the success of legislation in a matter of considerable controversy in our society is always built upon the foundation of compromise. This relatively short debate on the final passage of H.R. 775 is a perfect example of that compromise. The…

I am greatly dismayed by and strongly opposed to the amendment introduced by Senator Bingaman that seeks to express the Sense of the Senate that the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania should not receive accelerated…

This is the Inhofe amendment referred to in my unanimous consent request. It has to do with amnesty for certain regulatory activities in its first part. The second part was suggested by the distinguished Senator from South Carolina and is…

It is simply because they prefer to fix the problem in the real world than to face endless litigation that we are here today. That same group of highly responsible organizations thinks this amendment will actually create more litigation…

it is his misfortune, the Senator from Alaska, to not be here on the floor to listen to those eloquent and gracious remarks of the Senator from West Virginia. So I think it falls to me, inadequate as I am, to thank the Senator from West…

The Boxer amendment requires, as a part of the remediation, that a manufacturer make available to a plaintiff a repair or replacement at cost for any product first introduced after January 1, 1990, and at no charge under the same…

This letter was signed by companies or groups too numerous for me either to name or to count. They explicitly state support of the Year 2000 Coalition for S. 96 in the form in which it finds itself now, explicitly opposing the Kerry…

today's thrift industry is an important provider of mortgage loans and consumer financial services. The thrift industry is required to focus its resources on providing consumer and community-oriented credit. For example, current law…

Financial modernization should be about expanding chartering options and choices for consumers, not about stripping away the fundamental characteristics of consumer-oriented institutions. It is a paradox that the banks that are here…

I support the distinguished Senator from Texas, the chairman of the Banking Committee, in his advocacy of his own proposal and in his desire that we defeat the substitute which is before the Senate at the present time. He has stated in…

should the Congress, in the words of the McCain resolution, authorize the President ``to use all necessary force'' to accomplish U.S. objectives in Yugoslavia? That is the question upon which we will be voting shortly. In order to answer…

dam removal as a serious option for salmon recovery on the Snake River died last week. It was killed by the National Marine Fisheries Service, the arm of the Clinton administration assigned to save those endangered salmon. Why and how…

I support legislation designed to avert and control what could be a litigation bonanza stemming from the Y2K problem. We can't be sure what computer-based system, if any, may go awry at midnight, December 31, 1999, but we should not sit by…

the Congress is about to be asked to appropriate $10 billion, and perhaps more, in emergency funds to finance a war in the Balkans and to help the refugees that war has created. We will be asked to do so after a brief debate and with no…

Mr. President, here in the Congress of the United States, this April 15 can be a day for modest congratulations for us. We will have passed a budget resolution on the day mandated by the Budget Act for only the second time in more than 2…

I voted against authorizing the air war in Yugoslavia. I did so because it seemed to me that the goal was a goal not worthy enough, not grave enough to begin what amounts to a war, even though under the President's leadership it has only…

Mr. President, I want to state as forcefully as I possibly can my support for that amendment. Senator Smith states, I think with total accuracy, that the U.S. national security interests in Kosovo do not rise to a level that warrants…

I am happy to state that I want to start these brief remarks with two points on which I find myself in complete agreement with Senator Hatch. First, during a speech on Monday, he joined with me in asking that the Vice President of the…

one of the ways in which the Congress of the United States has been the bane of every Governor and State legislator in the United States of America is its constant willingness to impose unfunded mandates on States and on local communities…

over the past few years, Vice President Al Gore has made a series of trips to my home State of Washington. His goals on these trips are simple: to raise money for his political campaigns; to recruit supporters for his Presidential…

I believe it appropriate to step back one or two steps from the debate over educational flexibility legislation and the 100,000 teachers proposal which is in front of us and look at the general philosophy of Federal education and the…

last week the Government's misguided and collusive antitrust suit against the Microsoft Corporation recessed for a much-needed break. It only could be improved by making the recess permanent. I urge my colleagues to make use of the trial's…

Today, I will introduce legislation that will build on current scientific advances in understanding autism and will promote additional research in this promising field. I introduced a very similar bill last year and am greatly encouraged…

the Y2K problem should not be underestimated. Before the session began, Senator McCain and I committed to working on legislation that will allow entities to focus their efforts on remediation and prevent unproductive litigation. We have…

Today I recognize the Tukwila School District from my home state of Washington and the district's ``New Friends & Families'' program. The Tukwila School District has seen its ethnic diversity grow by more than 1,000 percent in the last…