Russ Feingold

I thank the Senator and take my hat off to him and to our neighbor to the south, the State of Illinois. Without the leadership of Illinois, which had the courage to admit that it had a problem, this entire issue would not be receiving the…

I rise today to keep a promise that I made on this floor a few months ago. In January, I came to the floor to talk about the tragic events that occurred last fall in East Timor. I spoke about the need to encourage the new Indonesian…

I regret, even though this is the time that has been allocated by unanimous consent for the final debate on the nominations, particularly the nomination of Brad Smith, I regret there are no other Senators here to debate the nomination…

in the brief time I have remaining, I want to quickly respond to some of the remarks of the Senator from Kentucky. First of all, the suggestion that the arguments on this side have relied on a caricature of the views of the nominee is…

although this, too, is an uphill battle, it is a good feeling to be on the floor again with my good friend, the Senator from Arizona, not only to fight this nomination, but also to signal the fact that we are ready to move forward on the…

I suggest that is one way that a person can come to the conclusion that the Senate should operate this way. However, there are others who would believe that government sometimes has to stop things that are bad that other levels of…

I find it hard to believe in these few years that the nature of what we do out here has changed this much. I wonder if there is any way that the number of Senators on both sides of the aisle, who remember, who valued that, could sort of…

It is an odd feeling now to tell a bunch of farmers that we are not allowed to offer amendments anymore. They look at you as if you have lost your mind. But that is what we have to tell them. We aren't allowed anymore in the Senate to…

I couldn't agree more. First, I thank the Senator from Minnesota for his discussion of the problems we are having in the Senate, and for that important statement. But I also certainly will not accept his apology for what he did yesterday…

I remember when we were in the majority, Senators on the other side were allowed to freely amend bills. I learned a great deal from my colleagues, the Senators on the other side. When they offered an amendment, I sometimes agreed with…

If he will yield for a question, I suggest to the Senator that if I tell a group of my constituents that I cannot find a vehicle, they would offer me a ride. They would say: Do your job; here is your ride. That is the problem. I ask the…

I rise today to call for Senate action on reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. Earlier this week, the Supreme Court in its decision in United States versus Morrison struck a specific provision from the Violence Against Women…

I would like to, just very briefly, indicate some of the steps that have been taken in the Congo pursuant to what is called the Lusaka agreement that suggests to me this is a situation worth supporting if at all possible. The countries…

let me first say the senior Senator from California certainly should not apologize for her emotion. If there ever was an issue that deserves such a powerful display of passion and emotion, it is this issue of the AIDS crisis in Africa and…

I want to take time to share some excerpts taken from the National Intelligence Estimate 99-17D of January 2000, which frames infectious diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, as a national security threat to the United States. This is, obviously…

I rise today with Senator Collins to introduce the Rural Access to Emergency Devices Act. This legislation provides a first step to helping save the lives of the more than 250,000 people who die each year from sudden cardiac arrest. Every…

I wish wealthy interests with business before this body didn't have unlimited ability to give money to our political parties through the soft money loophole, but they do.

I am delighted to be here, along with the Senator from California, who I believe is one of the most determined and effective Members of the Senate, to talk about a very important matter. Last year, when this Senate was debating the African…

The fight to ban soft money is a fight to regain the public's trust, and Mr. President, there's no fight in our democracy today more worthwhile than that.

I initiated the Calling of the Bankroll. It is a time when I come to the floor to chronicle the massive amount of PAC and soft money pumped into the campaign finance system by donors looking to influence the work we do here on this floor…

first, I compliment the wonderful statement by the Senator from Michigan in opposition to this amendment. On all issues I appreciate his knowledge and his understanding, and particularly his extremely clear way of presenting his views on…

I rise to oppose S.J. Res. 3, the victims' rights constitutional amendment. I agree with the goals of the proponents of the amendment. We have to do more to protect and enhance the rights of victims of crime. But I disagree with the…

one thing observers of the Senate are not likely to see today is anyone defending the marriage penalty. The tax code should not discourage the act of getting married, and it should not encourage divorce. There is widespread agreement that…

I regret I will be unable to support the amendment offered by Senator Allard to provide for budget procedures designed to reduce our national debt. While I strongly agree with the goal of debt reduction, I cannot support the amendment…

I thank the Senator for his tremendous leadership in opposition to this constitutional amendment. I thank him for his leadership on this whole issue. the bill of rights and freedom of expression Honoring the flag demands that we consider…