Thomas Daschle

2 days ago President Bush sent to Congress his annual report on the State of America's economy. Contained in that report is a statement that was quite remarkable. After presiding over the loss of 2.6 million jobs, after claiming for 3…

When I saw the headline, I had to read it twice. I actually could not believe what I was reading. Again the quote is from the headline, ``Bush Supports Shift of Jobs Overseas.'' Our economy has already lost 2.6 million jobs in the last 3…

yesterday the Bush administration called to end the short-term investigation into the recent mad cow scare. While many of us believe Secretary Veneman and her staff have done a good job on many fronts, the decision to suspend the…

This bill is long overdue. Many of us hoped we could have passed it last fall. We are told that the result of not having passed it means a loss of over 90,000 jobs so far. We are also told that if we pass this bill soon, we could create…

I must say it is perfectly in concert with the sentiments expressed in similar articles in South Dakota. During the last break, when I was home holding meetings regarding this program, we had standing room only crowds in every single…

I would like to use a few minutes of my leader time to talk about a remarkable new effort that is being launched today to try to develop a broader national consensus about the kind of future we want in America and how we can achieve it. It…

I reiterate my thanks to the Senator from North Dakota because he has been right alongside those fighting from the very first. I remember during the debate on the farm bill he was in the room as we began writing country-of-origin labeling…

nearly 50 years after mental illness brought such sadness and financial strain to Paul Wellstone, doctors and scientists have made great strides in understanding and treating many mental health problems. But those advances mean little to…

I have not held the bill. I have no desire to hold the pension bill. I would like to get on with it. I would like to complete our work on the pension bill. It is, of course, the prerogative of the majority leader and the majority to send…

we have three options. First, whether it is the pension bill or any bill, we can go to conference and do what the institution requires, and that is have Members of the Senate and House, Republicans and Democrats, present at conferences and…

I am grateful to them for producing a bill that merits strong bipartisan support. The debate on this bill is long overdue. We have already lost 90,000 jobs by our inability to pass the bill last October. At a time when we have lost 3…

the vital interest of our national security is critical to our understanding of the degree to which we can cope with the circumstances involving the intelligence failure we have now experienced over this past year or more. Two important…

A recent article in the January 26, 2004 edition of TIME Magazine entitled ``A Trust Betrayed'' has again reminded the Nation of the shameful and illegal manner in which the United States treats Native Americans. A pending class action…

I congratulate a South Dakota native, Adam Vinatieri, on yet another Super Bowl-winning field goal. These are the kinds of heroics South Dakotans and New England Patriot fans have come to expect from Adam. Growing up in Rapid City, Adam…

We can't have the president or anybody else dictating how that commission is going to work and the nominees who will be involved.

The problem is that they're off by over 35 percent in the first year. That's phenomenal. Even government doesn't make a mistake that big most of the time.

the Senator from Nevada, the distinguish assistant Democratic leader, is right. That record exceeds the record of any predecessor in this period of time. Obviously, the Bush administration has 1 year left before the end of its term. So…

I hope we can complete our work on the pension bill today. We have been on it now for, I think, 6 days. We have been getting good cooperation on both sides of the aisle. I don't see any reason why before we conclude our work this afternoon…

over the weekend, east of Fallujah, Iraq, a roadside bomb exploded, taking the life of SSG Kenneth Hendrickson, a member of the National Guard 957th Multi-Role Bridge Company. SSG Hendrickson is from Bismarck, ND, where he lived with his…

The Senator is correct. That would be a pretty remarkable record if this were the sports world, the business world, or the academic world. I was just reminded that 100 of the 170 who were confirmed were confirmed under a…

American intelligence agencies failed to detect that Iraq's unconventional weapons programs were in a state of disarray in recent years under the increasingly erratic leadership of Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A.'s former chief weapons…

We simply cannot afford to ignore what happened, why it happened, and how we can prevent it from happening again.

As I said, it is very disturbing because there have already been serious concerns raised about the lack of scrutiny, auditing, and transparency with regard to the billions of dollars that are now being committed in Iraq. The Defense…

I also join the majority leader in expressing our heartfelt gratitude to this page class for their contribution over these past many months. This has been a challenging time for the Senate, for a lot of reasons. They have served us very…

I am very hopeful we can complete our work on the pension bill at an early date. I think it is a bill that merits broad bipartisan support... We have--it is an overused word but certainly a word applicable here--a crisis with regard to…