I cite this as the most recent evidence of the fact that we are not dealing with an anachronism. Fidel Castro is an anachronism. But the Cuban Adjustment Act, which was designed to respond to the human rights abuses, to the circumstances…

I strongly concur in the statements that have been made by each of my colleagues this morning. This is the time for public officials in Washington to stop the procrastination, bickering, the confrontation, to start the process of governing…

I wish to be recorded as voting no on the continuing resolution. Mr. President, nearly 1 month ago, after passing the 12th continuing resolution, we are now enacting the 13th continuing resolution. At the time we passed the 12th extension…

the issue of illegal immigration is an extremely serious one for America. Few places are as affected by that issue as my State of Florida. My State represents approximately 6 percent of the population in the United States. It is estimated…

a week ago today the last of the United States troops who had been sent to Haiti came home. These brave soldiers, as well as others from countries around the world, helped bring enormous changes to that troubled nation, that troubled…

I think probably a good lead-in to this debate is the last comment of the gentleman from New York that every American should get involved with what is going on in Congress, and I think compassion and understanding are very good guides to…

I thank very much the gentleman from Florida for talking about facts, because sometimes facts get in the way of a good story. Head Start is a good idea, but when you look at the facts you described, you have to wonder if the program is…

it has been a great debate to listen to. It has kind of brought me down here, kind of got my blood stirring. One thing that was talked about a lot is the two-thirds supermajority vote requirement to raise taxes. And it has been very well…

if there is something wrong with our corporate code, and there may be, and if foreign corporations are getting away with tax murder, we need to change it. But I would suggest that the party that has been in control for 40 years has some…

Mr. President, I voted for that continuing resolution as I have for its predecessors out of a sense of frustration and the absence of any other reasonable alternative. But, Mr. President, I am taking this occasion to announce that will be…

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…

Historically, we have tried to tame the Everglades by focusing on small parts of the ecosystem without regard to how the whole system works. This has proved to be a mistake. As we have tried to develop or manage parts of the ecosystem…

I want to commence by stating my deep appreciation to Chairman Lugar and the ranking member, Senator Leahy, for their great consideration of issues that were important to agriculture across America and especially important to agriculture…

Senator Mack and I would like to take a moment to thank Chairman Lugar and ranking member Leahy for their hard work on the 1996 farm bill. We are particularly pleased with the inclusion of provisions that will have a direct benefit to the…

Specifically, the legislation does the following: Section 506(a) directs the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer to the Secretary of the Interior $200,000,000 of any funds not otherwise appropriated. Sections 506 (b) and (d) authorize…

I am here to offer my enthusiastic support as an original cosponsor of Senator McCain's amendment. Mr. President, as a nation, we have always been able to come together in times of crisis--especially in times of war. Despite our sometimes…

The facts are as follows: There are 900,000 financial aid applications that are backlogged, and the article, Chronicle of Higher Education, the article entitled ``Sorting Out a Foul Up In Student Aid'' says the following. Student aid…

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…

the debate that we are having today focuses on the specific issue of community police. I would like, at a later point, to discuss some of my opinions and observations about this particular form of use of police personnel from a recent…

Right. The good news may be that Congress will not get paid, too. They may like that part of it, but they will not like the other parts, the Government they have come to rely on in the discretionary side of the budget. But let us talk a…

Let me give one option that would be put on the market if our bill passed. It is called a medical savings account and I am going to apply it to two people I know and love, my aunt and uncle. When my parents died, I was about 21, I had a…

along those lines, President Clinton had a good quote. A good definition of insanity was doing everything the same and expecting different results. That would be crazy. If you do everything the same, it will probably turn out the same. The…

But let us look at the reason why we have spent so much money in the past. Why is Medicare growing at 4 times the private sector? We have increased spending over I think the next 7 years by 63 percent. A lot of money is going to be spent…

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…