very soon the Senate Labor Committee will convene to consider how to meet the reconciliation instructions contained in the budget resolution approved earlier this year. It will mark the seventh set of reconciliation instructions sent to…

I welcome to Washington today one of the most honorable and respected leaders of our time, His Holiness the Dalai Lama. His Holiness is a historical rarity, someone who has devoted his entire life to finding a peaceful solution to an…

I wish to state that this morning in Providence I announced my decision not to seek reelection to the Senate next year. This afternoon, I wanted to formally make that decision known to my colleagues, and to share with you all the thoughts…

I strongly support the Senator from Michigan and my other colleagues in their effort to amend the missile defense sections of the defense authorization bill. The amendment would strike from the bill language that mandates action that would…

I rise to support the Senator from Massachusetts and the Senator from Louisiana. I think that Harry Wu has been treated in a dreadful manner. We all agree with that. Of even greater importance is the relationship with China. I am reminded…

Yesterday, the President transmitted to the Senate the annual report for 1994 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. In addition to detailing the Agency's many activities during 1994, the report includes a major section on the…

Today the Senate has passed by a convincing margin the product liability bill. It was a difficult and contentious effort, much akin to the debate that this area has generated over the last decade. I was pleased that the Senate saw fit to…

Today President Clinton is joining President Mitterrand, Prime Minister Major, Chancellor Kohl, and President Yeltsin in Moscow to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II. That is as it should be. Together, after all…

Today President Clinton has announced the conclusion of a new migration agreement with the Government of Cuba. This new agreement treats the more than 15,000 Cuban migrants currently detained at Guantanamo in a very humane manner, while…

I wish to make a few observations regarding the effort sponsored by Senator McConnell to add comprehensive medical malpractice reform to the product liability legislation currently pending before us. I was much torn about the McConnell…

this is an extraordinarily delicate moment in the Middle East peace process. Israel's agreement with the Palestinians is hanging precariously in the balance between success and failure, and one more act of terrorism against Israel could…

many of my colleagues know that I have had an abiding interest in oceans issues in general and the Law of the Sea Convention in particular. Consequently, I was delighted when on October 7, 1994, the President transmitted to the Senate for…

I welcome the decision by Croatian President Franjo Tudjman to allow an international force to remain in Croatia. As one who has long opposed sending United States ground troops to Bosnia or Croatia, the good news about President Tudjman's…

recently, concern was expressed that the Pell Grant Program may be giving college students a free ride, and that Federal funds might be better spent by transferring funds to the College Work Study Program. Because of this, I thought it…

I commend the Senator from Wisconsin on his words, which I agree with and endorse. Mr. President, with all due respect to my esteemed colleague, the senior Senator from North Carolina and chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations, I…

one of the more exciting and innovative programs enacted during the 103d Congress was the National and Community Service Act proposed by President Clinton. Under the AmeriCorps program established as a result of that act, young men and…

As you know, I have spoken at length in this Chamber about the need to review United States policy toward Cuba. Therefore, I was very pleased to see reported in the Washington Post this morning that President Clinton is considering taking…

in the opening words of a major foreign policy address last evening, President Clinton said that ``we live in a moment of hope.'' Mr. President, I concur with that sentiment. With the demise of the cold war, with the nascent friendship…

last week, British Prime Minister Major and Irish Prime Minister Bruton took an important step toward lasting peace in Northern Ireland. The two leaders unveiled a framework document designed to serve as the basis for negotiations on…

last year, during the ceremony for United Nations Day on October 24, 1994, United Secretary-General Joseph Verner Reed delivered a message at U.N. headquarters on behalf of Secretary-General Boutros Boutros Ghali. That occasion launched…

I am very pleased to note that William McWhorter Cochrane, who until this year was one of the Senate's most venerable staff members, is continuing his service to the legislative branch in a new capacity at the Library of Congress. Bill…

At the end of 1994, the Rhode Island Department of Health suffered an enormous loss--the retirement of James E. Carney. Jim was with the department of health for 16 years, serving as its director of community affairs for 13 years. And what…

earlier today President Clinton announced that he was working to develop an alternative package for addressing the Mexican peso crisis. This comes as a welcome response to a situation that was worsening by the day, as financial markets…

last week, Russian President Boris Yeltsin declared victory in Chechnya, stating that the military stage of the conflict had concluded. It is clear, however, that neither the conflict nor its political and international ramifications are…

I watched with utter revulsion and horror the news accounts of the terrorist attack in Netanya, Israel. The casualties now stand at 19 dead and more than 60 injured, all apparently at the hands of the radical Islamic Jihad organization…