Lincoln Chafee

Requiring ID at the polling place is a reasonable request to ensure the accuracy and integrity of our elections.

If she were willing to negotiate, listen to someone like Lincoln Chafee, who is a former senator from our state, who stood out in front of our school yesterday and said he would mediate, then maybe we could resolve this instead of causing…

Chafee is under fire from conservatives for bucking the party line on many issues including Iraq.

I am pleased to commend the Finance Committee and Senators Hatch and Rockefeller for holding a hearing on the State Children's Health Insurance Program, SCHIP. This program has meant a decade of health care coverage for millions of…

today I voted in favor of invoking cloture on S. 22, the Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2006, and S. 23, the Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act. I have concerns about various aspects of the legislation including…

I call up amendment 3014 which is at the desk and ask for its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Rhode Island [Mr. Chafee] proposes an amendment…

I call this amendment the Property Tax Relief Amendment of 2006. This amendment moves funding of IDEA to 20 percent of the cost of a municipality, only 20 percent of the promised 40-percent goal set in 1975. Schools account for the…

I thank the Chair. I share Senator Kennedy's thoughts of prayer and peace for Senator Inouye. My thoughts are with the Inouye family.

I also add that of all the talk about tax relief in this Chamber, we do not get enough talk about property tax relief. I urge your support for this amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate on the amendment? If not, the…

the State of New Hampshire doesn't have an income tax or State sales tax. All of its revenue is generated by a property tax. Am I correct?

Does the Senator hear from his school committees and local councilmen about the rising costs of special education and the difficulty that places on the property tax payer?

I join with Senators Frist, McCain, and others as a cosponsor of legislation to establish a Presidential line item veto. This is a fiscally prudent measure which could reduce wasteful spending and bring down our Nation's deficit. The…

President Bush has nominated Judge Samuel Alito to replace Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on the Supreme Court. Justice O'Connor has had a remarkable career of public service. Her strong and moderate voice on the Supreme Court will be missed…

this month we observe National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and reflect on a disease that has touched countless American lives. There are more than 3 million women living with breast cancer in the United States and tens of thousands of…

Congress must make an immediate, thorough review of the Government's response to Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. As a member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, I am committed to working with Chairwoman Susan Collins and…

I wish to register my opposition to the Kyl amendment No. 1050 to H.R. 2361, the Senate Interior Appropriations bill. The Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program is essential for protecting public health, watersheds, and the natural…

yesterday marked the 90th anniversary of the beginning of the Armenian Genocide. A date of great significance for many Rhode Islanders, and growing in significance for all Americans, this day not only commemorates the atrocities of the…

Today marks the 15th anniversary of National Sportsmanship Day, which is celebrated on the first Tuesday of each March. National Sportsmanship Day was the creation of the Institute of International Sport at the University of Rhode Island…

I agree with your comments and Senator Sarbanes' comments also, concerning on the financial issues.

I deplore any rhetoric of hate, and particularly against the state of Israel.

I rise to note the recent death of Marine Corps COL Anthony Walker, a Rhode Islander who served his country with the highest distinction. After graduating in 1939 from Yale College, Mr. Walker enlisted in the Marine Corps, was commissioned…

I introduced S. 2759, along with my colleague, Senator Rockefeller, to help States with healthy State Children's Health Insurance programs remain strong, so that they may continue to provide high-quality health care coverage to the…

in the world of diplomacy, some things are better left unsaid. For that reason, I would have preferred that President Bush not send the April 14, 2004 letter to Prime Minister Sharon. Nevertheless, I gave my qualified support to S. Res…

I pay tribute to President Ronald Reagan, a man for whom I had the utmost respect. A strong, principled leader, President Reagan used his optimism and humor to help the Nation feel better in a post-Vietnam, post-Watergate country coping…