Don Nickles

I think I understand the amendment. The Senator is saying that immigrants to the country should be able to receive welfare benefits just as any other citizen can, is that correct?

But if the father is delinquent, if the father is not available or unable to pay, for whatever reason, unemployed, you name it, then the parents of the absentee father in this case would be liable?

Let me further try to clarify so I will know and maybe just help us tomorrow when we are considering these amendments. Under the proposal of the Senator from California, it benefits 27 States. You do not change the amount of money. So you…

Just for my colleagues' information, according to CRS, we have 154--I have heard now 155--various employment and training programs. This is one program that you would like to maybe take out of the block grants and increase its funding by…

I appreciate her amendment, and I want to thank her for coming to the floor and offering her amendment. I do not know that this--as a matter of fact, I doubt that allocation amendments are the ones that will be readily agreed upon because…

If an immigrant comes into the country and goes through the processes to be a naturalized U.S. citizen, they are required now to have a sponsor, a sponsor that states that they will make sure that they will not be a ward of the Government…

The amendment is directed toward States that have increases in welfare population.

Franklin Roosevelt once said: The lessons of history, confirmed by evidence immediately before me, show conclusively that continued dependence upon relief induces a spiritual and moral disintegration fundamentally destructive to the…

we have heard several of our colleagues, particularly on the other side of the aisle, talk about the need for welfare reform. And I would say that there is unanimous support in the Senate and in the country for welfare reform. But I also…

I compliment my colleague, one, for her interest in her State, her constituents, and also for the fact that she has I think four or five amendments... But also I might mention under the Daschle bill, there was a time limit for welfare…

The Senator's amendment is allocating the money set aside for growth States, and under her proposed distribution it would increase benefits under that portion of the fund to 27 States as compared to 10 States. In other words, under the…

Let me talk out loud or think out loud. So if you have a teenage mother, if you have in this case an unmarried single mother, and if there is a court order placed against the father for child support, if that is not collectible from the…

I thank my colleague. Senator Dole's proposal, I believe, is directed toward States that have significant increases in growth in poverty. And my guess is--I have not studied these charts--but he talks about the growth funds for States that…

I wanted to make sure, though, that we understood. Because this has a benefit, it would not have been provided under the Daschle substitute.

I will just state that this Senator is going to vote against it, and this will probably be one we will have a rollcall vote on tomorrow. It does increase the authorization of this program by fivefold. One may not call it a jobs program. I…

negotiations are underway right now to see if we cannot come to a closure on Senator Hutchison's amendment. I think there is general agreement that her amendment is needed. I happen to share that concern. I am happy to be a cosponsor of…

Mr. President, I believe about 90-some percent of the Senate agrees with passing the rescissions package. I was at the White House earlier this week and President Clinton said he hoped the Senate would pass it very quickly. I believe there…

I know Senator Dole wants a couple of votes quickly. That is the reason why I thought maybe we could talk. In listening to the Senator from Delaware I thought I heard the Senator say he has real problems with the words that were inserted…

Over time, serious problems have developed with the ways courts and consequently the Minerals Management Service [MMS] have interpreted the Federal statute of limitations governing royalty collection. Basically the issue is: At what time…

I wish to congratulate Kelly Johnston for now being named and appointed Secretary of the Senate. I have had the privilege of knowing Kelly Johnston for several years. He is an outstanding individual. I have had, indeed, the honor of having…

first I wish to compliment the Senator from Kansas for her amendment. I hope that my colleagues will vote with her on this amendment. I think it is important. I note at the conclusion of the statement of my friend from Iowa that the…

The President exceeded his power. I will state I am very confident that, if we are not successful with this amendment, it will be tested in court and this Executive order will be thrown out on constitutional grounds. I am very confident of…

Just for the Senator's clarification, as original sponsor of S. 219, I would like to inform my colleague that we did have in the original bill an exception for administrative actions. When Senator Roth introduced the bill for markup, we…

I rise to make a couple comments concerning the balanced budget amendment vote today, because I think in my 14 rac{1}{2}\ years in the Senate, it is probably the most important vote that we have cast. In my Senate career, we voted on a…

These statements by Dr. Foster's former colleague and Dr. Foster's uncle indicate he has done more than 39 abortions in his 38-year career. Again, we are talking about credibility. They indicate that Dr. Foster misrepresented his abortion…