Will the Senator agree that for any conservative to be able to work for the Clinton administration and do well shows a tremendous amount of tolerance?

It is my understanding one of the attacks is Mr. Estrada is in fact a rightwing ideolog who may use his political philosophy to shape the law in an unfair way. Is that correct?

as the now ranking member on the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, I must make my fellow Senators aware of the impact of the proposed across-the-board cut in the appropriations for the executive branch for fiscal year 2003 on the Department…

Recognizing the need for better decision support, the leaders of Miami-Dade County established late last year a team comprised of representatives from the departments of police, fire, emergency management, general services, computer and…

As chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, over the past 2 years, I have worked with the committee on a 5-year plan of enhancing technology and human skills within the intelligence community. It is our expectation that…

On May 13, 2001, Fox News and the Associated Press reported that 25 Islamic extremists, hidden on commercial freighters as stowaways, illegally entered the United States. These individuals reportedly entered the United States through four…

this is a very worthy, appropriate debate and could not be more serious. The gentleman from Connecticut, a very good friend of mine whom I admire greatly, indicated that, in his opinion, the Spratt resolution would strengthen the hand of…

I only hope we will not have another 3,025 Americans unnecessarily exposed to the risks that I see if we do not supplement this resolution with the immediate authority of the President to use force against those organizations which have…

it was our intention to maintain the amendment in all respects, other than adding the language that begins on page 2 at line 23 and runs through page 3 at line 4. That was our sole intent in offering the amendment in the form that we have…

It will add an additional authority to the President relative to the use of force.

I commend Senator Leahy and Senator Hatch for their hard work on the Department of Justice authorization bill. This bill will strengthen our Department of Justice and increase our preparedness against terrorist attacks, prevent crime, and…

Several recent studies have also revealed an alarming increase in the availability and abuse of ecstasy across the United States. According to the Partnership for Drug Free America's 2001 National Survey, more teens in America have now…

S. 2506, a bill to authorize appropriations for the intelligence community for fiscal year 2003, represents the first intelligence budget for the War on Terrorism--a war where intelligence is our most effective weapon. The Congress…

I thank the Judiciary Committee for recognizing the needs of Florida and favorably reporting the nomination of Mr. Jose Martinez. Jose Martinez's long and impressive legal career makes him an outstanding candidate. Beginning as counsel and…

The rationale for that office is several-fold. One, not all of the agencies that will have responsibility for protecting the homeland against terrorism are in the Department of Homeland Security. There are a number of important…

One question is: Does America need--assuming that there will be created an Office for Homeland Security--an office in the Presidency for the specific purpose of coordinating our efforts to combat terrorism? I think the Senator from…

Shortly after the tragic events of September 11, with Senator Feinstein, I introduced legislation to establish such an office of terrorism within the White House in order to create a focal point for decisionmaking and informing the…

What leads the Senator to believe that the only way in which the States would secure savings under the Graham-Smith amendment would have been through the catastrophic savings?

Yesterday, July 31, the Senate voted not to waive the Budget Act to allow consideration of the Graham-Smith prescription drug compromise. This legislation was estimated by the Congressional Budget Office to cost $390 billion over the…

The Florida retirement plan, prior to its modification, was in what would be called a defined benefit plan that gave security assurance to Florida's retirees as to what they would have in retirement, what they could count on, what they…

Let me just finish, get the facts out, and then we will talk about the policy. So I showed them this chart. They pointed out what was obvious which was that this chart only shows half, in fact less than half of the equation. It shows the…

They did not do a State-by-State analysis. I do not know who did the analysis of the State-by-State costs presented by my Republican colleagues so I cannot have any means of even determining who to go to talk to about where these numbers…

this is the last day of a long legislative season. We are about to take the month of August to go back to our home States, be with our constituents, and maybe have a little opportunity to get some personal relaxation and rejuvenation, and…

I completely agree. I think we should have an analysis that includes both the debit and the credit side of the accounting ledger so we will be able to make an informed judgment as to what the real economic consequences of our decisions…

I rise with colleague from Florida, Senator Nelson, to engage in a colloquy with Senator Inouye, the Chairman of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee. Senator Nelson and I note the critical importance of the Center for Southeastern…