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…

What I would suggest that everybody in the country do is do what I just said a few minutes ago. Take some time to find out how much money is being spent at the local level and see if this $100 million program does any good, or if we should…

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…

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…

this bill--for the first time in law--would establish a definition for the term ``compatible.'' This is one of the single most important aspects of this legislation. Too often in the past, activities have been allowed on refuges that have…

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…

this amendment would shift $55 million from the Goals 2000 Program to the IDEA Program. I think a lot has been said about both programs. I understand that there has been a lot of work going on behind the scenes to try to bring several…

Mr. Chairman, to kind of pick up where my colleague, the gentleman from Georgia, left off, I also am on the Education and the Workforce Committee, and this is my third year in Congress, and hopefully every year you learn a bit about how…

it will be 35 years ago this coming Wednesday, August 6, 1997, that the people of Jamaica were granted their independence from Great Britain. This significant event for the people of Jamaica is cause for great celebration by the citizens…

I do not think I can pick up with the passion we just saw, but that is good news. This is an amazing day. Mr. Speaker, the firmness and fairness of the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Archer] brought this deal about. I hope the American people…

Mr. President, last year in consideration of this same appropriations bill, the Senate and the House adopted and the President signed into law what is known as the Alu-O'Hara bill. This is legislation which was the result of a tragic…

I would like now to take this opportunity to clarify some misconceptions that have arisen regarding NED and its work over the years. Two of those misconceptions are contained in the report accompanying the bill we are now debating. The…

I rise today to offer a simple, straightforward sense-of-the-Senate resolution regarding natural disasters. The rising cost of natural disasters is a ticking time bomb that we, in Congress, are doing little to address. Since 1989 the cost…

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…

I rise today with Senator Moynihan and my other colleagues to submit a resolution that will allow Holocaust survivors to receive the reparations they so rightly deserve. There are over 125,000 Holocaust survivors living in the United…

this tax legislation, as passed by the Senate Finance Committee, goes a long way toward assisting our Nation's families. For example, reducing the capital gains tax rate from 28 percent to 20 percent will stimulate savings and investment…

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…

congratulations on a super effort to give a little money and power back to the American people. One thing I want to say: I was outside listening to the debate. If my colleagues have got kids at home, go and mark down on the calendar that…

although none of us received all of what we wanted in this budget deal, I rise today not to point out its deficiencies. Rather, I want to highlight the key strength of this agreement--It makes Medicare and Medicaid smarter. It is smart to…

I'm happy to have this opportunity today to introduce legislation to amend the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 to designate the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness and to amend the Everglades National Park Protection and…

I would like to join with my distinguished colleague, Senator Moynihan, the ranking member of the Finance Committee, along with both Republicans and Democrats on the Finance Committee to seek a restoration of job creation and economic…

we have talked about the principles that are represented by our action in legislation. Let me talk about an important principle. That is the principle that when we are dealing with lives and we are dealing with the destruction and the…

today, as I did once before in January of this year, I rise to speak about an issue which is of vital importance to this Nation, the retirement security of our people into the 21st century. Mr. President, the facts are startling. Fifty-one…