Thomas Daschle

this is tantamount to providing vouchers for private education. That is in essence what this amendment does. For that reason, we oppose it.

this debate today and tomorrow is not about whether to cut taxes but how to cut them. Democrats support a tax cut, but we want them to be the right kind. We want them to be fair, especially to working families. I congratulate Senator Roth…

The basics are that we want to provide as much help to middle-class families as we can. We want to provide as much growth and opportunity for expansion to startup companies, to companies that really need the help as we can. Our view is…

This issue really does define us. It is an issue that, in many respects, reflects our party's approach to the larger issue of access to health care in this country. Year after year and time after time in Congress after Congress many of us…

Let me begin with the chairman. I want to thank the Senator for his kindness. We would not be here if not for the leadership and the extraordinary effort the Senator from Alaska has put forth to bring us to this point. I publicly…

As I reiterated, again, this morning to the distinguished majority leader, I am more than happy to look at the language that he suggests. I think there may be a way to accommodate just the emergency and all related legislative proposals in…

As I indicated earlier, Mr. President, I am a cosponsor of this legislation. So obviously I am very supportive of it. But it should be noted this legislation has not had a hearing, it has not been marked up in the committee. The majority…

I also remind him, as he is very aware, there is money in this supplemental for our troops in Bosnia. Time is running out there, too. There is virtually no time left for us to get the supplemental assistance to the troops in Bosnia. It…

I was privileged to meet earlier this week with Richard and Janet Cone, owners of Cone Ag-Service, Inc., in Pierre, South Dakota. They were recently designated the South Dakota Small Business Owners of the Year by the Small Business…

it is addressed to me. It says: [I want to underscore] . . . the need for the immediate passage of the Supplemental Disaster Relief Appropriations Bill . . . As a city, it now becomes our responsibility to prioritize needs, both short term…

The letter is from Nolan Seim: To whom it may concern, We live in the far North West corner of South Dakota. We have had a devastating winter to say the least. This last storm just adding a finishing flair to the proverbial cake. When the…

in his thought-provoking book, ``The Faith We Have Not Kept,'' Senator Strom Thurmond writes: The nation that ceases to expand its consciousness begins to die at that very moment. Once a nation loses its conviction of truth, doubts, and…

At the end of this month one of the Senate's finest employees, Larry Harrison, will retire. He will be sorely missed. Larry has served his Nation for most of his life and worked in the Capitol for over 36 years--longer than most of my…

this is an historic occasion. This budget outline is the first plan Congress has produced in 28 years to balance the budget. I want to thank all of those who worked so hard to get us to this point, including the President and Vice…

I, too, commend the distinguished Budget Committee chairman and the ranking member for the extraordinary demonstration of leadership. This vote would not have been possible were it not for the way they worked with the White House, with us…

I am very saddened by what has happened in the last 48 hours. First, the harsh winter months, cold and snow and ice in many cases precluded farmers from feeding their livestock, and in many cases caused the death of hundreds of thousands…

I commend the President pro tempore, the distinguished Senator from South Carolina, [Mr. Thurmond]. As we will note when we come back, the distinguished Senator from South Carolina will mark a very important day on Sunday. That day will…

I rise to address the concerns that have been raised today on the floor. This is not the first time we have had differences of interpretation on this agreement, and it will not be the last. This has not been an easy process for anybody on…

Last week a fire devastated downtown Rapid City, consuming the historic Sweeney Building in a furious blaze that threatened to destroy the entire block. Only the heroic efforts of the Rapid City Fire Department and emergency workers from…

We want to ban the procedure. But we also respect the Constitution. We recognize how critical it is that if we are indeed desirous of passing legislation that will remain constitutional, we have to live within the bounds of the…

As we discussed last year during the debate over mental health parity, most of us now realize that there is a connection between mental and physical illnesses. They are not mutually exclusive. Women with serious psychiatric diseases who…

The alternative does not prohibit a State that already has a postviability ban from retaining its State law. Especially in a State such as Maryland, where the people decided that the health definition you outlined was the most appropriate…

the issue of late-term abortion has been a very troubling issue for a lot of us. For the past 6 or 7 months, I have been making an effort to better understand all of the implications and all of the circumstances surrounding this issue. I…

Well, that is really the fundamental difference between the two pending bills. We ban abortion; they ban a procedure. They allow all the other abortion procedures available--dilation and evacuation, induction, hysterotomies--those are…

I appreciate the tone of the Senator's response. I also acknowledge that the Senator from Pennsylvania is certainly well intentioned. I respect the fact that he is also trying to find a solution. I was perhaps sent the wrong message about…