Arlen Specter

I wish to make a comment or two about how good it is to see Senator Thurmond looking so well. He had a recent bout with the doctors. I had a bout with the doctors not too long ago myself. But notwithstanding that, Senator Thurmond, our…

Senator Harkin and I have just announced a significant program on youth violence prevention... to deal with the underlying causes and come to grips with those causes.

I dare say that if we polled all of our colleagues, the other 98, there would not be a Senator who would not have problems in his own State on dumping. Some may object saying that they do not want to have anything to impede the flow of…

I think there is no one in this Chamber who carries greater respect than Senator Lugar on issues of foreign policy. The problem that I have, which leads to my question, is the President's leadership. He has initiated the airstrikes along…

I urge the Palestinian Authority not to take unilateral action on May 4 to declare a Palestinian state. That date, May 4, 1999, marks a period where significant speculation has been undertaken as to whether the Palestinian Authority would…

When the Senator goes over the sections, they are so comprehensive as to make any prohibition meaningless.

As I look at the proposed military action, what has been described constitutes an act of war. The Constitution gives the President extensive authority, as Commander in Chief, but gives the Congress the sole authority to involve the United…

I can confirm the contentious meeting. In fact, I can confirm that the Senator from Delaware was present in many contentious meetings, not only with President Bush but others. Those were the meetings where some light was shed. I was…

The first subject that is on my mind is on the use of force in Kosovo. Specifically, the level of public understanding and support which is present at the moment. Senator Biden and I, along with 29 others, attended a meeting in the Oval…

I do believe, as I have said, there is much to recommend of U.S. participation in Kosovo. But I do not like to see further erosion of the congressional authority. I think too often the Congress stepped aside. About a year ago this time…

I think the Senator is correct. It does not appear that the United Nations, with the United States' participation, will engage in strikes.

I am introducing, along with the distinguished Senator from Illinois, Senator Durbin, legislation to deal with America's cities. Some are urgently in need of assistance. Our legislation is not to add new funding through appropriations but…

I believe that we can move ahead to cover the 43 million Americans who are now not covered within the existing expenditures of $1.100 trillion a year. There are ways to economize. There can be an extension of health care by making it…

I had hoped to make this floor statement in advance of the vote, but I could not be here yesterday. So, I have asked for time this morning to state my reasons for voting against the omnibus appropriations bill. And I do so with a conflict…

The Appropriations Committee recommendation includes funding for the Springfield Workforce Development Center, and this recommendation is retained in the conference agreement on the omnibus bill.

Yes, the Senator from New Jersey is correct. The committee intends that the National Pediatric and Family HIV Resource Center should continue to receive adequate funding.

It provides for aviator continuation pay for Air Force personnel killed in Operation Desert Shield. It is for a Pennsylvania constituent, as I understand it, the only one who has not been so compensated.

I will vote to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of this legislation because I believe it is an issue that merits consideration by the full Senate. Based on my conversations with Pennsylvanians throughout the…

I thank my colleague. When the distinguished Senator from Iowa points out that the vote was 99-0, is the Senator aware that when we sought the transfer, that it was turned down 57-41?

I believe that the nuclear detonation in India makes it more important than ever that the United States move ahead with leadership to try to defuse the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and that the Senate should act promptly…

I have a very strong view, having pressed for this legislation since March of 1995, the so-called postage card flat tax, devised by two very distinguished professors from Stanford, Hall and Rabushka, that really this is the way we ought to…

The committee voted unanimously on April 21 to report favorably to the full Senate the nomination of Togo D. West, Jr. to be the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Department of Veterans Affairs has been without a…

Are you aware that the case you referred to involving the rape of a young man was sent back to another judge for trial and that defendant was acquitted?

No, I do not have a question of you. I would like you to listen to this. If you don't want to listen to Judge Massiah-Jackson, I hope you will listen to a colleague who has something to say about what you just said.

Well, that's an interesting answer to some other question, but the question I just posed to you, are you aware of the fact that defendant was acquitted when he went back for another trial-- you talked about the defendant being guilty, are…