Thomas Daschle

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…

I regret to say that the White House and many of our Republican colleagues have twisted this debate beyond all recognition. It is sadly ironic that Republicans now seek to cast this as a debate about constitutionality, for it is…

I commend Senator Murray for this amendment. I appreciate very much the leadership she has shown in providing a real opportunity to prevent late-term abortions to begin with. That is exactly what this amendment does. I appreciate very much…

I congratulate Senators Lugar and Biden on their efforts on this treaty. In their new roles as chairman and ranking member of the Foreign Relations Committee, they have gotten off to an impressive start. By holding a series of hearings on…

I listened carefully to the words of the distinguished majority leader and certainly understand his decision to file cloture. Many of us had anticipated a cloture motion would be filed. We are more than ready to have one or more votes when…

I want to announce a very exciting event taking place this evening in my hometown of Aberdeen. Tonight, in conjunction with the 2003 Women in Space Conference, Northern State University will host NASA astronaut, Dr. Karen Nyberg…

I think the Senator asks a very good question. This is more than just a semantical issue. Whether one calls it a crisis, an emergency, whatever volatile term one wishes to apply, clearly this deserves more of a response than this…

I appreciate the question posed by the Senator from Michigan. This whole experience has turned logic on its head. We have 220,000 troops in the gulf. We are told that there is almost an inevitability of war. We are told that the reason for…

Unfortunately, little in Dr. Rice's letter addresses our policy concerns. Rather, the bulk of her comments are dedicated to rebutting a claim in our letter that Congress has not been adequately consulted about some explosive findings…

Three weeks ago, I came to the Senate floor to address the intensifying crisis in North Korea, a country and a situation that I believe poses a risk to our Nation every bit as serious as that posed by Saddam Hussein. At the time, I urged…

I was moved by the comments, by the reports, by the emotion I felt as I talked to people whose businesses, whose jobs, are perhaps more precarious than they have been for years. All the statistics bear that out. Consumer confidence is the…

I was home in South Dakota over the last week, and I had the opportunity to talk with farmers and ranchers, businesspeople, educators, and government leaders. What I bring back from those many discussions is the strong belief that if there…

I can't explain why we have chosen--why our Republican colleagues have chosen--to stay on this legislation even though we know there are so many more pressing issues that ought to be taken up. I can't explain their intransigence. I can't…

At one level, this is about fulfilling constitutional obligations. This is about following precedent. This is about making sure there is fairness as we consider these nominees for all courts, but especially for courts at that level. This…

I think the Senator from New Jersey asked the question that makes the point. The answer is absolutely no. Our Governors, of course, are hearing from the same people we are hearing from. They are concerned about the status quo. Someone once…

I was asked questions everywhere I went pertaining to the Senator's first question, and that, of course, is what is going to happen in Iraq? The second question is, What is going to happen to my economic circumstance? I talked to one…

the President talks about his plan providing 92 million Americans with an average tax reduction of $1,083, and yet with closer scrutiny and attention, with a more careful review of the facts, we find that is not the case at all. That is…

That is exactly what this is about. I thank the Senator for asking the question. It is no more complicated than that. On a bipartisan basis, Republican and Democrat Senators have said we need the best information that can be provided by…

today I am introducing the Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal Land Conveyance Act of 2003. This proposal is the culmination of more than 4 years of discussion with local landowners, the South Dakota Water Congress, the U.S. Bureau of…

The Conservation Security Program was an important part of the 2002 farm bill. It holds tremendous potential to help our farmers and ranchers clean up the environment. I, too, concur that the Senator from Iowa's statements about the intent…

headlines in daily papers all across the country underscore our economy's vulnerability to foreign oil. Today, a new generation is learning what many Americans have known since the 1970s--our economic security and our national security…

our tribal colleges and universities have come to play a critically important role in educating Native Americans across the country. For more than 30 years, these institutions have proven instrumental in providing a quality education for…

last night the Senate voted on three judicial nominations. And we voted unanimously--Republicans and Democrats. We voted unanimously, recognizing that those nominations were very likely ones with which we had perhaps even broad…

Alliances have contributed to America's strength since the end of World War II, and Senator Lieberman, like many of us, has watched with concern as those alliances have weakened over the last 2 years. He makes a compelling case on why…

I commend the Secretary of State for the strong presentation to the United Nations Security Council that he made yesterday. He confirmed what many of us already knew--that Saddam Hussein is a threat who has, once again, failed to live up…