the U.S. Marine Corps will be marking another one of its historic birthdays, No. 222. I have been privileged to have worn the Marine green, together with my distinguished colleague here, Senator Chafee. We both served in the Korean war…

Though this bill cannot bind the outcome of the multi-year bill, we have an agreement that any contract authority distributed to a State will count against the amount that that state will be authorized to receive in fiscal year 1998 and…

I have known Senator Chafee since 1969, when we served together in the Department of the Navy. One of the hallmarks of this great American is humility, and he always displays it. But we know that in the final few hours here it has been our…

an amendment offered by Senator Kennedy and myself providing the Department of Education with $1.1 million to begin planning efforts for Nation's celebration of the millennium was adopted by the Senate during consideration of the Labor-HHS…

Then it would be correct to say that while the Warner- Kennedy language was deleted in conference, $1 million in funds will be available for activities associated with the millennium through the Department of Education's program…

I particularly call on the National Governors' Association. They came forward in a hearing that I chaired last week, and were very explicit on this whole matter. It was made very clear by the contractors who also appeared at that hearing…

I wish to turn immediately to the subject of the welfare of the men and women of the Armed Forces. This past few weeks we have seen a good deal of tension increase in various parts of the world. In fact, that tension prompted the President…

my remarks this morning go to the need for this body to begin to address the substantive provisions of the highway bill, S. 1173. As the Senate full knows, I am privileged to be the chairman of the subcommittee which, over the course of a…

On September 30, our Nation witnessed a changing of the guard with the retirement of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. John Shalikashvili. General Shali, as he is affectionately known, served this country with honor and…

If I might follow along, in drafting this bill we have made it very clear that any additional funds next year would be subject to a budget resolution, but they would flow and be distributed precisely as provided in the committee bill…

We clearly looked at our amendment to make certain it would be operative irrespective of the Senate and, indeed, congressional action on such a proposal as to repeal the 4.3-cent gas tax. So, again, Mr. President, I join my colleagues…

Because this is such an important announcement you are making, and having had the opportunity to work with you and the others on this, there are 41 cosponsors, but we also know of others who made personal commitments to us over and above…

I hope each Senator will consult with their respective Governors and highway officials on this matter, because particularly in the Northeast States and the Far West, weather will close in. There is a shorter period within which to do the…

As Senators Byrd and Gramm and Baucus have said very clearly, when I met with them last night, I was given the assurance we did not break the budget, and I think the Senators have gone through that very clearly. We assure that every State…

throughout this debate of many, many months on the highway bill, I have expressed the need to raise the amount of money that had to be put forward to replenish America's infrastructure. And together with Senator Baucus, we cosponsored an…

Indeed, we have not fully agreed on all provisions that are options throughout this whole realm of campaign finance, but fundamentally we certainly agree on the question of the mandatory deduction. It is ever so clear to this Senator, and…

I commend the leader because there is no more essential thing in America than our freedom. It is written into every important document. It is the very foundation upon which our Republic was formed, yet we have turned aside and winked at…

That is the philosophy behind this automatic deduction-- yours is not to reason why; you just do as we tell you. That is antithetical. It is not a poison pill to correct that and have maybe six simple words which say, I hereby consent to…

I commend the Appropriations Committee for the language which is contained in their bill, but I would like to urge that this whole analysis be taken a step further. During the course of the confirmation hearings on General Shelton, I said…

I think it is imperative we take the steps outlined in this amendment and add additional steps so that this country does not drift into a new policy along the very lines that the Senator from Arizona has so eloquently stated. I was…

I am going to momentarily send a bill to the desk which will prohibit the use of F-117 aircraft and B-2 aircraft in public shows. Madam President, I was stunned to learn last night of this tragic accident, and in no way does my action…

I think his presence and his comments reflect the truly bipartisan nature in which we, the members of the committee, have forged this bill. Indeed, under the leadership of our distinguished chairman, the senior Senator from Rhode Island…

I am about to praise him at great length for his participation in the drafting of a very important piece of legislation entitled ``A bill to authorize funds for construction of highways, for highway safety programs and for mass transit…

I was distressed yesterday to hear comments on the floor relative to the duty of the U.S. Senate under the U.S. Constitution to determine--and we have the sole authority under the Constitution to determine--the issues as relating to the…

I want to assure the Senate that I said in Louisiana, as I concluded the second hearing--and we had a total of 4 days of hearings--it would be my intention to come back and recommend to the Rules Committee and the leadership of the Senate…