Inaugural Address of Chief Justice Jeffrey L. Amestoy Three weeks ago, at the occasion of my nomination for the position of chief justice, I said I had so many people to thank I didn't know where to end. Today the task is even more…

I just have heard so much, Mr. President, about a desire to return to less partisanship and more comity at both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue. I hope that might happen for the sake of this country. I go back to an experience my father used…

there are few jobs on Earth more demanding, or where the stakes are greater, than the Secretary of State of the United States. The daily business of most heads of state around the world pales in comparison. The President has made an…

As Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright and I will have many conversations on a wide range of foreign policy issues. I know Secretaries have traditionally steered clear of budgetary issues. As the budget for foreign assistance has fallen…

I join today in introducing the Curt Flood Act of 1997. Like the earlier version of this legislation that I sponsored in the last Congress, this bill is intended to cut back on the unjustified, judicially created exemption from the…

This bill will reauthorize the National Film Preservation Board to continue to bring parties together to implement the realistic program outlined in the 1993 national plan. To help fund these activities over the long-term, the bill creates…

I am very happy to join with Senator McConnell... to permit the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer up to $2 million of additional funding to the WIC Farmers' Market Program upon consultation with the Appropriations Committees of the…

I hope Senators have listened to what the two Senators from North Dakota have said here, my two friends from North Dakota, first Senator Conrad speaking about where the economy is today, defying all the predictions of doom and gloom that…

I remember the first time I visited Washington. I was 18 years old and came here with my mother and father and my sister, Mary. It was in the spring and I was a young college student. I remember visiting the Capitol and seeing for the…

I concur in the view of the Senator from Iowa that amending section 1343 as he originally considered is not necessary. Section 1343 already encompasses frauds effected by the interstate or foreign transmission of wire communications…

the Clean Lakes Program, administered by EPA under Section 314 of the Clean Water Act, is in serious jeopardy. For many years, this valuable program helped define the causes and extent of pollution problems in our Nation's lakes. States…

Earlier this year President Clinton signed Executive Order 1299 to aid in the process of transferring Federal surplus computer equipment to our public schools. This is equipment that in the past has sat on palettes in Federal warehouses…

I will be very brief, Mr. President. A few weeks ago, one of Vermont's most noted and valued citizens, Mollie Beattie, died. Much was said on the floor of the Senate about her. Much was said in Vermont at her memorial service and again at…

I share his concern that by cutting this program we are cutting aid to those populations that are the most needy. I can only hope that this occurred because of a lack of understanding about what this program does and what populations it…

it is the understanding of welfare conferees regarding the reconciliation bill that that bill exempts electronic benefits transfers from coverage of the Electronic Funds Transfer Act. The Department of Agriculture is empowered to establish…

On June 16, something happened that has tremendous implications for the American people and for people everywhere. On that day, Russia, which just a few years ago was the greatest threat to democracy in the world, held a democratic…

In the Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies' conference, on July 30, the conferees accepted a proposal to reduce the Senate's title III funding level by $10.5 million and increase…

over the weekend, much has been said about the two terrorist acts this country has faced. I assume that the crash of the TWA flight was caused by an act of terrorism. Obviously, the bomb in Atlanta was an act of terrorism. I assume the two…

I will say that my career in the Senate has been greatly enhanced because Joe has been willing to give so much of himself to this office, to the State of Vermont, to the U.S. Senate, and to our country. He is, indeed, a true patriot.

the Kellogg-Hubbard Library in Montpelier recently celebrated its 100th anniversary. The Kellogg-Hubbard Library holds a very special place in my heart, because I had my first library card there. I used to go almost every day. I would be…

we have a whole lot of things, but it does not speak of if UNICEF borrows. ``If the United Nations * * * borrows funds from any international financial institution.'' I am not on a fishing expedition. I just want to make sure we have a…

My last question. If it was found that they had borrowed money from international financial institutions as defined here, would we then have to withhold any contributions to UNICEF? If it was found that they were borrowing funds from one…

I believe that there is strong support for the amendment of the Senator from Arizona. I know that I am one supporting it. Again, I compliment him for the effort that he has made on this. I also understand that as a result of efforts to get…

as a cosponsor of the Congressional Review of Arms Transfers Eligibility Act I support the amendment of the chairman of the Appropriations Committee, Senator Hatfield, and the Senator from North Dakota, Senator Dorgan. The world is awash…

There is no surplus. UNICEF has already been cut $10 million and will be cut more under this. The Korean Economic Development Organization, KEDO, is not funded. We are going to try to have the authorization for it, but it will not be…