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likewise, I would like to say thank you to Senator Howell Heflin, commonly known as ``the judge.'' He has served 18 years in the Senate. He was a former chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, a Senator with a southern drawl, a Senator…
One of the colleagues I would like to recognize today who I have the greatest respect for is Senator Hatfield who served this body and our country so well for the last 30 years in the U.S. Senate. Prior to that, he served the State of…
I would like to comment on another retiring colleague from the State of Maine, Senator Bill Cohen. Bill Cohen served 6 years in the U.S. House of Representatives during a very turbulent time, a time many people called 'Watergate.' He…
I was going to say, the grazing provisions were also seriously objected to. So you have removed the really contentious issues. I have looked through the list of 46. There are some Democrat's, and mostly Republican projects. For most of…
one thing I would urge my colleagues-- and particularly leadership on the Democrat side in the Senate--would be for us to work together to pass the parks bill. Time is growing very, very short. I know that some of our colleagues--we have a…
I urge the minority to allow us to bring the bill up and vote. I will be shocked if we don't get 90 votes for this bill, 90-some votes, because there is no reason to object to this package, if you look at all the good things in this bill…
The President also objected to a deal that would have added 22,000 acres of wilderness to the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument and transformed it into a full-fledged national park. A series of lengthy public hearings already…
Senator Kassebaum will be leaving the Senate after 18 years of outstanding service. Senator Kassebaum is a Senator who is well respected by Democrats and Republicans and is the chairman of the Labor and Human Resources Committee--I might…
to the Senator from Arizona and the Senator from Oregon, flattery will get you everywhere, and may well end up getting an amendment. Let me state, Mr. President, my thoughts. Originally, I will tell my friends and colleagues that I thought…
One, on the parks bill, I want to commend Chairman Murkowski and other members on the Energy Committee who worked hard to make this happen. This is a large bill, and unfortunately now it has a lot of items throughout the year that many of…
I rise today, first, to congratulate and compliment a couple of my colleagues who I think have performed extraordinary service to the Senate. First, Senator Smith, from New Hampshire, who brought this issue to our attention. I will readily…
I compliment him for his courage in taking on this issue. I agree with him. I think the subsidies that the Senator outlined are outlandish, they are not sustainable, they are not necessary, and they should be eliminated. I look forward to…
most of my colleagues are well aware that I have introduced legislation to rescind the portion of the DC welfare waiver that was recently enacted by President Clinton, because it went directly in opposition to the welfare bill that was…
the Washington Post today had an editorial that was critical of me. Basically, it said, wait a minute, we granted waivers to other areas. Why would you try and take away parts of the waiver--they actually said we were repealing the entire…
First and foremost in the effort to combat crime, I think we have to combat the rapid rise in drug use amongst teenagers. Teenagers are our country's future, and it is very, very sad indeed to see that drug use amongst teenagers in the…
the Talihina, OK hospital is sixth on the IHS health facility list for replacement of inpatient facilities. The Choctaw Nation proposes to replace the existing Talihina Indian Hospital with a community facility to serve both Indian and…
Well, last year the House and the Senate agreed to language that said we are not going to use Federal taxpayers' money to include abortion as a fringe benefit in health care plans except in cases of rape and incest and to protect the life…
today the State of Hawaii's court is considering a case that would legalize same-sex marriage. This bill does not ban same-sex marriage, it just says that any State does not have to recognize a marriage performed in a State that does…
I am not positive if I heard my colleague from California correctly, but if you mentioned the sponsor of the bill has been married three times, I am the sponsor of the bill, and I haven't been married three times.
I am pleased today to bring before the Senate the Defense of Marriage Act, along with Senator Byrd and I think 30 cosponsors. We have introduced a measure which I believe is simple, it is limited in scope, and it is based on common sense…
If they want to have that policy--right now they are able to choose to have such a policy. If this legislation became law, they could be sued. I think it is important to point that out. Do we want to give that kind of special status to…
What about a public school? They have contact with kids. They are not exempt under this legislation, as I understand it. Say you have kids, and a homosexual or bisexual grade school teacher, maybe that is fine in some schools in some…
I have been an employer. I never asked that question. I do not want to ask that question. I am afraid if this bill became law, you would have to ask that question. Looking at the statutes under title VII, it talks about the power of the…
I just ask the managers of the bill, if we spend 4 hours on this amendment--and there are a dozen amendments pending, or something like that--it certainly is our hope we could finish the bill today. If we are going to spend 4 hours on one…
It has now been more than a year since the tragic and senseless bombing of the Murrah Building in Oklahoma City. Last year, this Congress, with the support of the administration, approved $39 million in disaster relief specifically for the…
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