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Russell Dana Feingold is a prominent Democratic politician from Wisconsin, best known for his tenure as a U.S. Senator from 1993 to 2011. During his time in the Senate, Feingold was recognized for his independent stance on various issues, including campaign finance reform, civil liberties, and foreign policy. He was the only senator to vote against the USA PATRIOT Act in 2001, citing concerns over civil liberties and government overreach. Feingold also played a significant role in the development of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, which aimed to regulate campaign financing and reduce the influence of money in politics.
I rise to comment on the ongoing crisis in Darfur, a region in western Sudan that has been the site of atrocities for months. A recent report from the International Crisis Group spells out the horrifying facts of the situation. The report…
the Haitian people find themselves embroiled in yet another political crisis. Following Jean Bertrand Aristide's departure on February 29, 2004, the Haitian people once again are forced to pick up the pieces of their broken political…
I will oppose H.R. 1997, the Unborn Victims of Violence Act, and instead support an alternative offered by Senator Feinstein, and I would like to take a moment to explain why. I join with Senator DeWine and the supporters of this bill in…
I was very happy to learn this week that Wisconsin will be one of 12 new States to receive funding for a full-time Weapon of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team--WMD-CST--this year and I want to congratulate the Wisconsin National Guard…
I appreciate not only the comments of the Senator from Oklahoma but his leadership on the Budget Committee. I enjoy very much serving with him on the committee. I also appreciate the sort of change of tone from the opposition on this…
this amendment will simply return us to the rules by which Congress played in the decade of the 1990s. We eliminate the exceptions to pay-go included in last year's resolution that exempt new tax cuts and new mandatory spending included in…
I wish I could say what is in the budget resolution before us is pay-go, but it is not pay-go. It is pay-go without an absolutely critical component, and that is making it apply to the tax cuts. It is almost like saying I want pay-go as…
I think this amendment offered by Senator Daschle clearly attempts to fund this out of the most unjustified aspects of the tax cut that was put into place. It would simply prevent certain tax cuts that are for very high-income people from…
I am pleased to submit the People-to- People Engagement in World Affairs resolution with my esteemed colleague, Senator Chuck Hagel. In the 1960s, during a troubled and divisive time for our country, President John F. Kennedy challenged…
Mr. President I want to speak today on the Supreme Court's recent decision to review whether the execution of child offenders--those under 18 at the time the crime was committed--is constitutional. The Court will soon hear the case of…
I wish to speak today on the bill before us, S. 1805, and some of the amendments relating to firearms that have been offered to it. Listening to the debate on this issue, the American people might get the impression that there are just two…
three years ago tomorrow, in his first address to a joint session of Congress, President Bush declared that racial profiling is wrong and pledged to end it in America. He then directed his Attorney General to implement this policy. It is…
Over recent months, aggressive rhetoric has escalated across the Taiwan Strait. In response to Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian's pledge to hold a nationwide referendum "to demand that the Taiwan Strait issue be resolved through peaceful…
once again we are faced with an ill- advised medical malpractice bill coming to the Senate floor without any committee consideration. Some argue that we have a malpractice insurance ``crisis'' that is driving doctors from the practice of…
I rise to comment on the controversy surrounding the intelligence community's assessments of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programs and capabilities in the months leading up to the military action in Iraq. It has been suggested that…
I was in those briefings. As I have indicated, I felt the CIA was very measured and careful in its presentation. ... I did not hear a compelling case for the war to be conducted at that time.
I want to speak today about S. 1691, the Wartime Treatment Study Act. During World War II, the United States fought a courageous battle against the spread of Nazism and fascism. Nazi Germany was engaged in the horrific persecution and…
I rise to comment on S. 1888, the Saudi Arabia Accountability Act of 2003, introduced by Senator Specter. I commend my colleague for his leadership on this issue. Combating terrorism is our highest national security priority at this time…
it is pleasure to join my friend and colleague Senator McCain in introducing a bill to repair and strengthen the presidential public financing system. The Presidential Funding Act of 2003 will ensure that this system that has served our…
this month public school students around Wisconsin are sharpening their No. 2 pencils and settling in to take a series of annual tests called the Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Examinations. These exams, given to students in grades four…
It is high time that we stop this policy of codified discrimination against our brave servicemen and women who happen to be gay. I fear that this policy may have been a contributing factor in the June 5, 1999, brutal murder of PVT Barry…
today I will introduce with the Senator from Arizona, Mr. McCain, a bill to bring Senate campaigns into the 21st century by requiring that Senate candidates file their campaign finance disclosure reports electronically and that those…
I plan to vote against cloture on the conference report to accompany H.R. 2115 because it would permit the contracting out of certain air traffic controller positions currently filled by Federal Government employees. I do not support…
I think we ought to be spending 30 hours on the manufacturing crisis in our country. Since January 31, we have lost 2.5 million manufacturing jobs and over 70,000 of them are from Wisconsin alone. These jobs are more than numbers on a…
As the country marks the Veterans Day holiday, I wish to take a moment to express my thanks to the people of Wisconsin and to our Nation's veterans and their families. I urge my colleagues and all Americans to take a moment today to…
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