Today marks the 35th anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency in the first year of John F. Kennedy's Presidency. The groundwork had been laid earlier in the Eisenhower administration, and the effort…

during my last days in Congress, I wish to state my unequivocal support of the restoration of funds to the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities. These fine agencies have sustained disproportionate…

last week, the 51st session of the U.N. General Assembly convened in New York City. To recognize the occasion, I spoke on the floor of the Senate to highlight some of the many benefits that the United Nations brings to the American public…

I was fortunate to be in New York at the United Nations yesterday with President Clinton for the signing of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. I can report to you that there is a tremendous sense of gratification of achievement in the…

it appears to me that we find ourselves in a pleasant predicament when it comes to education appropriations for fiscal year 1997. On each side of the aisle we have leadership packages that would add some $2.3 billion in additional funding…

my purpose for rising was to congratulate and thank the Senator from Delaware for underlining this point. Those of us living on the east coast in the corridor have it as part of our lives. It has been in my own life. I know what it means…

Today the U.N. General Assembly will convene its 51st session. This occasion has particular meaning for me because 51 years ago I had the honor of serving on the International Secretariat of the San Francisco Conference that drew up the…

earlier today the majority and minority cooperated in the vitiation of a unanimous-consent agreement under which a landmark international agreement, the Chemical Weapons Convention, was to have been considered. I hope very much that the…

We cannot ignore now the fact that the Chemical Weapons Convention is an integral part of a continuum of arms control agreements that developed in the period since the Second World War. In that period we have embarked on undertakings that…

the recent shooting of two young Greek Cypriots and a Turkish Cypriot soldier have raised tension on Cyprus to a higher level than has been experienced in many years. These events demonstrate that the status quo of foreign occupation and…

The Convention bans the production, stockpiling, and use of chemical weapons. It includes detailed verification provisions. It was negotiated in the Reagan and Bush administrations and was based largely on a text personally presented to…

I know we all have been saddened in recent days by reports of rioting and violence in Indonesia. Last weekend, the government cracked down on a political opposition group in Jakarta. Supporters of that group took to the street in protest…

the United States will shortly become one of the first and perhaps the first Nation to ratify the Straddling Fish Stocks Agreement. This agreement was approved by the Senate on June 27. I am very pleased that prompt Senate action on the…

when the welfare reform bill was before us last week, I said that I could not let my desire to vote for reform cloud my judgment about the bill, and about the serious flaws which I perceived in it. The bill has been returned to us from…

I wish to speak against the Smith amendment which would prohibit funding for economic assistance to Vietnam. I just visited Vietnam 2 months ago and I believe that this amendment would move us in exactly the wrong direction as we attempt…

I have been deeply impressed over the years by the strong and unwavering commitment to arms control shown by the senior Senator from Oregon, Mr. Hatfield. The Senator, who I am pleased to call a friend, has numerous accomplishments in the…

I have many times made statements about my long interest in developing improved avenues of communication between employees and their bosses, often referred to as codetermination. My statement therefore, will be brief today. When employees…

I share with the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Senator from North Carolina [Mr. Helms], and the Senator from Maryland [Mr. Sarbanes] concerns with regard to section 1005 of the Defense authorization bill. Senator…

I am pleased to offer with the Senator from Ohio [Mr. Glenn] an amendment that would withhold for a period of 1 year Export-Import Bank credits for any entity that knowingly assists a nonnuclear weapons state to acquire a nuclear explosive…

To be perfectly clear then, under the amendment, generic drug companies will be able to use all of the information contained in their ANDA, in addition to any other evidence they wish, to assist in proving their claim of ``substantial…

I would like to clarify my understanding of some language contained in section 2(B) of the section of the pending amendment entitled Determination of Substantial Investment. It is my understanding that this section of the legislation is…

In that regard then, is it correct to say that under the language of the amendment, when a company includes information in its ANDA which pertains to the capital investments it has made in bringing a product to the market, such as the…

yesterday, as we all know, a horrendous bombing occurred at a United States military facility in Saudi Arabia. As of this morning, 19 Americans were dead, and nearly 300 wounded. As time goes on, it is probable that number of those killed…

1996 is fast emerging as one of the most critical years of the post-cold-war period. Earlier this year, Taiwan concluded Presidential elections, taking a firm step toward a pro-democratic course under China's watchful eye. India and Israel…