Arlen Specter

The President had a request for $122 million. Last year's funding was $55,625,000. The subcommittee recommended a figure of fiscal year 1996 of $57,475,000. So we did not cut the President's request by two-thirds.

I say to Senator Kennedy, why not take your time? This is an argument on your behalf.

I certainly agree that the Benefits Review Board should take all steps necessary to ensure that all appeals are acted upon within one year from the date of filing the appeal.

And if there is a case of serious medical need, a woman ought to be entitled to have an abortion. These women are in prison. They are obviously not able in most cases--in many cases--to earn enough money to have an abortion. When the…

The amendment was then defeated on a constitutional point of order 47 to 48, that prisoners are legally entitled to adequate medical care when there exists a serious medical need. The thrust of this amendment would place women in prison in…

This is the amendment to strike the language which prohibits the expenditure of funds to pay for abortion for a woman in prison.

Minds are not going to be changed here. Why do we not move on with this bill? We have two amendments. Let us take them and get going.

I think that this is a very wise move in light of all of the developments on the Ruby Ridge incident, especially the most recent disclosure of this week that documents were destroyed by one of the FBI agents who was involved in the Ruby…

I am satisfied now that the revision of the bill is about as far as we can go in providing the addition of the de novo hearing by the court, that the classifications of terrorist organizations is well-founded factually, and there again…

Just a word or two. The letter which Senator Hatch has just read is entirely consistent with the representation I made earlier that I had talked to Director Louis Freeh this afternoon, who told me, as I said earlier, that if he had 8 to 10…

I believe that a very key provision for limiting frivolous lawsuits would be to tighten up the current mechanism to give greater authority under rule 11 to the judges who sit on those cases to try to influence or discourage frivolous…

I think that when there are significant, really major, really fundamental changes to a system as profoundly important as the legal system in the United States, that it is a matter that requires very, very careful deliberation, and it is…

Of course, I make these inquiries because of the concern which I have, and I know that my colleague from Pennsylvania, Senator Santorum, shares these concerns. We believe Fort Indiantown Gap is an important installation militarily, and we…

But this is a matter, I think, of importance beyond the birth date of one young woman in America because I speak about all of the children of America and Silvi Specter's generation. We have a heavy burden, the Congress of the United…

As I say, 1 year ago today was the first arrival of the new generation of our family, Silvi Morton Specter. And it is an occasion, on her first birthday, to comment about children, a child, the future of our country, the future of her…

I thought it was unfortunate that the hearings were canceled on that ground because a great many witnesses had come, and some from far distances, such as the distinguished Governor of Wisconsin, Gov. Tommy Thompson, to testify about this…

I am circulating a letter today asking Secretary Perry to personally review what the Navy did, because those matters are now pending. I believe that there ought to be agreement by the Department of Defense to have the navy yard issue…

I believe, Mr. President, that the Senate was correct in its vote yesterday--58-41--to instruct the conferees on the House-Senate conference on the crime bill to reject the House provision to permit a statistical analysis to determine…

I can assure those who are concerned about this kind of research that the Subcommittee of Appropriations on Labor, Health, Human Services and Education will be giving very serious consideration to the appropriations for NIH which will…

I believe that we need more information on that, and that would be accomplished by having regular order followed through the Judiciary Committee. The principal change in the rule, as recommended by the advisory committee, is to have…

I support the amendment made by the Senator from Missouri. It is an unusual amendment in that it seeks to stop appropriations and then calls for the Committee on Finance to consider using equivalent amounts of money to make permanent the…

If I might respond in one sentence? She has representation--me. I intend to vote for this constitutional amendment.

Mr. President, that article was, in fact, written on April 23, 1990 and I believe that it forms a fair basis for a question as to what Mr. Talbott's views are on the establishment of a Palestinian State. His answer follows: This…

I will just have a comment or two about the applicability of the pending appropriation for disasters which have occurred in Pennsylvania, where there was an extraordinary earthquake in Berks County, Reading, and where there have been very…

The Senate vote this week to lift the embargo on Vietnam recognizes the tremendous potential for trade with our former enemy and the entire region. Americans are just beginning to awaken to the fact that two-way trade with the…