Don Nickles

I also have a list of organizations, religious organizations that have been supporting this bill and endorse this bill. I will name those for the record: Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, the National…

I want to reiterate my statement that Senator Coats was there from the beginning, and he was there at almost every meeting saying, ``Let's get this done,'' and, ``Let's forge the consensus,'' ``Let's make the compromise,'' and he helped…

I also wish to pay my compliments and accolades to Senator Dan Coats of Indiana. I have had the pleasure of knowing Dan Coats. He actually was elected to the House of Representatives in 1980, the same year I was elected to serve in the…

This bill creates a position with Ambassador rank called Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom. This Ambassador will serve as a full-time, high-level, single-issue diplomat working with the State Department, trying to…

Senator Bryan and I have been working for nearly a year to address concerns within the motor carrier industry with respect to the Fair Credit Reporting Act. I would like to thank Senator Byran for his leadership on this important…

I tell my colleagues, I very much hope and expect we will do that. I think it is one of the highest priorities we have left before we adjourn this session. The issue of religious persecution and freedom is an issue that I have been working…

first I wish to congratulate and compliment my colleague from Virginia for a very thoughtful speech, and also for his homework in this area, and the fact that he spent some time traveling to this troubled region of the world. I had the…

to conclude the dialog on Kosovo, the administration gave most Members of the Senate a briefing yesterday, but they have a lot of work to do. They have a lot of work to do if they are going to convince the Congress, if they are going to…

the Senate again is considering the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act. This bill, which prohibits a procedure used to kill unborn children late in pregnancy in a particularly gruesome and painful manner, passed both the House and Senate…

first, I wish to compliment my colleague from Arkansas for bringing this bill to the floor. I urge my colleagues to vote in favor of it. In response to my colleague from Minnesota, I think he should read the legislation. In reading the…

Another thing that galls this Senator is if and when the President thinks he can legislate by radio address. The President is the Chief Executive Officer in the country, but under the Constitution he does not have legislative powers to…

Yes. It is unfortunate because my Democratic colleagues are not able to take yes for an answer. I regret that.

first, I will make a couple comments concerning those made by some of our Democratic colleagues who said they want to bring up the Patients' Bill of Rights. We have offered throughout the month of July to bring up the Patients' Bill of…

I regret that my colleague from Massachusetts has objected to our unanimous consent request to bring this bill up. Obviously, he has some concerns, but he does not have the votes. We have offered to vote on his proposal. He can draft his…

I agree. Particularly, if you want to see something become law, it is going to have to be this kind of structure, or it will never happen. We would still be talking toward the end of September. We might have a good debate or a political…

we have the House Judiciary Committee, we have the Senate Judiciary Committee, we have the Governmental Affairs Committee all saying we should have an independent counsel. That was all done last year. We have the head of the FBI saying we…

Since they've begun their work, I have met with them regularly to hear what they found and ask them questions. I check on their progress several times a week discussing with them what evidence they have found and how they are proceeding…

He discussed in detail Vice President Gore's telephone conversations, the President's telephone solicitations, the need for independent counsel in both cases. It is the Director's ultimate conclusion it should be referred to an appointment…

first, I compliment my colleague from Alabama for bringing this amendment because it is a really good, commonsense amendment. I might mention to our colleagues, yesterday we voted to exempt credit unions from the Community Reinvestment…

I regret maybe some of the tone of some of the debate that has been made. I am very interested in trying to come up with a reasonable time agreement to take up this legislation. We have offered to do that. We have offered to give a vote on…

We have a situation where Federal death penalty cases--most of them are handled in the States and most States have caps. My State has a cap of $20,000 for the lead attorney. We are not doing that. We are not capping what somebody can pay…

To respond to my colleague, we are talking about so much, not per case, but per attorney. We didn't limit the number of attorneys. We just didn't want to be in a situation where a U.S. attorney is hiring additional counsel and to have the…

today I am introducing the Republican Patients' Bill of Rights. Joining me in this effort are 46 of my colleagues who recognize the importance of ensuring that all Americans are able to not only receive the care they have been promised…

Your amendment will also stop a brash move by the administration to push the FHA further and further away from its core mission of supporting the home ownership dreams of low- and moderate-income American families, a noble mission that has…

Let me just conclude by stating that I regret coming in and opposing my friends and colleagues from Missouri and Maryland on this issue. But if my memory serves, several years ago the Senator from Maryland and I wrestled with this issue on…