I rise today as a physician concerned about women, concerned about women's health, concerned about safe medical practices. I rise to strongly support the ban on partial-birth abortions. My colleagues in this Chamber already know my…

I rise today to continue on the topic that was begun so admirably by yourself, the Senator from Arizona and the Senator from Oklahoma on the benefits of significant tax relief for all Americans, for individuals, for their families, for…

Let me just briefly close by saying one other thing that this second-degree amendment does. The amendment guards against monetary incentives directed at discharging mothers and babies before the attending provider feels it is appropriate…

The health care plan can put whatever they want in. It has to be a minimum of 48 hours coverage. That coverage can be in any facility that the mother and the physician decide--not the health insurance plan--that they decide, during that…

just to sort of further clarify, the Kaiser Permanente language was basically a clarification of the way it was written. It was written in the bill that if you are discharged in fewer hours than 48 hours--this bill says you have a safe…

That is right. It could be at home, a followup clinic, a birthing clinic. That is why it was important in this bill to give the flexibility. We do not know how babies will be delivered 4 years from now. Initially, it was fairly rigid, 48…

the bill before us, the Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1996, does one very simple thing. I refer to it as a ``safe haven.'' It guarantees a safe haven for care of mothers and their newborn infants during the immediate…

Since joining the Senate I have been surprised, as a physician and a lawmaker, with how few of our rules and laws seem to incorporate the best of our current scientific understanding, but instead have only political goals in mind. Good…

to that end of further enhancing the cooperative efforts between the two institutions, the State of Tennessee and the Congress have, since 1993, funded the planning and construction of a new, joint facility at Mountain Home. The State of…

I rise today to commend the Bristol TN, Tree City USA Board, which was founded 6 years ago to enhance the natural beauty of the Bristol area. Under the leadership of Dr. Donald Ellis, the tree board has embarked on a massive reforestation…

This bill does provide a safe haven for mothers and young children over a 48-hour period. It is a bill we have worked on in a bipartisan way, and do appreciate the consideration the majority leader has given to take this up after Labor Day.

The bureaucratic nightmare, the barriers that are placed with these States, would be removed by this piece of legislation.

This amendment, submitted on behalf of myself and colleagues, Senators Abraham, Santorum, Hutchison and Thompson, asks for a sense of the Congress that President Clinton should ensure approval of a waiver request for Tennessee's Family…

That is correct. And States are calling out for this reform at the State level, and at the national level. These are waivers that have been promised to these States to be considered within 30 days. We need to fulfill that promise.

it is with much disappointment that I rise today to mark the apparent, the apparent, demise of what was a carefully considered, carefully crafted, bipartisan agreement on Medicaid. Despite the historic agreement among the Nations 50…

on July 1, 1996, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will celebrate its 50th anniversary. Mr. President, in the United States and around the world, the words ``Centers for Disease Control and Prevention'' are synonymous with…

it is a fascinating article, and I had the opportunity to meet here in Washington with the principal author on this particular study, Dr. Emmett Keeler. We had a chance to talk about the study. I do think Members on both sides of the aisle…

I rise today, as have my Senate colleagues, to pay tribute to the distinguished Senate majority leader, Senator Robert Dole of Kansas. Mr. President, the great American patriot Henry Clay, who also served as a Member of the House and the…

I feel strongly about this Agency's mission for two reasons. First, as I pointed out during our markup, I believe that the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research has gone a long way toward reforming itself and has been responsive to…

If the statement was national standards, let me just say that the standards in the Governors' proposal are basically standards that will be carried out by every State. That is part of the assumption. If it is just national standards, we…

Let me finish this line of thinking. We are going to have a deficit in the year 2002, according to CBO, using the policies set forth in the budget presented by the President of the United States. That is the President's plan. The President…

I submit what is a very simple and straightforward amendment today that strikes, I think, at the heart of one of the major problems that we all have with the President's proposal. To set the stage for this amendment, let me go back and set…

The word ``trigger'' is not used, but if you look in function 920 of the document--I do not have it before me, I will have it shortly--you will see a series of numbers, and in those series of numbers the trigger is spelled out in actual…

In case the new assumptions produce a deficit in the year 2002, the President's budget proposes an immediate adjustment to the annual limits or caps on discretionary spending, lowering them enough to reach balance in the year 2002. June…

Let me just very briefly respond because I know we have a number of colleagues here. I guess the one element that I would like to respond to is the scare tactics, because it has been a fascinating year for me. I have only been here for a…