Thomas Daschle

I am very disappointed on what I thought was an understanding the majority leader and I had about the way we were going to do business around here. I worked very closely with him all day yesterday. We were able to get quite a bit done…

I mentioned that the tribes in my State have indicated that they would like to run their own programs, but it is possible that some will decide it is not feasible for them to do so. The way this proposal is currently structured, if this…

if the chairman and ranking member would continue to indulge me, I would like to clarify one more technical point. The report language says that the funds would be available to tribes whose caseloads exceed 50 percent of the total welfare…

I am proud of the Marty Indian School. Under the leadership of School Board President, Mike Redlightning, and past President Robert Cournoyer and the other Board Members, the school has a wonderful working relationship with the Yankton…

It is our hope that BIA funds can be made available to the tribe for these pressing law enforcement needs during fiscal year 1998. If there is special consideration for the funding requirements of underfunded tribes pursuant to section 118…

I would like to raise a technical detail that is not addressed in the report language. One of the tribes in South Dakota, the Standing Rock Tribe, also extends into North Dakota. It was my intention that, if that tribe chooses to submit a…

Senator Johnson and I have recently been informed of two urgent matters on the Yankton Sioux Reservation in South Dakota that require immediate attention. The boundaries of the Yankton Reservation are the subject of an ongoing legal…

I should like to engage in a discussion with the distinguished chairman and ranking member of the subcommittee about a provision in this bill that is very important to the Indian tribes in my State. The committee report directs the BIA to…

I think this failure, should we experience it again, would add to the cynicism. On the other hand, if we could pass it, it would do so much to instill new confidence and new admiration for the legislative process, and I think restore hope…

I give extraordinary credit to our two leaders on this issue, Senators McCain and Feingold, for their persistence and diligence in the manner in which they have conducted themselves as they have sought resolution of this issue. I have…

we just announced the signing of a letter dated September 9 by every one of our Democratic colleagues in support of some bipartisan legislation that I hope will enjoy even broader bipartisan support in the not-too-distant future. The…

I am grateful that this bill provides an increase in funding for the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention's National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program. The program was implemented in accordance with the Breast and…

I note the committee is recommending a significant increase in funding for the National Institutes of Health as a whole, and for the National Cancer Institute in particular. I applaud the committee for its dedication to tapping the full…

I note with pleasure that both the Senate and House reports accompanying the Labor/HHS appropriations bills reflect strong support for community water fluoridation in preventing tooth decay among children. These reports clearly state that…

it is estimated that up to 50 percent of the women alive today will experience at least one serious osteoporosis-related fracture during the remainder of their lives. Approximately 25 percent of men alive today will also experience a…

I want to commend Senators Specter and Harkin for the commitment they have made to educational funding levels that are represented in this bill. They certainly have demonstrated, I think, the extraordinary need for investment in education…

we just received word that Mother Teresa has died in Calcutta of cardiac arrest. With Mother Teresa's death, another bright light has gone out in the world. Someone once asked St. Francis what a person needed to do to please God. He…

I first want to commend the distinguished majority leader for his work in helping us clear the Executive Calendar. I regret, frankly, that there are still a number of nominees... that are not covered by this unanimous-consent request. I…

Let me just commend the majority leader for his leadership in bringing us to this point. As he has indicated, we have the good fortune to have a good relationship, and we work very closely together. I think, in part, the results are very…

Unfortunately, the Grams amendment reopens the question of the dairy compact, as described to me. That is an extraordinarily controversial issue involving the Northeast as well as the Midwest. I am told that Northeastern Senators would not…

an individual with over 27 years of dedicated service to the U.S. Senate has retired. This conscientious and hard working individual is John ``Mark'' Lacovara, the assistant Journal clerk of the Senate. Mark, a native-born Washingtonian…

the advent of testing for genes that may indicate a predisposition to disease has presented us with a new series of opportunities and challenges. While prior awareness of susceptibility to disease offers millions the chance to take…

I am proud to honor the Pierre Area Senior Citizens on the organization's 20th birthday. This occasion is being celebrated in Pierre, SD, this week, July 13-19, 1997. For the past 20 years, the Pierre Area Senior Citizens has served as a…

As a long-time supporter of domestically produced renewable fuels, I am very interested in encouraging the Department of Energy to do whatever it can to promote the development of new and more efficient processes for converting plant…

I have joined with many others in voting yes every step of the way. Yes on authorizing four rounds of base closures. Yes on closing 97 bases. And yes on aligning 55 others. So, let no one doubt this Senator's willingness to cast a…