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Well, unfortunately, the request by the administration is to increase the debt by $984 billion. That is the single biggest increase in our Nation's history. Never before has there been a request of that kind. I would add, as I did just a…
The record is very clear. In those years, we had surpluses for the first time in almost 40 years. We were able to begin paying down the debt some $600 billion totally, and if the Senator will recall, there was even debate by those who were…
In 1953, Joe L. Floyd opened the doors of South Dakota's first television station, and began his mission to provide television programming to even the most remote areas of our State. Since then, South Dakotans have had the comfort of…
A Senator is within his rights and certainly a majority leader is within his rights to suggest changing the rules. If we are to change rules, there is a procedure. And I respect the majority leader's interest and determination to suggest…
I felt it was important to come back to the floor for just a couple of minutes to respond and to make sure the American people are clear and the record is clear with regard to judicial nominations and what I would view to be the rest of…
I commend Senators Lugar and Biden for their historic achievement this morning. This has been an effort that has enjoyed strong bipartisan support within our country and within the Senate. I commend them especially for their remarkable…
During our spring recess, I had the opportunity to travel throughout my home State and visit with South Dakotans. These are proud days for South Dakota. Citizens are eager to welcome home hundreds of their sons and daughters, husbands and…
Tomorrow marks a special milestone in the history of the Capitol: The 175th anniversary of the U.S. Capitol Police Department. Those of us who are privileged to work in the Capitol know, perhaps better than anyone, what a difficult and…
I note we are now debating the Owen nomination. This morning we had a debate, as we have had over the last several days, on the Sutton nomination. There were those who supported Mr. Sutton. Many of us opposed him, we think for good reason…
I will use my time as leader to make a few comments regarding this nominee. Mr. President, I first want to commend the distinguished Senator from Iowa for his extraordinary work on this nomination. I watched him prior to the time we…
let me just say how disappointed I am at the decision made by our Republican colleagues. The distinguished chair of the Judiciary Committee made a comment that I may have misunderstood. I think he said there really is no difference between…
I appreciate this colloquy. The distinguished Senator from North Dakota did everything within his power to reach the bipartisan consensus required to achieve a budget last year. I give him great credit for the efforts he made, in so many…
today I join with a bipartisan group of colleagues from the Senate Guard Caucus to introduce the National Guard and Reserve Comprehensive Health Benefits Act of 2003. This bill will allow reservists and their families to receive health…
this is an important day for Senate. As American service men and women risk their lives to relieve the suffering of an oppressed people in Iraq, the Senate is setting aside ideological differences to energize American compassion to relieve…
the full attention of the Senate is focused today on legislation to fund our ongoing military campaign in Iraq. The newspapers this morning were focused on our latest military feats, including the apparent destruction of two important…
I spoke briefly last night of the sorrow we all felt on hearing that our former colleague, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, passed away. This afternoon, I join with Senators Schumer, Clinton, Kennedy, Dodd, and others to return to the floor to say…
today the Senate is expressing its gratitude to the nations of the world that support the U.S. determination to remove Saddam Hussein from power and eliminate his regime's weapons of mass destruction. I wholeheartedly endorse this…
it is sadly ironic that at the same time we are asking our young people to fight a war for our security, Republicans are passing a budget that will force those same young people to pay the bill for the reckless fiscal policies of this…
Native Americans and Alaskan Natives have a guarantee under law and treaty that we provide health benefits to them and to their families. They are not getting it today. In fact, we are falling dramatically short of the budget required to…
At 3:45 this afternoon, our friend and colleague, Paul Sarbanes, joined what is truly one of the most exclusive clubs in the world. He cast his 10,000th vote as a United States Senator. Of the 1,875 people ever to serve in the Senate, only…
while our thoughts are with our troops, the business of Congress continues. And we need to approach our challenges at home with the same resolve and the same seriousness of purpose with which our sons and daughters are confronting the…
about 3 months ago, a remarkable discovery was made. In an abandoned storeroom in the subbasement of this Capitol, two Senate staffers discovered the long-lost, handwritten payroll records of the Senate from 1790 to 1870. The ledger…
few issues divide our country more markedly than the issue of abortion. This debate is a difficult one, and I commend those on both sides of the issue who have given their time on the floor to express their very deeply held views on this…
It is with profound admiration, and more than a little sadness, that I rise today to thank him for his extraordinary service, and to wish him much success and happiness in the years ahead. Nominating Al Lenhardt to serve as the Senate's…
I join the distinguished Republican leader in expressing my heartfelt congratulations to the senior Senator from Indiana, our colleague, Dick Lugar. He was sworn in on January 3, 1977. Over the course of these 10,000 votes cast, he has…
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