all of Vermont is saddened today by the loss of a great leader in agriculture, George Dunsmore. George was a strong advocate for Vermont agriculture. He worked tirelessly promoting it here and abroad, and fighting for it in the…

I am proud of the action taken by the Senate today. This vote was what serving in the Senate is really about--having the courage to do what is right, refusing to pass the buck to the States, standing up to special interest groups and…

We are amending the Constitution. We are the most powerful nation on Earth. We are also the most powerful democracy history has ever known. No other country has achieved, in economic or military power, the diversity the United States has…

we are now, really, beginning debate on the proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States. I think before we propose to alter our fundamental charter of freedom, in fact, the blueprint for our representative democracy, I…

the Senate began debate on unfunded mandates with the premise that the Federal Government should not indiscriminately force State and local governments to implement Federal statutes. With this premise, S. 1 goes to the heart of the way…

we all know that making peace has never been easy. It is hard to forget the pain of having lost loved ones. It is hard to abandon the image of an enemy as fundamentally evil and begin to recognize that same enemy as a fellow human being…

I own a small tree farm in Vermont. In fact, I live on it. We harvest mixed types of trees, mostly hard wood, some soft woods, doing probably 25 to 35 acres a year. The man who does the harvesting was named a couple years in a row as the…

I want to report today on a visit I made to Haiti 2 weeks ago. It was a very brief visit, but I came away from it profoundly moved. I saw people, lots of people. Haiti, one of our closest neighbors, is crowded to bursting with people. It…

today the USDA issued a report analyzing the effects of the House Republican Personal Responsibility Act (H.R. 4), which is part of the Contract With America. All States including Vermont are big losers. I suggest that all Senators read…

I would really urge Senators to think carefully about voting to table. This is basically saying that we are not going to allow ourselves to set up the kind of political litmus test that nobody in private business would be allowed to do…

let me explain why I have done this. I remember when I first came to the Senate, I think within the first year or so I was here, I introduced legislation saying that I wished all laws would be applied to Members of Congress that apply to…

I am pleased to cosponsor S. 10. This bill could be called the Golden Rule bill because its premise boils down to Congress doing unto ourselves as we do unto others. I would be tempted to say that this is a reform whose time has come, if…

I rise today to introduce the Counterfeiting and Money Laundering Deterrence Act of 1994. The purposes of this legislation are twofold: First, it will bring our $100 currency up to date with the rest of the world and stop letting…

I rise in support of S. 729, the Lead Exposure Reduction Act of 1994. I have cosponsored this bill for several years, and I am very pleased to see it finally considered on the Senate floor. The measures in S. 729 are overdue. Fifteen…

I have met very few men or women in my life who even begin to match the bravery shown by Bob Dole in the service of this country. His life is one marked by bravery, great physical suffering, and by great physical courage.

I rise today to honor one of my closest friends and trusted advisers, Eric Newsom. After nearly 15 years as a senior Senate staff Member, Eric has returned to the State Department. He is now the senior adviser to Under Secretary of State…

Yesterday the four defendants convicted in the bombing of the World Trade Center were sentenced to life terms of imprisonment, bringing to a close one chapter in this terrifying tale of terrorism on American soil. As a former prosecutor, I…

Last week the Congress took another important step toward extending the Satellite Home Viewer Act when the Senate passed S. 1485, the Satellite Compulsory License Extension Act. This bill will extend the statutory compulsory copyright…

today I am introducing, with Senators Riegle and Wofford, the Health Care Privacy Protection Act of 1994, legislation that I hope will be included in the health care reform measure that we are considering this year. President Clinton is…

I am proud to join Senator Boxer today in cosponsoring her amendment to the Safe Drinking Water Act, which would ensure that safe drinking water standards provide protection for even sensitive populations. Too often in passing legislation…

I rise in support of the National Environmental Technology Act of 1994 which I have cosponsored. I feel strongly that this bill provides support to an up-and-coming industry in Vermont, and one of the most important industries in our…

I rise today with all 11 of my colleagues from New England to introduce the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact. This interstate compact has already been approved by the six New England State legislatures and signed into law by the…

the day of the memorial service I read from an Italian writer. I quoted, In one sense there is no death. The life of a soul on Earth lasts beyond his departure. You always feel that life touching yours, that voice speaking to you, that…

Ernie Royal, one of Vermont's premier chefs and restaurateurs, died Sunday, March 13, at the age of 76. I would like to take a moment to pay my respects to his memory and offer my condolences to his wife of 56 years, Willa Cotton Royal…

I never thought I would see the day that I would have to defend our child nutrition programs, under heavy attack from none other than the Coca-Cola Co., an American corporate giant. Coca-Cola is out to nail our kids and child nutrition…