Orrin Hatch

Let me just praise my colleague from Missouri. Senator Ashcroft has been committed and has worked very, very hard to make this bill one that all of us can support. He has done a terrific job. He has worked on this OSP liability thing with…

If we allow them to go on, we will be violating one of the basic principles of the Constitution--that is, treating people equally. We will be violating the actual, legitimate, straightforward language of the Constitution and the 1964 Civil…

I want to echo the remarks of my colleague, Senator Bennett, in sharing with the Senate the creed written by our fellow Utahn, Terry Harris. It is an inspiring declaration of personal integrity and determination. I join in commending Terry…

I understand this to be the case. As I noted, the record as of today is unclear on a number of these issues. The Department of Justice is still reviewing some of these cases. But the fact that the defendant was eventually acquitted does…

I agree with the criticisms of Judge Aiken's decision. She did indicate that she imposed the sentence in order for the defendant to receive treatment. In her opinion, treatment was the only way she could prevent this individual from…

I want to compliment both of the Senators from Oregon for their active work on behalf of Judge Aiken. Without their work, I don't think Judge Aiken would be here today. I personally express that so that she will fully appreciate how hard…

I always enjoy listening to Members of Congress talk about how the minimum wage is going to benefit this society as we raise the minimum wage

Mr. President, I would ask my colleague from Vermont if he will work with me and the other members of the Judiciary Committee to help ensure that we keep the needs of rural satellite viewers in mind as we consider reforms to the compulsory…

Many of us have been reading the excellent series in the Washington Post this week about the changing face of the AIDS virus. The article on Monday, if I am correct, highlighted the dramatic gains that have been made with new AIDS…

I would like to comment just briefly here on the nomination of Mr. Joel Klein, who has been nominated for the position of Assistant Attorney General of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice. Last Friday, I spoke on this floor…

The only hope we have to rehabilitate these prisoners is to get them to work. The only work they do is Federal Prison Industries work. Basically, they can only sell their products to a Federal procurement program, and they have to be…

Let me just end it this way. I think the President and the people in the White House have caved here, people who we had every reason to believe would be supportive of kids' health. Let me say, the Washington Post framed the issue in its…

May I ask my colleague another question? Is it not correct that all we are saying here is that we would like to have a vote, win or lose, on our amendment today? If we win, that makes it easier for us to go through the process. Naturally…

Absolutely. The original language passed last year expressly included rural areas, but this amendment is intended to make our intent clearer that not only can rural areas as well as urban qualify as distressed areas, but also that clubs…

Absolutely. I am as concerned about the threat of drugs and gangs coming into our rural communities as is the Senator from Vermont, and I believe strongly that the Boys and Girls Clubs we seek to establish are a big part of the answer to…

The bill will change the law to permit Boys and Girls Clubs to be expanded where needed, and certainly a club in a rural area could be needed, and make a significant difference to the young people in that area.

I have to suggest that if Senator Kennedy and Senator Hatch--who have such widespread differences of philosophy--can unite to propose a program like this, then anybody can get together. Despite our philosophical differences, which are…

That is correct. In the last 2 years we are going to cut 98.5 percent in order to get to a balanced budget by the year 2002. Anybody believes that, boy, do I have something to sell for you.

I don't know when I have heard a better speech on the balanced budget amendment than the Senator from New Mexico has just given, or a better set of arguments for it.

The President himself, in his budget, says by the fourth and fifth year, 75 percent of the savings or cuts, whatever, have to be obtained in the 2 years after he leaves office.

The only gimmicks I have seen are the gimmicks of these amendments that are really filed for one purpose and that is to cover what really is a very difficult vote, voting against the balanced budget amendment.

Wait, it wasn't Republicans in charge. We didn't originate those money bills. Or did we?

That the Senator came across the line and actually produced 40 percent more revenues than they thought. The problem is we kept spending.

If I could answer that, I would be more than happy to. First of all, these are not props. These are real books. These are real unbalanced budgets, 28 of them.

Of course I will. And I will also acknowledge it is still $107 billion in debt. If I can just finish, it is amazing to me--I give credit for that. We had what some think is the largest tax increase in history and the deficit has come down…