Lindsey Graham

I believe it is even more broad. I believe they have advocated a total lifting of the U.S. embargo.

Also having expired during that 10 minutes I have been speaking, have been 41 American youth who have taken up smoking during the time I have been speaking; 14 of those will expire prematurely because of tobacco-related affliction. It is…

Somebody that plays the games to the bitter end, tries to have it both ways, dances on the head of the pin, in my opinion, has forfeited their right to lead this country.

We are declaring war on people who just want to write checks as politicians and go home and feel good about it and still leave the crummy school system behind. We are declaring war on the status quo. We are fighting for parents. That is…

Education. A lot has been said about education. Apparently there is a great confrontation about the Nation. The President said he would veto the Labor-HHS bill if we do not agree to national testing. Mr. President, you just do that. If you…

We would like to engage our dear friend, Senator Gorton, in a colloquy. He has once again drafted a difficult bill this year and has balanced difficult priorities. Within the energy conservation section of the bill, the committee has…

I join my colleague from Florida in thanking the chairman for his hard work on behalf of the Everglades. As my friend from Washington is aware, the Federal Government--under an agreement enshrined in the Everglades Forever Act of the State…

The third part of our amendment concerns the issuance of permits for such uses as electric utility rights-of-way that may be of longer than 10 years in duration. The underlying bill requires that all non-wildlife-dependent uses be…

Some have pointed out correctly that, in the case of unforeseen changes in circumstances, it may occasionally be necessary to adjust a use to ensure that it remains compatible. My understanding is that utility companies have been willing…

I urge the Senate defer the debate on what should be our policy in the future toward Cuba to another day, when we can give it the attention that it requires, and defeat this amendment.

So that if a unit was believed to have had, at some time in the past, a person against whom we have credible evidence of human rights abuses, but that no such person currently is a member of such a unit, that unit would be eligible to…

It is intimidating to speak after such poetic eloquence. One of the joys of serving in the U.S. Senate is to be part of a permanent class with Senator Byrd. Some students have left for their homes and Fourth of July activities and some of…

First, I wish to add to the remarks that have been made this afternoon in recognition of the first speech given as a Member of the U.S. Senate by our new colleague, the Senator from Georgia. He has represented this Nation with great…

I believe there are a couple of historical notes that should be made at this time. First is, we are introducing legislation to carry on a program which will expire 368 days from today. By introducing this legislation today, we are giving…

Now in the case of my State, if the council designates jurisdiction of a particular fishery to the State, the officials in Florida would be able to regulate out-of-State vessels, in that portion of the EEZ, regardless of which ports it…

The State of Florida has been firmly committed to the conservation of the State's natural resources. In the past year, the National Marine Fisheries Service, and the Regional Fishery Management Council had proposed giving authority to the…

I wonder if my colleague could address one point on this bill. I notice that the term ``Federal means-tested public benefit'' was defined in previous versions of the bill. However, in this conference report, no definition is provided.

I conclude by saying it is with a leap of faith that we undertake this initiative. I think we are doing it at a time which gives us the greatest hope and expectation that faith will be justified.

The Senator said the only people this applied to were those who had a sponsor who could assume responsibility. I understood the Senator to say specifically, for instance, they did not apply to refugees who were admitted because they are…

I shall vote for the constitutional amendment to insert into the U.S. Constitution a provision requiring a balanced budget as a fundamental principle of our Nation's public policy. It is unfortunate that we have to vote on a constitutional…

This amendment deals with two important issues. One is preserving the integrity of the Medicare trust fund, and, second, an effective assault against Medicare fraud. It provides that any funds that are derived by suppression of Medicare…

While it is understood that a significant gap exists in our scientific knowledge about the ultimate ecological and water management needs of the Everglades ecosystem--which necessitates continued detail studies--the framework for…

The Everglades is an extraordinary ecosystem that travels south from the Kissimmee River through the Everglades and down to Florida Bay. The Everglades ecosystem supports south Florida's industries of tourism, fishing, and agriculture and…

While you are conducting hearings, there is another area that I would like you to look into that I have asked the GAO to investigate, and that is that there are millions of dollars of unreconciled money responsible by the Department of…

Welfare as you know it, we want to change it. One key difference, President Clinton's welfare bill says you cannot stay on welfare for more than 60 consecutive months. You can get off for 1 month or 1 day, and have 60 more months waiting…