The language on page 51 of the Senate Report (107-38) does not specify that the funding that is made available is provided both for the installation of the previously purchased medium approach lighting systems with runway alignment…

in October of last year I spoke to the Senate about a specific part of the Transportation appropriations, and that was the earmarking of intelligent transportation systems, or ITS, funds. At that time I expressed my concern that…

1 week ago today Katharine Graham died. Yesterday, she was buried next to her husband, my half brother, Philip Graham. I have known Katharine for all but 3 years of my life. She married Phil in 1940, after what might be called a whirlwind…

at a time in my personal life when I am feeling the pain of the loss of a family member, I reflect upon the 1 year which has passed since the loss of a member of our Senate family, Paul Coverdell. As frequently happens in politics, I first…

I rise today with Senator Murkowski and our cosponsors to introduce the Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2001. We have stepped forward because we believe that international trade is essential to increase opportunities for U.S. producers…

today I commemorate World Refugee Day, a day designated for our country to celebrate the multiple contributions that immigrants have made to make America a richer, more perfect union. It is tragic that while immigrants continue to make the…

two of the concepts that I am pleased to have included in this legislation are the principles of ``diagnosis'' and ``partnership.'' I would like to thank Senators Kennedy and Gregg for their assistance in including this amendment in this…

John Muir, the founder of the Sierra Club once said, ``Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wilderness is a necessity; and that mountain parks and…

I am happy to support Senator Lieberman, Bayh, DeWine, and Landrieu's targeting amendment today. This initiative symbolizes what the New Democrats stand for. Targeting ESEA money to the children most in need has long been one of our top…

What we have raised in this one amendment are two of the most basic questions that this overall tax bill raises. One is fiscal discipline. We had a vote, and I am pleased more than a majority of Senators voted not to break the $1.35…

one of the dramatic announcements of the 2000 census was the fact that one of the fastest growing components of our population is Americans over the age of 80. This is just the first ripple of what will be a tidal wave of Americans over…

We should be buying an economic insurance policy against the possibility that the bright summer may turn into an arid fall. In the short term, on the No. 1 economic issue facing America, in my judgment we have failed. I hope I am wrong but…

I rise today on behalf of Senators Hutchison, Bingaman, Hutchinson, Breaux, Ensign, Baucus, Lincoln, Thompson, and myself to introduce a piece of legislation which will extend the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families supplemental grants…

I voted no on the tax bill that passed the Senate. I recognize there are some positive provisions in that legislation. I will speak to two of them. One was in the area of education. There were a number of features which will make it easier…

this amendment has two principal provisions. First, it stands for the principle that we should have a series of tax bills before the Congress where we can consider one at a time, rather than a single gargantuan bill as is before us…

when President Bush sent us his proposal for the repeal of the estate tax, he suggested that both the State and the Federal components of that estate tax be treated equitably. Twenty percent of the estate tax collected by the Federal…

There are a lot of ways in which we can determine what our real priorities are. One of those is not what we say. I imagine virtually every Member of this Senate at some point has said they favor a comprehensive prescription drug benefit…

I obviously was mistaken. I did not realize the people at the higher income brackets did not also get the benefit of the $600 reduction which comes by inserting the 10-percent bracket at the commencement of the tax table.

People in the 39.6-percent bracket, do they get the same tax reduction as the people in the 10-percent bracket in dollar terms?

this is the first of two amendments I will offer this evening. This amendment goes to the basic structure of the kind of approach Congress should take to reducing our Nation's taxes. I support a significant tax bill. I do not support the…

I will briefly outline the plan that the Senator from New Jersey and I have developed which we think meets the test of an economic insurance policy. We underscore the words ``insurance policy.'' No one, frankly, knows what is over the…

Mr. President, a week ago today on May 2, the front page of the Washington Post had three significant articles about the debate we are conducting tonight. The first says, ``Bush Calls for Missile Shield.'' The second says, ``Bush to Unveil…

There was considerable enthusiasm a couple of weeks ago when the Federal Reserve Board reduced interest rates for short-term interbank borrowings by .5 percent. Today, we learn why the Federal Reserve Board acted in that manner in an…

As Floridians enjoy the best weather Mother Nature has to offer, we must not neglect preparations for the start of hurricane season on June 1, 2001. I am pleased to join my colleague from Florida, Senator Nelson, and my colleagues from…

When the fetus attaches to the womb, that is what the prosecutor has to prove. And if I may answer your question, the definition used in this bill is the exact same definition that the House endorsed and passed 417-0 that the gentleman…