Lincoln Chafee

we have had a wonderful presentation just completed about why this Nation does nothing about facing up to the problems that confront us. Sure it is easy to trash any proposal that comes before us. That is what we see. Not one word--not one…

Mr. President, in the years 1931 to 1938, the people of England failed to heed the warnings that their nation and, indeed, their lives were in peril. They dismissed voices, such as that of Winston Churchill, crying the alarm. They…

here we have a chance to do something. In my opening remarks, I mentioned the situation in England in the 1930's which John F. Kennedy described in his book ``Why England Slept.'' As Winston Churchill said in his four-volume history of the…

I ask the Senator look at our proposal. He will see there is $25 billion of corporate welfare cuts that he is discussing. Perhaps if he became more familiar with it we would all be better off.

The arguments, I believe, have been very, very forcefully set forth this evening by the speakers on our side, Democrats and Republicans. What are we talking about? We are talking as a bipartisan group that something has to be done about…

Mr. President, Senator Breaux and I, along with 19 of our colleagues, are offering this alternative, centrist budget resolution in the hopes that we can provide a bridge between the two parties. We strongly believe, and I will challenge…

I first got to know Bob Dole well 18 years ago when I went on the Finance Committee and he was the senior Republican on the Finance Committee. During those early years on the Finance Committee, I was struck by several characteristics of…

Now, what the TEAM Act says is that it is perfectly permissible for an employer to sit down with a group of his employees and say, what do you think is the best way to make this place more efficient? Or how can we make this place safer? Or…

today the Senate has passed S. 811, the Water Desalinization and Research and Development Act. This legislation, which was approved by the full Senate in both 1992 and 1994, is sponsored by Senators Simon, Reid, Mack, and others. Very…

H.R. 2243, a bill to reauthorize and amend Public Law 98-541, the 1984 Trinity River Restoration Program, is a truly bipartisan piece of legislation. Introduced by Representative Riggs, H.R. 2243 passed the House by a vote of 412 to 0 on…

There are two points I would like to make. First, Mr. President, why in the world do we provide these benefits for illegal aliens if we do not think they are important for the national health and benefit of the Nation? I mean, we have…

as I say, this is an amendment that is far narrower than any other amendment that has been brought up in connection with this matter that we have been discussing. I hope that the floor managers of this legislation will accept this…

I hope everybody will listen to this because we think it is important. Illegal immigrants now are entitled to a series of limited benefits, such as emergency Medicaid, prenatal Medicaid services, nutrition programs, and public assistance…

I want to stress once again that these are all emergency or health-oriented measures. Emergency Medicaid, prenatal Medicaid services, short-term disaster relief, nutrition programs, immunization. We do not want these legal aliens…

So when those others say do it this way or do it that way, there is no other train leaving the station that I am aware of that is going to reach the terminal point successfully. In other words, the President has indicated that, and the…

That is the point that I would like to get across to our listeners and viewers--that it is easy to be critical. It is easy to say, ``oh, no. Do not fool with that CPI, that Consumer Price Index, and the Medicare figure is too high. We do…

I think the answer to this is that people really do not want to get into trying to solve these dramatic problems that are out there in connection with the entitlements. The word ``entitlement'' is one we toss around here, but what are…

I should like to say to the distinguished Senator that I encounter fellow Senators who say, ``I'm all for your plan except I don't like the tax cut,'' or, ``I am all for your plan except I don't like that change in the Consumer Price…

I rise in strong support and urge the adoption of H.R. 2024, the Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act. The bill is nearly identical to S. 619, legislation introduced by Senator Smith, reported by the Environment…

4 months ago Senator Breaux and I asked a small group of our colleagues to get together on a bipartisan basis to discuss how we might reenergize the stalled negotiations on a balanced budget. At that time neither the White House nor the…

for the last day and a half, the Senate has been debating the antiterrorism bill conference report. During debate, a number of motions to recommit the legislation to conference were offered. I voted against all of them--even those with…

3 days ago in Palo Alto, CA, a very remarkable and truly great American died, David Packard. David Packard deserves ranking with the most innovative and outstanding builders and manufacturers in our Nation's history. He and his partner…

It came from Dave Packard. He was the principal proponent of it. He felt we were having trouble getting physicians in the military service forces, and that we had these major research hospitals and outstanding hospitals, Walter Reed and…

Senator Stennis, of course. Mel Laird would handle the legislative side of matters, the appropriations, the relationships with the White House and with the Congress. That is no easy job. Dave Packard was assigned what you might call the…

I remember, when I first got in the Pentagon, the phone rang from Mr. Packard, and I stood up before I answered it. I would like to say one other thing. I remember Secretary Laird saying this when he was seeking a deputy. He asked all…