I want to add my own support to promoting electronic commerce and keeping it free from new Federal, State or local taxes. I am a cosponsor of the Internet Tax Freedom Act, S. 442. In ways that are becoming increasingly apparent, the…

The Appropriations Committee added $278 million in this conference report for veterans medical care, a significant increase over the President's budget request. It was my understanding that a portion of this increase will go to New England.

my very good friend, Robert Lanctot, died after a courageous bout with cancer. Bob, and his wife Betty, were two very special friends of my wife and I. When I first ran for the Senate in 1974, Bob helped me in an area of the state where no…

I say to my friend from Mississippi, I have worked on each one of these pieces of legislation so much. There are times when I have attempted to pull out what little bit of hair I have left, and, frankly, I hope we can move this. I will…

if ironies were flowers the area inside the Washington beltway would be covered with fields of flowers sprouting out of every square inch of land. I am surprised that many of the same Senators who say they want farmers to receive higher…

Yes, I do agree. It is my understanding that USDA collects substantial fees from those bison ranchers and processing firms for Federal inspection. It is my understanding that this fee is set yearly by USDA and that it is approximately $41…

I ask my good friend, the distinguished leader--and we have been friends for a long time--do I detect a hint in that suggestion of being able to tell Members there may not be further votes if we voice vote the nepotism bill?

I believe that the issue of inspection fees charged bison producers should be explored by the Department of Agriculture, and that the Department should provide us with their analysis of this impact early in 1999.

I am pleased with the Chairman in offering this important legislation, the Improvements to International Crime and Anti-Terrorism Amendments of 1998, to combat international crime. Crime and terrorism increasingly have an international…

as the Senate considers possible amendments to the Vacancies Act, we have occasion to focus on the Senate's advice and consent role for all presidential nominations and the American people have an opportunity to review how well, or how…

My concern is that there had been a year of inaction on the bill. I had tried to propose some additional changes to the bill, which was voted on by the Judiciary Committee in July 1997, but I was unable to get any response from the other…

We should note for the record that we have been working in good faith with the chairman of the Judiciary Committee and the distinguished Senator from Michigan, Mr. Abraham, on reaching agreement on a unanimous consent agreement. We started…

in October of 1996, I was privileged to participate in a conference in Ottawa hosted by Canada's Foreign Minister Lloyd Axworthy. I was there with Tim Rieser of my staff who has done so much work on the issue of banning landmines. We were…

when the distinguished Senator from Illinois first talked about this amendment, I was telling him I thought he had a winner on his hands. I could not imagine anybody opposing it. I was delighted to see the distinguished senior Senator from…

when the Administration first announced the encryption policy that has been in effect for the past two years, I warned on October 1, 1996, that: The general outline of the Administration's plan smacks of the government trying to control…

I have heard from scores of Vermonters lately who are steaming mad after being told by their home satellite signal providers that they are about to lose some of their network satellite channels. They have every right to be upset. It is…

I join baseball fans everywhere in congratulating Mark McGwire of the Cardinals and Sammy Sosa of the Cubs on already breaking the single season home run record this year. I hope that the House will soon pass the bill that we named for…

last Thursday, after Senators had been informed that there would be no more votes that day and after I had already headed for home to Vermont, Republicans came to the floor to propose a narrow procedural device in connection with the…

Well, Mr. President, I say to my friend from Connecticut, that really is the point. In my years here, I have seen time and time again a resolution or amendment to condemn this or that country that violates human rights. They usually pass…

let me go back to the basic reason we are debating this Compact today. This Compact is before the Senate today because we shifted the responsibility to manage low-level nuclear waste to the states almost a decade ago. Congress encouraged…

I note with regard to the North Korea McCain amendment that I stand behind no Member of this body in my respect for my friend from Arizona, and certainly I know no one who has followed the situation in North Korea closer than he has. I…

I have a statement relating to an amendment I had intended to offer concerning the Global Environment Facility, which I have decided not to offer in the interest of finishing action on this bill. There is strong, bipartisan support for the…

first off, I thank my friend, the distinguished senior Senator from Utah, for his kind remarks. We have tried to work very closely together on this. It is something that is not a happy chore for either one of us. The meeting we had today…

some critics of this Compact argue that the waste should be stored where it is generated. Although this argument is nobly egalitarian, it is not practical nor is it safe. We cannot control the rainfall in Vermont. We cannot change the…

As a fellow supporter of the peace process in Northern Ireland, I want to assure you that, should additional funds become available at a later date, we will consider increasing the amount available to the IFI.