last week the distinguished majority leader said we needed to pass this bill to help small business creditors in bankruptcy. I agree with him. Tonight we can take a bipartisan step to do just that. This amendment provides small business…

Sadly, I rise today to talk about the recent crash of a National Guard aircraft in flying over Georgia. Last Friday, 21 members of the National Guard lost their lives in a horrible plane crash. How does one understand the death of 21…

a little over one year ago, I came to this floor to draw attention to the growing crisis in the administration of capital punishment. I noted the startling number of cases, 85, in which death row inmates had been exonerated after long…

If you had a car dealer that grossed that amount of money, considering the fact they often make only $100 or $200 on a car, although the cars sell at $30,000 or $40,000. By the same token, the collection unit might be 20 people and they…

I hope when the time comes to vote this evening on the Leahy small business amendment that all Senators will vote for it. I have not heard the author of this bill, the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, the majority leader, or anybody…

I have listened to the outpouring of grief following the tragic events in Southern California, the shooting in the high school. As a parent, I obviously look at that and can only begin to imagine the terror that was in the hearts of the…

Are we going to change the definition of small business in the bill that the Senator from Delaware cosponsored?

If we talk about grosses, that would be one that is matching a 20-person unit of a credit card company that would gross several billion dollars.

an important responsibility of the Senate Judiciary Committee is fulfilling the mandate set forth in Article 1, section 8 of the Constitution, ``to promote the progress of science and useful arts by securing for limited times to authors…

I heard the Senator earlier speaking about the problem the credit card companies say they have in declaring that if you pay the minimum amount what ultimately you are going to owe. I recall the Senator from Illinois made the same point in…

I disagreed with that analysis of the ergonomics rule, but I do agree with the underlying principle that the Senate should be passing legislation to foster small businesses across the country. I am going to offer an amendment to protect…

I join the Senator from Utah. We will now know anytime the Democrats are told they are not doing their job it will be coming straight from the Senator from Utah. Senator Abraham is very fortunate to have her there. Senator Abraham is a…

bankruptcy is a complex area of the law. It has competing public policy interests between debtors and creditors and among competing creditors. The complex and competing interests involved in achieving fair and balanced reforms of our…

As we pass this resolution to name the Washington headquarters of one of President Kennedy's greatest legacies, the Peace Corps, after Paul Coverdell, Senators should recall that we already honored our departed friend and colleague last…

Over the past years, Senator Hatch and I, and others on the Judiciary Committee, have worked constructively and productively together on intellectual property matters. Just in the last Congress, we were able to pass the Anticybersquatting…

before leaving office, Attorney General Reno ordered the Board of Immigration Appeals to reconsider its decision to reject the asylum claim of a Guatemalan domestic violence victim. I applaud the former Attorney General for her actions in…

I congratulate Senator Hatch for his continuing leadership in improving our copyright, trademark, and patent law. Our intellectual property laws are important engines for our economy, fueling the creative energy responsible for America's…

I want to discuss the case of Earl Washington. Mr. Washington was released from custody Monday after more than 17 years in prison. In fact, of the 17 years in prison, 10 years of that were on death row. Virginia Governor James Gilmore…

today I join with Senator Hatch and Senators Biden, DeWine, and Thurmond to introduce the Drug Abuse Education, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2001. This bill provides a comprehensive approach to drug treatment, prevention, and…

I also rise to voice support for S. 248, a bill to release $582 million in U.S. dues to the United Nations. Payment of our dues is long overdue, and I am glad to see this bipartisan bill come before the Senate. We know the United Nations…

The point is, the Fraternal Order of Police were dismayed that he was defeated on the basis that he might be anti-law enforcement. They pointed out that he was pro-law enforcement. The concern has been expressed and was expressed at the…

as we get to the end of this debate, I think it is wise if we look at some of the facts of the debate and not just the rhetoric. We debated this matter virtually nonstop from 10:30 yesterday morning until 8:10 yesterday evening. We did it…

Ashcroft Is the Wrong Man for Justice John Ashcroft, the man who would be attorney general, is quite a deft backpedaler. Just a few weeks ago, he was a right-wing ideologue dedicated to banning abortion and fighting the civil-rights tide…

the desegregation efforts in Missouri in 1992, when Jay Nixon first ran for attorney general in Missouri, he did recognize the need to settle the St. Louis and Kansas City desegregation issues. He said the State, the cities, and parents…

thank you. Mr. President, we have heard a lot said by my Republican friends and others that Senator Ashcroft's nomination is opposed by "hard left" or "extremist" groups who are "far out of the mainstream" of American politics. I see a…