this amendment changes only the timing. It changes from 3 days to forthwith, so that if it is the determination of the chairman and the ranking member that they want to meet for a relatively brief period of time and make decisions that are…

as a former member of the Budget Committee, I have a pretty good idea of how difficult their task is. That committee defines the entire mass of the Federal budget and tries to make it fit not only the constraints of the Omnibus Budget…

Let me say, however, that there was one comment with respect to the defense question and who is taking the hits and who is not. If you look at these charts which have been used by others and are familiar to Members, look at the summit…

I rise as an original cosponsor of the underlying Simon resolution which requires a balanced budget. I oppose the Reid substitute with reluctance, and do so with my eyes wide open, acknowledging the shortcomings of both proposals. Whatever…

I am pleased to join so many of my colleagues today in supporting S. 1150, the Goals 2000 Educate America Act. This bill has been developed in a bipartisan manner by distinguished Senators on both sides of the aisle who care very deeply…

Mr. President, the amendment I am offering today is designed to send a strong and clear message to North Korea. Since last March, Pyongyang stated its intention to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, it has engaged in a…