I must say to my colleagues that this is an issue of very serious concern to the U.S. Navy, because it is impacting on the future refueling of our naval ships and consequently impacts on their deployment. It also impacts on the rotation of…

on this amendment, this is the first opportunity this Senator has had to review it. The chairman of the committee has instructed me to accept the amendment. I must say, it causes me some initial concern, but as I understand it, it is part…

It took me some time to try to get home to the reporter, and indeed I think he grasped it rather readily, that the biggest burden we had is to overcome the lingering apprehension that what we are doing in this amendment is laying the…

I conclude that I, too, remember General Ellis very well. He was a highly decorated fighter pilot in World War II. He was head of the Strategic Air Command. And, as my colleague will recall, he was appointed to the standing consultative…

During the course of my remarks, I opined that I thought this amendment as currently drawn would be in the mutual interest of the United States and Russia. Should an accidental firing occur, I think all attention would instantly focus on…

I vigorously oppose the Senator's amendment. Mr. President, it is my understanding the administration is orchestrating a full court press to defeat the Missile Defense Act of 1995 and in particular section 238 of that act which was known…

The fear that the administration would not come back to the U.S. Senate for 'advise and consent' has required this Senator and others to take this action. We cannot sit here knowingly, allowing the administration to go forth with a…

First, to my distinguished colleague from Ohio where he quotes General Clapper. There are two fallacies in that argument I say. One, it is predicated on a startup within a country to build it all the way up. But there are open bids on the…

on January 26, 1995, I joined with my colleagues Senators McCain and Robb in introducing legislation in the Senate to abolish the Board of Review of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. Mr. President, I have been involved for…

I have been counseling with him some several weeks now on this subject, and I would like the Senate to know how much time the distinguished Senator from Utah has devoted to independent analysis and research of this subject. I, too, from…

I am pleased to rise as an original cosponsor of S. 1, the Unfunded Mandate Reform Act of 1995. As a long-time supporter and cosponsor of related legislation in the previous session of Congress, I welcome the leadership of the majority…

on Tuesday of this week, Sherry Stetson Mannix died after a long and valiant battle with cancer. Mrs. Mannix's title was Foreign Affairs Specialist in the Bureau of Multilateral Affairs of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. But…