal to or superior to our competitors. I hate to say this, but it happens to be factual. We are not superior…

We passed legislation recently to help the victims of terrorism, including New York City and Oklahoma City, and we reduced their estate tax. I think we exempted estates basically under $8 million and said if they have an estate over $8…

First, I compliment my friends, Senator Kyl and Senator Gramm, for their leadership in trying to eliminate one of the most unfair taxes in U.S. history. We have a chance to do it. We have two proposals that are before us. One is by Senator…

I recognize an American who honorably served our Nation for nearly 40 years. At the age of 25, Lieutenant Floyd Calvert Jr., an Oklahoman and Cherokee Indian, served as a bomber pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps flying B-29 aircraft in the…

To give an example--I appreciate the question--there are a lot of things in this bill. My friend from Arizona pointed out a couple of them earlier today. There is one where the President said, some of these provisions don't relate to…

Colombia is important to us because this is one of the countries that is a major supplier of drugs into the United States. So what happens down there is important. We have seen something develop in Colombia in the last few years that I do…

I tell my friend and colleague from Nevada, I am happy to work with him to try to expedite consideration of the bill. I might note, the President sent the urgent supplemental request on March 21. It was just recently marked up--I believe…

I thank the managers for supporting an amendment offered by Senator Inhofe and myself dealing with $12 million for restoration of the I-40 bridge in Oklahoma which was hit by barge traffic. It caused 14 fatalities, the largest number of…