Lincoln Chafee

this afternoon I am introducing legislation to suspend the duty on the importation of certain textile printing machines that are used by textile manufacturers in the United States. These particular machines are used for the printing of…

last week I put into the Record a statement expressing my support for the nomination of Dr. David Satcher for U.S. Surgeon General and Assistant Secretary for Health. As I indicated then, I believe in his qualifications and achievements…

I want to say there is nobody I enjoy dueling with more on this floor than the Senator from West Virginia. We have been against each other on some rare issues. We have been together on many issues.

And I went away distressed. So now we will have an opportunity in this bill, as the majority leader has made it clear the way we will proceed, and I look forward, as we get into this, that he will support a bill that will accomplish the…

As I listened to what he said, Mr. President, it brought to mind that old song, ``Will you love me in November as you did in June?'' And I say to the Senator, why didn't he love this bill in October as he does in February?

Last Monday several Senators came to the floor to express their concern because the Senate has failed to pass a reauthorization of the Nation's surface transportation programs. Senator Byrd was on the floor again Tuesday and indeed has…

I rise today to salute a son of Rhode Island, Ron Wilson, who will serve as head coach of the American Men's Hockey team. Hockey is not a sport in Rhode Island, it is a passion. That passion enabled Ron Wilson to achieve All-Star status at…

Today I am introducing 13 bills to suspend the duty on the importation of certain products that are used by manufacturers in my home state of Rhode Island. The products in question are organic replacements for colorants that use heavy…

the Senator from Michigan mentioned that he was going to be vigilant. I can assure everybody within range he has been vigilant, continuously, on this legislation. As a matter of fact, I have not quite gotten to the situation where, when I…

the Senator from Montana was so right in recognizing the cooperation of the Members of the House. I worked with them, as did the other Members. Several times we had meetings, telephone calls with Representative Shuster, the chairman of the…

this is a very, very contentious issue. Fortunately, in our Environment and Public Works Committee we were able to report out this basic legislation 18 to 0. Then we have to do this so-called stopgap legislation, because we weren't able to…

I can definitely assure the Senator from Michigan that passage of this short-term bill in no way implies acceptance of any long-term funding level or formula.

Madam President, some have argued that fast-track procedures are either unnecessary or that they are a threat to Congress' constitutional authority, or both. The answer to that is fast track is none of the above. It is both necessary and…

I point out we have been on this highway bill, the surface transportation legislation, for nearly 3 weeks. This was, I believe, the fourth cloture vote so that we could move on and deal with the bill. We could not get cloture. The other…

I remember when we had the debate on this. I wasn't deeply involved but I supported it. I always have. But I can only believe that there must be a stack of constitutional opinions by learned lawyers, and maybe judges for all I know but…

I want to say that when one receives complimentary remarks, the merit and the weight of those remarks depend a great deal who they come from. When I receive such generous comments as I have just received from the distinguished Senator from…

Now, Mr. President, I just want to say one other thing to the Senator from West Virginia. He said some kind things about me being up front and so forth. I want to thank him very much for being so candid with us. There are no tricks, there…

I might say I think the Senator is on weak ground to suggest I am slow. If I understand, the first discussion of the Byrd amendment was on October 9th. I know there is a gestation period here, but this has been unusually long. Whereas we…

What I am saying is these amounts are listed here as contract authority. I mean that is the word. And that means that every single State will anticipate--they can work these percentages out. You don't have to be a Phi Beta Kappa to do…

I thank the Senator for that because, so far, we have not been sure what we were dealing with. But now we know. I say this to the Senator. I ask the Senator, I listened to the statements on the floor here from the Senator from Texas and…

Well, Madam President, the point I am making here is that, in 1993--and we were all here at the time--the President of the United States came forward with a deficit reduction program. In that deficit reduction program--this was in…

I have always felt, Mr. President, because of serving on those committees with the Senator from New York that I received a Harvard education without having to pay for it, and it has been worth it.

the point I was making is on October 9, Thursday, before we left here, we were promised that this amendment was imminent. As a matter of fact, I thought I would be handed a copy then. But now, 11 days have gone by and we still have not…

Sure. Let me say one thing, if I might, Mr. President. I am now in my, I guess, 20th year here, and I have been on the side of the distinguished senior Senator from West Virginia. I remember lifting the Turkish arms embargo about the first…

I want to put one thing to bed around here, to rest, and that is that this gas tax has been collected with the people who are paying it believing it is all going into a highway trust fund. Let me just review the bidding a little bit. Many…