Thomas Daschle

13 years ago, Habitat for Humanity International, HFHI, decided to expand its services to include projects in my State. Today, I would like to congratulate HFHI's 14 South Dakota affiliates on the occasion of the 200th Habitat home…

Words alone are just not a fitting tribute to Paul Wellstone, It is the action that counts. I was deeply moved by Senator Domenici's beautiful eulogy for Paul last fall at the memorial for the Wellstones in Washington. In that eulogy…

a number of us have come to the floor today to remember and celebrate someone most of us knew and many of us loved. Paul Wellstone believed that politics is about more than money; it is about more than power. As he said so often, in the…

I appreciate very much the majority leader's reply. The bills he has mentioned and the appropriations bills left to be done are all bills that ought to accommodate a great deal of bipartisan effort. There is nothing on the list that he has…

the message in this vote is that now is the time for us to sit down and negotiate. I have said on several occasions, as late as this morning, that we are prepared to work with the majority. I will certainly work with the majority leader to…

Well, I think Secretary Rumsfeld's comments are an illustration of the concern that they have about the failure of their policies in Iraq so far.

I am gratified to hear the distinguished assistant Republican leader is optimistic. I was optimistic. I hope I can have that optimism restored. As I noted just a moment ago, there are about 30 amendments pending, but we really believe that…

2 years ago, a letter containing about 1 gram of highly concentrated anthrax was opened in my office in the Hart Senate Office Building. Potentially deadly anthrax letters were also mailed, apparently by the same person or persons, to my…

we have been debating this critical piece of legislation now for over a week. Most of the debate has properly centered on the immediate issues presented by the bill before us: How much of the $20 billion the President is seeking for…

The Senator from Florida is absolutely right. We are being told we cannot fully fund the No Child Left Behind Act, which would require about $6.5 billion, most of which goes to those who are special needs children. Over $6 billion of it…

I have not had any specific report to that regard. But the Senator from Florida has read many of the same news reports I have read, which indicate that CIA personnel take this very seriously, and that to make light of it, to minimize it…

The debt we have already authorized is going to expire once again. We are going to have to increase the debt limit within the next several months. We are told by some groups outside the CBO that we could see a total Federal debt within 10…

I answer the distinguished Senator from Florida that, indeed, he is correct. So as not to further compound the problem, I have made it a practice not to reference the agency with which she was associated. I think we have to be very…

Our focus will be on four areas. The first will be the need for the President to clarify more effectively what our plan is with regard to the use of the $87 billion, the $22 billion in particular for reconstruction aid. Today we saw yet…

Finally, I will talk about our grave concern with regard to the ongoing investigation in the Department of Justice with regard to the leak of CIA agent Valerie Plame. In a letter to the administration, we have noted they need to address…

a half-century ago, Drs. Francis Crick and James Watson discovered the structure of DNA--a revolutionary breakthrough that enabled scientists to begin unraveling the mysteries of human life and diseases. Earlier this year, scientists at…

Our view has been from the very beginning that members of the National Guard and Reserves need the opportunity to have access to TRICARE health insurance. And now, on three occasions, the Senate has been on record--with increasing…

today we begin the most consequential national security debate in a generation. At stake is more than just the fate of $87 billion in spending. This debate will speak to the lives of hundreds of thousands of our men and women in uniform…

I think there are several facts we know for sure. We know the law was violated. We know what the law says with regard to violations of this magnitude. We know the chilling effect it has on our intelligence-gathering capability and on…

the Senate has a special bipartisan tradition of support for child nutrition, and I am pleased to promote that tradition by joining with Senators Elizabeth Dole and Pat Roberts in cosponsoring S. 1549, which would expand children's access…

I come to the floor and rise in strong support of the resolution submitted by the distinguished assistant Democratic leader, Senator Reid, this afternoon. It was 3 years ago that we had an opportunity to bring real peace to the region. In…

I had the opportunity--indeed the obligation--to work on and support the most important commission that has been established in all my years in public service. In the aftermath of the terrible terrorist attacks of September 11, the…

I don't know that I can recall ever having witnessed the depth of anger and deep-seated frustration expressed by all of our membership as a result of the scheduling decisions made with regard to the supplemental next week. It started with…

the Ambassador, in speaking to our caucus on Tuesday, noted he does not need this money until January. Now obviously one could make the case that there really is not any rush to do this in September. I would also say the House has not…

Unfortunately, I have to acknowledge to the Senator from Nevada, that is what we are now being told. I was going to address that in a moment, but the Senator is absolutely right. We have been forced to address the debt ceiling this year…