in 1994, I authored the first law to provide specific protection against "clone" telephones. While the main focus of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, or CALEA, was to help our law enforcement agencies deal with the…

it is time for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to use the latest technology to deliver better service to the American people. Our nation's taxpayers deserve no less. Today, Senator Ashcroft and I are introducing the Taxpayers Internet…

I wish to applaud the distinguished Senator from Washington State. Senator Murray has stated the reasons why the Senate voted the right way on Margaret McKeown and on Ed Shea. I would also note for the record that the Senator from…

every week I wonder just what new step the special prosecutor, Mr. Starr, will find himself carrying out, and each week it seems he does not disappoint. One week, we will recall, a citizen had the temerity to ask why Prosecutor Starr was…

on February 26, 1998, the White House announced that it had certified Mexico as a partner in combating international drug trafficking, stating that the Mexican government was ``fully cooperating'' in the war on drugs. However, in stark…

we are about to complete action on the supplemental appropriation for the International Monetary Fund. I want to thank the chairman of the Foreign Operations Subcommittee, Senator McConnell, and Senator Hagel, who have worked hard to reach…

I would like to join Senator Snowe and my other Colleagues from the Northeast in thanking Senator Stevens and Senator Byrd for agreeing to include emergency Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding in the disaster supplemental…

Today there are 82 vacancies among the Federal judiciary. We can see another 15 vacancies on the horizon. If we confirm Jeremy Fogel to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in a vote this evening, then we will…

we have before the Senate one of the most important pieces of legislation that the Senate will consider this year, the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1998, the so-called ISTEA II bill. The bill touches every American…

February might be seen as a month when our family would end the customary mourning period following the death of Cecile Pomerleau. However, for our family this has been a time of remembering more than mourning, and that is the way she…

her rich Roman Catholic faith was enhanced by her son, Claude, a priest with the Holy Cross Order. Claude visited his mother, both as son and as a pastoral friend. Together they talked as only they could, of the day when she would leave…

I recently spoke on the floor about the disgust that I share with most Americans about the tactics of Special Prosecutor Kenneth Starr and the disturbing spectacle of hauling a mother before a grand jury to reveal her intimate…

from its origins as a U.S.-based research vehicle, the Internet has matured into a democratic, international medium for communication, commerce and education. As the Internet evolves, the traditional means of organizing its technical…

drunk drivers are a menace to all of us. Last September, a car driven by an alcohol-impaired teenager went off the road near Montpelier, Vermont, killing teenagers Brian Redmond and Ryan Kitchen. This was a rare enough tragedy in Vermont…

the agreement signed by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz has averted, for at least the time being, the use of military force against Iraq. Contrary to the statements of some Members of Congress, I…

Dueling for the lead on the front page of every newspaper in this country over the past month have been two stories: Whether the United States will send American soldiers into battle with Iraq, whether people will die in Iraq on both…

I applaud the Senator from West Virginia for his comments on ISTEA. I note--he may have noted this before I came on the floor--that the Washington Post today had an article by Eric Pianin speaking of the problems specifically, in the State…

what is troubling to me, I have been approached by law enforcement officers within our FBI who speak about being concerned that they may be assigned to the special prosecutor's office because they are going to be asked to look into things…

this really has been a long time coming, and I appreciate the effort of my friend, the chairman, who is on the floor, to support this nomination. I commend my good friend, the Senator from California, Mrs. Boxer, who has been indefatigable…

I can assure you that, while my family and I will gather for the hanging of this portrait--I almost blushed when you mentioned that is my reason for being off the floor--I can assure you I will be back in plenty of time for the vote and I…

I am proud to join the Vice President, Vice President Gore, Senator Conrad, and other colleagues, in support of comprehensive tobacco control legislation. I believe it is time for the Congress to join the President's call to curb teenage…

Senator Ashcroft feels strongly about the validity of citizen initiatives. So do I. So does Margaret Morrow. As she explained to the Committee when she testified and reiterated in response to written questions, she fully respects and…

I note that Senators Ashcroft and Sessions have not challenged Ms. Morrow's truthfulness before the Committee. At their press conference last fall announcing their opposition to her nomination, they were careful to avoid such personal…

I wish to introduce the Equal Access to Justice for Taxpayers Act of 1998. I am pleased that the Senator from Wisconsin, Senator Feingold, is joining me as an original sponsor of this important legislation. Like so many Americans, I was…

Today Senator Campbell and I are introducing the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Act of 1998, along with Senators D'Amato, Dodd, Hatch, Hollings, Johnson, Kennedy, Reid and Torricelli. I am particularly pleased that the Chairman of the Senate…