Would it not be incumbent upon the Senate conferees to find within this bill that will be passed shortly the $500 million in order to accept the provisions reconciled, as you say, by the House and the Senate?

I share the views as expressed by our distinguished colleague from Arizona and, indeed, the distinguished colleague from Georgia, about the problems facing the men and women in the Armed Forces today, particularly the Reserves, the Guard…

Has not the President already, with the Secretary of Defense preparation of the budget, reached the figures for the Marine Corps with an increase and paid for it?

I am pleased that Chairman Levin and I have been able to come to agreement on my amendment to restore $814 million that the President can allocate to ballistic missile defense and to activities of the Department of Defense to counter…

I have to say to my friend, my father served in World War I as a doctor in the trenches. He was wounded and highly decorated. And he carried, in his tunic, throughout every hour of the day, his prayer book which his mother had given him…

When I first heard of this, I thought to myself about the hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of thousands of men and women who have worn the uniform of our country and have gone beyond our shores to fight for freedom. All of them were…

I assure you, this administration and, indeed, the Senate as a whole is focused, as it should be, on homeland defense and taking those measures to protect the American people here at home and, indeed, abroad. There is no lack of emphasis I…

I want to be extremely careful in my response. I will be meeting with the Secretary of Defense in about an hour's time. I want to clarify the chairman's question by asking it directly to him and providing the Senate, this afternoon, as…

these are very good questions. I want to answer them very precisely. The midyear review to which the Senator referred conducted by OMB is in progress. He is correct. While the review is not formally complete, we have been assured--that is…

last night I provided Chairman Levin with a draft of my missile defense amendment and then we discussed it at length this morning. At approximately 2:35 or 2:40, the Senator provided me with a proposal the Senator from Michigan had. So he…

I went to the Department of Defense early one morning around 7:30 or quarter to 8 and spent the better part of an hour with the Secretary of Defense and his top budget people. I wanted to make certain that if I were to formulate this…

I join strongly in recommending that our colleagues support Senator Smith's initiative. And I associate myself with the remarks of our distinguished chairman. This is something that has to be corrected right now. We have extraordinary…

I remember him with the warmest regard and respect. He was affectionately known as the mayor of the Department of Defense. Mind you now, this is a building that was built in the late thirties and early forties, the thought being it might…

periodically I have addressed the Senate on my concerns regarding the tragic strife in the Middle East. I did so on May 2 of this year and in the Record of that day are my comments with regard to the situation as of that date. Regrettably…

I thank the leadership. This goes back to the days when I was privileged to be in the Senate with Senator Stennis, who will always be the person who started me on this course of action; that is the way he worked. That is the way John…

Briefly, I want to ask a question. I thought the Senator gave a very interesting, forthright, and quite courageous assessment of a situation that has prevailed for a very long time. I am not sure I fully agree with quite as strong an…

Last night the Senator hosted, with Senator Lieberman, a meeting with the Deputy Secretary and the Secretary of the Army, and I was present. I thought the very clear explanation you made of the different challenges of 2002, how they differ…

I am sure you witnessed operational accidents in those instances that you saw on active duty probably as I did when I was a ground officer in the aviation unit in Korea. But some of those who shared the tents with me never came back. Some…

The President sent to the Congress a document entitled ``Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2003 Budget Amendment, Crusader Termination, May 2002.'' The operative message is on page 4. It says as follows: Department of Defense Fiscal Year…

I have said on this floor many times that I would not be in the Senate today, privileged to represent my State these 24 years now, had it not been for the opportunities accorded me by brief tours of active service and a period of some 10…

When I was privileged to come to the Senate 24 years ago, nearly three-quarters of the Members of the Senate had, at one time or another, worn the uniform of their country. Because the world has changed so much since that period of time…

I join with Senator Levin, Senator Smith, Senator Hutchinson, and Senator Reid in offering this amendment to S. 2514. The committee included in the bill a provision--section 641--that, over the next 5 years, would phase in elimination of…

The administration is on record as opposing any action to stop the Defense authorization process which would block the President's determination to terminate the Crusader program. For that reason, I have developed this alternative, which…

In large measure, this Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 is a good bill and an important step forward in our war against terrorism. In this time of national emergency it is essential that we provide our President and our armed…

Madam President I am pleased to introduce legislation, along with my colleague, Senator Allen, to create the Cedar Creek Battlefield and Belle Grove Plantation National Historical Park. This legislation builds on an effort that I have been…