this past King holiday in Pennsylvania we put the idea of this bill into practice. Most of my staff and I spread out at a dozen sites across the State, engaging hundreds of Pennsylvanians in local public service and antiviolence efforts in…

it has been nearly 40 years since I first met Martin Luther King and went to work with him off and on in Alabama and in the South. Martin Luther King was then leading what he named the Montgomery Improvement Association, a citizens' effort…

Mrs. Heinz in accepting an honorary degree urged that we look not to elected officials so much, but to look even more to leadership coming from the private and the independent sector, look to the Martin Luther Kings of the future, she…

my colleague and friend of the civil rights movement, Representative John Lewis, and I originally introduced S. 774 and H.R. 1933 on April 3, 1993, the day before the 25th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. This…

When it was created in 1984, the King Commission established a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, able to solicit funds in the private sector. It was competing against already established organizations, such as the Martin Luther King Center…

I believe the action--the last time this Senate voted on the question of ceasing the funding for the Commission was in 1989, when a similar motion was defeated 86 to 11.

This is the work Pennsylvanians set me to Washington to do, and I am anxious to move the process forward in a bipartisan fashion that seeks to find the highest common ground, not the lowest common denominator. An important factor in…

all of us must take very seriously the allegation that the death penalty is applied in a racially discriminatory manner. Some of the information I have seen to this effect is troubling and can not be disregarded. It seems to me…

a few years ago, in the moving South African theater piece ``Sarafina,'' the schoolchildren of Soweto sang a joyous hymn to what seemed like a distant future called Freedom Is Coming Tomorrow. But now, that tomorrow has come. Freedom is…

I am pleased to cosponsor the legislation we are considering to improve and expand Head Start. Today, as violence pervades the lives of so many young children, the need for Head Start is greater than ever. The Head Start program is one of…

we are about to vote on the School-to- Work Opportunities Act, S. 1361. The House passed it yesterday so now its our chance to act in a strong bipartisan way to give young people the training and resources they need to be good workers and…

Today marks the 79th anniversary of the Armenian genocide. We commemorate here today the 1 million Armenian men, women, and children whose lives were taken between 1915 and 1923 by forces of the Ottoman empire, and indeed, the hundreds of…

I am very pleased to support Senate Joint Resolution 151, a joint resolution designating this week, April 10-16, 1994, as ``Primary Immune Deficiency Awareness Week.'' Ian Murray of Erie, PA brought the medical problem of primary immune…

I commend the senior Senator from Pennsylvania for putting this amendment forward. I look forward to our accepting that amendment. We have had hearings. Senator Dodd has brought forth witnesses that have made very clear that, on the LIHEAP…

this Congress is ready to move forward on proposals to change our Nation's welfare system as we know it. It has been a long time coming. For years, I have been pressing the idea that the current welfare system is not working. We have had…

I rise to add my name as a cosponsor to Senator Harkin's amendment. The Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program has proven an essential element in Pennsylvania's fight against crime and drugs. In…

I support the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act. I believe it will spur lending in underserved areas and I believe it will help the private sector to create jobs. The manager's amendment to S. 1275 includes an…

quite often on these Thursday mornings, or on other days, I have come to the Senate floor, and often with the Senator from South Dakota, who is giving such good leadership in this fight for guaranteed health insurance, private health…

I have been listening to the reaction here in Washington to the very forthright and helpful report on health care reform from the Congressional Budget Office. And it is hard to believe--or to excuse--what I am hearing. Because so many of…

I want to associate myself with the remarks of my distinguished colleague from Michigan, Senator Riegle, in expressing my deep concern that veterans of the gulf war, like their Vietnam veteran predecessors, may be forced to wait years…

I want to associate myself with the remarks of my distinguished colleague from Michigan, Senator Riegle, in expressing my deep concern that veterans of the gulf war, like their Vietnam veteran predecessors, may be forced to wait years…

Mr. President, I rise in full support of the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1993 because this bill will create a diverse, national system of apprenticeship-style programs from the grassroots up, it will increase the skills of our…

Mr. President, I rise in full support of the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1993 because this bill will create a diverse, national system of apprenticeship-style programs from the grassroots up, it will increase the skills of our…