Lincoln Chafee

I am pleased the Senate Appropriations Committee has approved full funding for Amtrak operations, capital support, and the Northeast Corridor Improvement Program. I regret this amendment to cut funding for Amtrak by $173 million is being…

this is an amendment that I am offering on behalf of myself and those Senators that I just listed. This amendment is supported by the Association of American Publishers, the National Federation of the Blind, the American Foundation for the…

this legislation is welfare reform. We dropped out the changes in Medicaid, and we are told that this is not a Medicaid bill. Yet, this bill permits the States not only to drop eligibility levels for cash assistance--AFDC--but also for…

if you voted yes on the Chafee amendment we just agreed to, then you should vote no on the Roth amendment. The Roth amendment allows States to drastically reduce Medicaid coverage for all groups of women and children. If the Roth amendment…

That is not the testimony that we had before the Finance Committee. The testimony we had was very clear that the Medicaid situation is a big factor, not just for the adult, but for the children likewise. It affects people's behavior.

I wonder if I am also correct in suggesting that, under the proposal of the Senator from Delaware, under his second-degree amendment, you could have a situation where the woman is on the rolls now and therefore she is Medicaid eligible…

Mr. President, it seems to me we have to make up our minds around here. Are we dealing with Medicaid reform or are we not? The ground rules were--what we did in the Finance Committee, we dealt with welfare, we dealt with Medicaid. Then we…

Mr. President, the second-degree amendment, as I understand it, by the Senator from Delaware says that all those individuals who are currently eligible for Medicaid would be eligible in the future even though the eligibility standards…

So it seems to me that an individual who is locked in under the present system, as suggested by the second-degree amendment, that individual would make a great mistake to get off Medicaid, because, let's say, the eligibility was dropped…

Yesterday we voted not to reform the Medicaid Program. This is a welfare bill we are on, not a Medicaid bill. We put off any Medicaid reforms, if you would, until another day. Because of the link between welfare eligibility and Medicaid…

under our amendment, we make sure that no low-income mothers and children who are eligible for Medicaid under current law, under the existing law, will lose their health care coverage under Medicaid if the State lowers its eligibility…

Indeed, you both have been diligent in that regard. I have been reluctant to include the proposed amendment here because I believe it is a matter better dealt with on the relevant appropriations legislation. It is my understanding…

I have indeed seen a draft of the Army corps restructuring plan. I believe it is true that the restructuring plan involves closure of the North Central Division Office.

I would say to both Senators from Wisconsin that I share their concern about the contaminated sediment problems in the Fox River. I agree that there does appear to be an urgent need for cleanup. Further, I would agree that a…

I will say to the Senators from Wisconsin that I will give the House Fox River provision my strong consideration in conference, and will continue to work with them to find the most appropriate way to address the pressing contamination…

The Senators from Wisconsin have indeed been diligent with regard to including a provision in this bill to address the Fox River matter. However, I am convinced that under these circumstances, assigning the Army Corps with these…

I thank Senators Sarbanes and Mikulski for their kind remarks and express my agreement that we should utilize the correct numbers for this and all other projects. As such, I will look favorably upon the necessary modification to this…

my amendment, which has been cleared by both sides, authorizes $8.9 million for an Undersea Weapons Systems Laboratory at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center [NUWC], headquartered in Newport, RI. For many years, NUWC has maintained a…

All I know is that the State is extremely vigorous and thriving because of the outstanding leadership he is providing, and, indeed, the people have recognized this with the overwhelming reelection victory that he had. However, we will have…

My great concern in connection with the minimum wage is, if it does not include some kind of a ``training period'' or ``opportunity period,'' whatever you call it, that on the one hand, we are demanding folks on welfare get off and all of…

If I may say one thing, I have a couple of questions for the Senator from Massachusetts. First, I congratulate Massachusetts for the low unemployment, which you attribute to the rise in the minimum wage. I myself would attribute it to the…

we have learned that an extraordinary number of highly confidential FBI files were improperly obtained by the White House. I do not know what I find more appalling: the fact that the White House requested, received and kept the…

I wish to comment briefly today upon Bob Dole's record in an area where I have devoted a considerable amount of time, namely the environment. Under Bob Dole's leadership, we have been able to continue the proud tradition, the Republican…

why are Federal budget deficits bad? One reason is that for every year that we run a deficit we have to borrow to pay for the shortfall. In the beginning of our country until today, we have borrowed--this Nation of ours currently is in…

Every Member of this Chamber believes that running up huge deficits year after year and passing the debt on to our children is just plain wrong. Every Member of this Chamber knows we must restrain the entitlement programs. The proposal I…