I join today with Senators Bayh, Grams, and Cleland in introducing the ``Protecting Seniors from Fraud Act of 2000.'' I have been concerned for some time that even as the general crime rate has been declining steadily over the past eight…

Today is October 5, the first anniversary of an event I hope I will not see again in the Senate. I have spoken many times about the Senate being the conscience of the Nation, and it should be. A year ago today, I believe the country was…

all Democrats have cleared for final passage H.R. 5107, the Work for Hire and Copyright Corrections Act of 2000. I hope that the Senate will take up H.R. 5107 without further unnecessary delay. Representatives Berman and Coble deserve…

I note that each of the component parts of the Latino and Immigrant Fairness Act were filed long before July 25. Democratic Senators repeatedly asked for hearings on this proposal, and those requests were repeatedly denied. It is not fair…

I have been scarcely able to hold back the tears listening to my good friend from Utah. I am sure he did not mean to mislead the Senate, but those who might not know the numbers could be misled, not by any intent on the part of the senior…

I hope after the elections, no matter who is elected President and no matter what the numbers are in the House and the Senate, that a number of Senators who have had the experience of working together across the aisle will start off the…

On July 2, 2000, the people of Mexico elected Vincente Fox, candidate of the National Action Party, to be their President. This election represents a dramatic change and a historic affirmation of democracy in Mexico. The inauguration of…

this bill addresses a critically important issue: the preservation of our visa waiver program. I am a cosponsor of the Senate version of this bill, and I strongly recommend the passage of H.R. 3767. This legislation will achieve the…

I want to take a moment to once again ask the majority to immediately bring S. 2787, the Violence Against Women Act of 2000, VAWA II, to the floor for a vote. Yesterday the President wrote to the Majority Leader urging passage of VAWA II…

I learned of another tragic incident of school violence in a middle school in New Orleans. Just before noon yesterday, two teenaged boys, age 13 and 15, shot each other with the same gun during a fight just outside the cafeteria at the…

I regret how little progress we were able to make yesterday on legislation to increase the number of H-1B visas. This legislation was reported from the Judiciary Committee more than a half a year ago. I have advocated that it receive a…

the Windfall Oil Profits for Heating Assistance Act of 2000 is a bit of a mouthful, but let me explain what this does. My legislation imposes a windfall profits adjustment on the oil industry so we can fund heating help for consumers and…

On this question, I have been here now with a number of distinguished majority leaders, all of whom have been friends of mine: the Senator from Montana, Mr. Mike Mansfield; the Senator from West Virginia, Mr. Robert C. Byrd; the Senator…

I congratulate Congresswoman Karen McCarthy of Missouri, who has worked so hard on this legislation. It provides congressional approval to an interstate compact that is important to her and to the people of Kansas City. I know that she…

the Senator from Nevada makes a compelling argument. Consider the extraordinary and, I believe, unprecedented procedure of the majority leader in calling up an amendment of a Democratic Senator who was not consulted. Note that the…

I rise today to again urge the Senate to bring up and pass, S. 2787, the Violence Against Women Act of 2000, VAWA II--we are quickly running out of time to reauthorize it. The authorization for the original Violence Against Women Act…

let me speak about the Latino and Immigrant Fairness Act and why we should consider this bill now. I say this with no ulterior motive. Obviously, if anyone looks at the demographics of Vermont, they know I am not speaking about this…

at the end of July, the administration transmitted to the Senate and the House of Representatives legislation intended to increase privacy and security in cyberspace. Today, at the request and on behalf of the Administration, I introduce…

I applaud what the distinguished Senator from Illinois has said. He, of course, has worked so long on both the H-1B visas issue and the immigration issues included in the Latino and Immigrant Fairness Act. I know of nobody who spends more…

we are fast approaching the end of this Congress and we have much unfinished business. While there are many items of importance to the American people that remain undone, I will speak today about a single bill that has been languishing for…

Today Senator Hatch and I are introducing the Federal Judgeship Act of 2000. I am pleased that Senators Feinstein, Schumer, Boxer, Graham, Reid, Robb, Inouye, Edwards, Murray, Bingaman, Bayh, Kerrey, and Domenici are joining us as original…

Today the Senate votes on whether to establish Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China. This issue has been the subject of longstanding and emotional debate. It is an issue which has divided the Congress, human rights groups and policy…

I came to the floor on May 25 to speak about the pressing criminal justice problems arising out of the so-called McDade law, which was enacted at the end of the last Congress as part of the omnibus appropriations law. At that time, I…

I want to talk about the juvenile justice conference. Last year, in response to the terrible tragedy at Columbine, we passed a bipartisan juvenile justice bill through the Senate. Something like 73 Senators of both parties voted for this…

I again ask why the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2000 is being held up. Senator Campbell and I, and others, both Republicans and Democrats, introduced this bulletproof vest bill to help our police officers. We introduced it…