I say to my friend, I listened carefully, but you don't rule out the possibility that someone could fire in anger but a single missile. That is the fallacy that I find in this argument. They do not rule out, they do not address the…

Yes, into a treaty requiring the President, before any amendment or reinterpretation, to come back and seek the advice and consent of the Senate on his proposal. There we state very clearly. But so far as I know, I do not know of a…

The Congress, President Putin, and others that that was his intention. He did have a series of consultations with President Putin, his key aides, his Secretary of State, his Secretary of Defense, and, likewise, the National Security…

I remember the many debates we have had in the past on the War Powers Act. Although that act is observed in spirit by Presidents, Republican and Democrat, they certainly have never accepted it really as the letter of the law. It does…

this morning, President Bush announced that he had given Russian President Putin formal notice that the United States--pursuant to article 15 of the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty--was exercising its right to withdraw from that Treaty…

I am delighted to join Chairman Levin and others in cosponsoring this resolution to honor the National Guard on the occasion of its 365th anniversary. The men and women of today's National Guard have inherited a proud tradition of military…

I have had a lifetime of association with the men and women in the U.S. military. In my military career, I was not a combat veteran. But I served with many who have lost arms, legs, and lives. Those individuals, when they go into combat…

Understandably, there are those who disagree with the President, and they have accused him of a violation, but the Senator has correctly pointed out, the President was faced with, Do I move forward and break the law or do I comply with the…

Yesterday marked the three month anniversary of one of the most tragic days in American history. While the loathsome, cowardly acts of terrorism that took place on September 11, 2001 have deeply wounded our country, they have not, and…

Yesterday, I put in an amendment to the pending matter before the Senate with regard to the desire on behalf of the Congress of the United States to see that Captain Charles "Chic" Burlingame, the pilot of American Airlines flight 77, be…

as we look upon our life in the Senate, it is, indeed, a privilege for those of us to serve with our distinguished colleague from Hawaii. I, too, am a member of the generation of World War II, having joined the Navy in January of 1945. My…

I join Senator Thompson in introducing the Federal Emergency Procurement Flexibility Act. This bill will provide emergency contracting relief to Federal agencies in support of our Nation's fight against terrorism by allowing agencies to…

I wish to commend my distinguished colleague from Louisiana. I have been privileged to serve here many years in the Senate. In the 23 years I have been here I do not know of a single Senator who has ever taken the depth of interest and…

great credit goes to our distinguished colleague from South Carolina for his chairmanship and leadership to get this piece of legislation through, as well as our distinguished ranking member, Senator McCain, and Senator Hutchison, who have…

I wish to address the Senate with regard to the nomination by the President of the United States, of Colonel Les Brownlee, United States Army, Retired. I cannot in words express my gratitude to this wonderful American for his service to…

I thank my very valued and long time special friend, the Senator from Michigan, for his very kind remarks. I reciprocate with equal feelings toward him. We struggle together, and we are going to succeed. We have a big mission ahead of us…

I have and always will be strongly committed to our Nation's fire, police and emergency rescue personnel. Career emergency workers and the individuals who are members of our Nation's over 22,000 all volunteer fire stations are on the front…

I had a chance to be with her about 6 or 8 months ago, it seems to me, when she won an award in Northern Virginia and I was sort of the toastmaster of that evening. We had a very friendly conversation--as we often do. I talked to her about…

may I say to our distinguished majority leader that having been a part of that meeting for well over an hour this morning, which you and Senator Lott and other leaders conducted, we all were given a full opportunity to express our views…

It is all very clear to each and every one of us in the Senate that for reasons which are justifiable--because of security considerations--this airport had to be closed the longest of all. As a consequence, the Airports Authority has an…

It is a pleasure for me to take the opportunity today to say a few words about an outstanding young American who the President has nominated and the Senate has confirmed to be the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of the Commonwealth…

I am pleased to say that my colleague, Senator McCain, and I think one or two others in our conference strongly support cloture. I am pleased to say that I think momentarily the Senate will see a very strong vote in favor of cloture and…

I first thank the assistant majority leader for his words on this subject. I associate myself with the need to move forward on this bill. I am going to vote for cloture. I am about to leave and go into my party's conference and so indicate…

I wanted to discuss that. There was a clear and historic bipartisanship in the work by the committee. I pose it as a question now: Supposing in a future budget coming before the Congress from President Bush's team, and Mr. Ridge would have…

If I might continue, one area of work of the Senator, as the former chairman, and I presume now in this bill the current chairman, is to prioritize those funds that go to the National Guard support teams. We started out 3 years ago with I…