It seems like every morning, Americans wake up to another headline about the collapse of a big United States corporation. The failures have devastated the savings of millions of hardworking Americans, savings they were depending on for…

today we are resolved to see a new, rational foreign policy toward Iran, a policy that will engage the proud people of that nation and support their aspirations to be free of the theocratic state that abuses and oppresses them. It is time…

I rise to outline briefly an approach with respect to the stock option issue that I am hopeful could bring together Senators of varying philosophies in both political parties. It seems as if every morning Americans wake up to yet another…

as America mobilizes to protect itself from terrorism, a key weapon in its defensive arsenal is its great technological prowess. From high-tech ``cyber attacks'' to more conventional threats, many of the solutions for reducing America's…

I am proud of the work the Senate has done in the last week in creating accountability and responsibility in corporate America.

I am very hopeful the Senate will be able to get on the issue of prescription drug coverage very soon. This is an urgent issue for seniors and the people of this country. I want to spend a few minutes tonight talking about why this is so…

the Pacific Northwest must have a search and rescue capability. The vast expanses of Federal land in our part of the country mean our citizens constantly face the risk of disasters and accidents, far from help. Local communities, many of…

I wish to address my friend's comments with respect to the contribution Oregon makes to our national security and why Senator Smith and I see this as being important to our military and why it is a very constructive expenditure as it…

just to be very brief, with regard to the amount of time the Guard has spent overseas, they might as well be active duty people. These are people who have served our country with extraordinary valor all over the world. They could just as…

I speak today because it is time for Congress to send its own message to those who would perpetrate hate crimes. That message should be that Federal law will no longer tolerate intolerance. Hate crimes are a stain on our national…

Two points. First, the position Senator Smith and I have tried to convey will cost the taxpayers no money, but what Senator McCain is talking about will cost taxpayers money. Second, there are no objective criteria for the project. There…

We have got to have a capacity reduction program immediately so we get the right number of fishers out there at the right time catching the right number of fish, if we're going to have a sustainable industry.

I think you have correctly identified that, without the dollars, it's simply not possible to do the work that needs to be done.

the West Coast groundfish industry has just been flattened, and Senator Gordon Smith and I have a buyback bill.

my legislation to get a buyback program going on the West Coast has not been embraced by this administration.

today I rise to support the 2002 farm bill conference report because it is good for Oregon producers at home and in the world market. Agriculture in Oregon is a $3.5 billion business. There are 40,000 farms in Oregon, totaling over 17…

I agree. I am grateful that the other long-term benefits that were to be considered under the original Senate Klamath language will still be considered under this provision: benefits to the agricultural economy through incentives for the…

The difference is that the original language brought to light the need to recover endangered species, including both anadromous and resident fish species; and maintenance of the National Wildlife Refuges.

The conference report provides $50,000,000 under section 1240I Ground and Surface Water Conservation. It is important for the legislative history of this section to note that the conference report states. In carrying out the program…

as the Senate debates the Andean Trade Preference Expansion Act, ATPEA, I wish to call attention to another issue vital to the long term success of the Andean nations in the world economy. International arbitration was created in order to…

Under the agreement you and I have worked out with Senators Bond, McConnell, Dodd, and Murray, voters who register by mail are given more options to verify their identity. Our agreement protects Oregon's vote-by-mail system, as well as the…

This agreement follows the right priorities by fighting fraud at the beginning of the process--at the time of registration. That is what our agreement does. At the same time, I have also said that legislation should not make it harder for…

I begin by expressing my thanks to Senator Dodd and Senator McConnell. Both of them worked tirelessly with me and Senator Cantwell and others. This legislation we will vote on will now protect an innovation, a pioneering step forward that…

I am pleased to be able to announce this morning the cancellation of a particularly important salvage rider timber sale and to emphasize that, in my view, salvage riders are no way to do business in the natural resources field. I am…

the Energy Policy Act that the Senate has been debating contains a number of strategies to reduce America's dependence on foreign oil and to improve the environment, but it does omit a key technology that can help this country achieve…