Thomas Daschle

The assistant Democratic leader is correct. That is a succinct summary of what we did. We voted to ensure there be country- of-origin labeling, like 43 other countries have in the world today, knowing we will not be able to export our…

I acknowledge that in the case of country-of-origin labeling, the House and Senate had two different positions. I would say, though, that on the issue of overtime, on the issue of media concentration in particular, both had rollcall votes…

I come this morning to again review the lay of the land. As I said a couple of days ago, many of my colleagues, most of our caucus, expressed deep concern--alarm, really--at the hijacking of the process that went on during the…

Senate Democrats have set as our goal the passage of legislation that we call an ``Opportunity Society'' for all Americans--not just the privileged few. It includes proposals for more jobs--especially in manufacturing where we have lost…

we are all eager to hear the President's agenda for the year. Before we move on, the Senate has some unfinished business from last year. This time last year Republicans promised a smooth appropriations process. In fact, it broke down to an…

today I am introducing the Oglala Sioux Tribe Angostura Irrigation Project Rehabilitation and Development Act. I have worked with the leadership of the Oglala Sioux Tribe to develop this legislation, which is intended to benefit the Lakota…

There is a great, possibly prophetic, story from the end of the Constitutional Convention in 1789. For weeks, delegates to the convention had labored in the Philadelphia heat to draft a Constitution. Every day, crowds waited outside…

I believe the appropriations process has fallen apart. This is a Frankenstein monster of a bill born of a badly broken process. It is time to send it back to the laboratory. At the beginning of the year, we were told the White House and…

I had the privilege, the honor, of working with Paul Simon for 12 years. He brought a decency, a sense of humor, to his life and to his work that I think has never been matched. True to his roots as an investigative journalist, he had a…

I ask the majority leader if it is his intention to set aside a moment of silence this afternoon in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy.

for those of us who are old enough to remember President Kennedy, November 22 is always tinged with a sense of sadness and loss. Today, on this 40th anniversary of President Kennedy's death, we are especially aware of that loss. One floor…

I, too, wish to have an opportunity to comment briefly on the vote we have just taken. Mr. President, for Senators like me, who support enactment of a comprehensive energy bill, the Senate's failure this morning to break this filibuster…

Yesterday was a national day of mourning in Italy. Tens of thousands of people lined a procession route and gathered at a basilica in Rome to pay their final respects to 19 Italian soldiers killed last week in a truck bombing in Nasiriyah…

I am pleased the majority leader mentioned Healthy Forests. I would have done it if I had remembered. Of course, Senator Cochran and I had a very good conversation yesterday. Based on that conversation and his assurances that extraneous…

It is regrettable that, at least at this point, we have not reached a time agreement on the FAA conference report. A lot of work has gone into the bill on both sides. A lot of negotiation has gone into the conference agreement itself…

Having unlimited debate means an opportunity for Senators to be heard for whatever length of time, but it also means an opportunity to protect the minority--the minority being whatever the case may be, whether it is a political minority…

Mr. President, I find it remarkable that our colleagues can continue to come to the floor these past 40 hours and lament the fact that we have had votes on 172 judicial nominees and 4 of them have not been confirmed because they have not…

this Veterans Day, members of the Rapid City and Ellsworth Air Force Base communities will gather to honor Everett ``Ep'' Howe for his lifetime of dedicated service. Today I salute the life and work of one of South Dakota's finest…

I am hard pressed to recall a time when the gap between the demands we place on our soldiers and the thanks we offer them once they return home has been wider. It is bitterly ironic that on this Veterans Day, while soldiers are facing…

each year, America honors its veterans on this day with solemn pride. But this year, Veterans Day arrives with uncommon poignancy. As we show our gratitude to our veterans here at home, a new generation of soldiers is thousands of miles…

today Senator Frist and I are offering an amendment to authorize a new program that we call the Sun Grant Initiative. The Sun Grant Initiative--or SGI--is an effort to provide an innovative approach to creating new biobased products and…

I think that it merits broad bipartisan support. I appreciate very much the efforts that have been made by the chairman and ranking member. Both Senators have worked very closely together to get it to this point. Obviously, there are…

last week the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a hearing on Universal Service, taking testimony from Michael Powell, the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. I want to commend the committee for…

We've lost more lives since he's declared victory than we lost prior to the time he declared victory. And this latest fabrication is yet another illustration of their unwillingness to accept reality.

If this is progress, I don't know how much more progress we can take. I would also say that there is a growing credibility gap between what is said and what is being done.