Rick Santorum

So when the Democrats, in 1993, said, ``We have now fixed the Tax Code; we have now changed it so higher income individuals are going to pay more of their fair share''--I think that was the term--and that ``we have a fair Tax Code''--I…

I have to say, this debate is somewhat disturbing. We have been discussing taking some of the money people have worked hard to earn and have sent here to Washington--and we have a surplus of money coming here now; we have a tax surplus for…

I believe we have a good team here. We have a good team here in the U.S. Senate. We have a good team in the House, a good team in the White House. I am very optimistic that we can work together and really produce for the American public…

I rise today to query my distinguished colleague from Alaska, the chairman of the Appropriations Committee, on a program of importance to my constituents. Mr. Chairman, is it the intention of the conference committee that of the $4,000,000…

As this bill moves forward into conference, is it the Senator's intention to seek adequate funding for the Clean Coal Technology program so that the Department of Energy can begin a new round of demonstration projects, including a project…

If this bill passed, 527s that do only issue advocacy would have to publicly disclose their donors. But other tax-exempt groups that do exactly the same kinds of issue ads, such as 501(c)(4)s, such as the Sierra Club, and 501(c)(5)s, such…

I guess my question is, by putting more money into IDEA, are we actually sending more money into the schools on which he believes we need to be focusing?

I did not vote for either of the packages yesterday because I didn't think they offered anything of real value to the farmers that I represent and to the region of the country that I try to represent on the Agriculture Committee. But this…

There is no prohibition in the DeWine amendment for someone taking their own wages and purchasing insurance to cover abortion. That is the analogy the Senator made, and it is invalid. I wanted to make that clear.

Is there any prohibition in the DeWine amendment from someone using their own money to purchase insurance to cover abortion?

The Senator from Washington was saying we are restricting someone's right by not paying for an abortion, which posits the interesting question that right now comes with a guarantee that the Government will pay for that right. We have…

That was not the statement of the Senator from New Jersey. He made the statement that he could not offer amendments. The answer is, he could have offered amendments. What we wanted was a vote on the Abraham-Domenici bill. After that vote…

They are going to do a profile on every individual's transactions within their bank?

I ask my colleagues to join with me in commending the Women's Resource Center for its leadership and commitment to restoring the fundamental right to live free from fear in our own homes.

The Women's Resource Center, established in 1977, has demonstrated a commitment to their community by providing more than 18,000 hours of crisis services.

In the United States a woman is beaten by her partner or former partner every 12 seconds, and, according to the FBI, 26 percent of all female murder victims are killed by their husbands or boyfriends.

Yes, for the reasons that the Senator from Virginia gave, I recommend that the Department of the Navy consider reprogramming funds to provide for the current year's shortfall for the Advanced Technology Avionics Subsystems project and to…

The conferees noted the Navy's progress with the Advanced Technology Avionics Subsystems project as exemplified by its recent demonstration using Commercial-off-the-Shelf (COTS) technologies for avionics applications. The conferees were…

I just find it remarkable that we seem to create these fictions when it comes to life. When it comes to the life of little children, we create this fiction in our mind. And it was a fiction that was created back when Roe v. Wade was…

First, again, I thank the Senator from Ohio for his excellent comments and particularly his latter focus on the legal issues that were not brought up earlier. I had not had the opportunity, and neither did anybody else, to focus attention…

What has been sort of taken as a matter of record is that 80 to 90 percent of the partial-birth abortions performed in this country are on healthy women with healthy babies and that these are done for truly elective reasons. The idea that…

I also wish to express my support for this provision. One of the key industry members of the Transportation Safety Alliance, Union Switch and Signal, is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They manufacture signaling automation and…

It is a very important amendment to proprietary schools, career schools, who are doing the real lion's share of the work in educating in the poor communities, with disadvantaged people in our society. They are doing a great job in some of…

The 1999 Defense Authorization bill before us contains a demonstration project that would allow some DoD- eligible retirees to join FEHBP plans, under a separate risk pool. It is my understanding that this ensures that DoD retirees who…

This amendment codifies a time line for the Administrator to promulgate final designations under the new ozone and PM standards. Is it the Senator's intention that areas in violation because they are heavily impacted by dirty air from…