Thomas Daschle

I simply remind my colleagues that almost every senior organization has endorsed the Graham amendment. Not one senior organization has endorsed the Republican plan. What does that tell us? The drug companies endorse the Republican plan…

we appreciate the Chairman's concern and support for this work. We believe it has important implications for future generations of military personnel and we look forward to working with him and the committee as this bill moves forward to…

37 years ago today President Lyndon Johnson traveled to Independence, MO, to the home of Harry Truman to sign Medicare into law. In signing the bill, LBJ said: No longer will older Americans be denied the healing miracle of modern…

This is a sad day for the Capitol Hill family. Four years ago today, two very good men--two members of our Capitol Hill family, Officer J.J. Chestnut and Detective John Gibson--were killed defending this Capitol Building. As Senator Lott…

today I am introducing the Wind Cave National Park Boundary Revision Act. Wind Cave National Park, located in southwestern South Dakota, is one of the Park System's precious natural treasures and one of the Nation's first national parks…

Let me say as strongly as I can, this amendment belongs on this bill. This is exactly what I think we ought to be doing, and I think on a bipartisan basis there is strong support for what Senator Levin is proposing. I want to speak briefly…

obviously, I am disappointed. I looked at the vote. I think it was 16 to 5--similar in magnitude, on a bipartisan basis, to the Sarbanes bill that passed out of the Banking Committee. We ended up with a unanimous vote on the floor. I hope…

I recently attended the ribbon-cutting of an exciting new store in Bristol, SD. It was a joyous occasion. The entire town turned out and it looked as good as I've ever seen it look in more than a quarter-century. The ``South Dakota Made…

this is not a happy day for America. On this day occurs a memorial service for Lew Wasserman, who died in his 89th year. He is one of the two giants of the American free enterprise system who for over 60 years helped shape and build one of…

I find it especially meaningful, because although the Atlantic Ocean separates us from our European friends, we are connected by a belief in the rule of law, and a commitment to the betterment of the people we serve, and the world we…

we should not be having this vote today. There are still far too many questions about the wisdom and safety of creating a national nuclear waste dump at Yucca Mountain for anyone to be able to cast an informed, responsible vote on this…

on behalf of Senator Leahy and others, I offer this amendment which is identical to the Corporate and Criminal Fraud Accountability Act, S. 2010, passed unanimously by the Judiciary Committee some time ago. I view the Leahy amendment as a…

this resolution concerns requests for testimony in criminal actions in Franklin County Municipal Court in Ohio. In the cases of City of Columbus v. Jacqueline Downing, et al. and City of Columbus v. Vincent Ramos, the city prosecutor has…

our form of government rests on two pillars. One is democracy. The other is free enterprise. We are the strongest, most successful nation in the world because we have maintained the strength of both of those pillars. We are the most…

from time to time I have come to the floor to discuss our progress since we became the majority as Democrats in the Senate. I wanted to talk briefly about the accomplishments during this work period and the list of items we have attempted…

I come to the floor just to compliment the distinguished Senator from Illinois for his determination and the effort that he continues to make to ensure success. I will guarantee that before the end of this session, one way or the other, we…

I know I speak for all of our colleagues in thanking Chaplain Ogilvie for his wonderful prayer this morning. He spoke for all of us. We are one nation under God, and we reaffirm that today as Americans--not as Republicans or as…

I simply want to respond to the distinguished Senator from Vermont and, as always, thank him for his kind words and support for the resolution and, as always, his willingness to be helpful. I am also pleased with the unanimity with which…

let me compliment the distinguished Senator from Michigan for his work in accommodating the dual priorities our two managers have attempted to address over the course of the last couple of days as we consider the issue of missile defense…

I have been following the proceedings over the last day or so with increasing concern. As we said last week, we all know that this legislation has to be completed this week. I had hoped, because of the agreement we were able to reach among…

a Federal grand jury in Nevada has indicated an individual on four counts of mailing a threaten communication and one count of transmitting a threatening communication in interstate commerce for a series of threats to kill public officials…

I share the concern for the growing list of executive nominations. I say to my colleagues that the distinguished Republican leader and I and our staffs have been discussing this matter at length over the course of the last couple of weeks…

Wednesday I was asked by a member of the press about the President's announcement of an initiative to spend $500 million, including $200 million Congress has already approved for the current fiscal year, to fight the global AIDS pandemic…

I graciously admit defeat in this case. We did have some star players, and I congratulate Senator Ensign on his valiant performance. But there is another day, another game, and we are going to try to level the playing field next year. In…

today the Senate Republican Leader and I are pleased to reestablish the bipartisan Senate NATO Observer Group, or SNOG. We originally established the SNOG in April 1997 to advise the full Senate on the historic first round of enlargement…