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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.
we in the Senate speak today to honor the American flag, the symbol of our Nation. Both those who favor and those who oppose the amendment to the Constitution now pending do so. We all, of course, seek to honor the flag. I dare say that…
I oppose each portion of the bill. It is very unbalanced, and there is far too much money behind the bill. I oppose the minimum wage portion because it involves 3 years rather than 2 years. I am especially concerned about the tax piece…
I rise to speak today in strong support of the nomination of Richard Paez to be a judge on the Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. By finally moving on the nominations of Judge Paez and Ms. Marsha Berzon this week, the Senate will take…
the President sent a nomination to the Senate that anyone who cares about the campaign finance laws in this country will find very troubling. I speak of the nomination of Bradley Smith to a 6-year term on the Federal Election Commission…
I want to share my views on the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2000 (S. 1287). Specifically, I want to explain why I will continue to oppose this legislation in its current form. Let me first express my grave concern about the…
Of course the Nuclear Energy Institute is the chief lobbyist on behalf of companies that operate nuclear power plants in the U.S., and has led the fight for the nuclear waste legislation, in its various forms, that is now before us. NEI…
I am a fighter pilot. I love fighter aircraft. But even though my service--I am a Marine--doesn't have a dog in the fight, it is difficult to watch the grotesquerie that is the procurement of the Navy's new strike-fighter, the F/A-18 E/F…
I rise today because I share the concern of many of my colleagues about the situation in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. I especially thank my colleagues from Alaska and Hawaii for their leadership, and I am very glad…
current law provides for an automatic stay of eviction proceedings upon the filing of a bankruptcy case. Landlords can apply for relief from that stay so eviction can proceed, but under current law the process often takes several months…
By eliminating the automatic stay, section 311 of this bill is an enormous change in the law in favor of landlords. What the Senator does not make clear is that we are not undoing that change with this amendment. What our amendment does is…
my amendment is designed to lessen the harsh effects of section 311 of the bill on tenants, while at the same time protecting the legitimate financial interests of landlords.
this amendment is what we have referred to in this debate on the bankruptcy bill as the ``landlord-tenant amendment.'' We had extensive debate on this amendment in November before we recessed for the year. We did make some progress in…
I will oppose the Levin-Durbin amendment, which would make certain judgments against gun manufacturers nondischargeable in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. I appreciate the sincere views of my friends from Michigan and Illinois who have…
I took great pains throughout my comments to indicate exactly what the Senator from Missouri was indicating, that there are some very positive developments in Indonesia, and in particular that Government there, the democratically elected…
I made significant alterations to it in order to respond to changing events and the concerns of other Senators and the administration. My amendment would have suspended all military and security assistance to Indonesia until clear steps…
I am delighted to know we are going to look at a variety of contexts at this hearing, including this one with the credit card companies but also the one my colleague and I have had so much interest in regarding motor vehicles and also the…
earlier today, Governor George Ryan of Illinois made an announcement that is absolutely unprecedented for a sitting governor since the reinstatement of the modern death penalty almost 25 years ago. Governor Ryan plans to effectively block…
I wish to respond to both the chairman and the ranking member. They have suggested, it seems to me, that somehow this provision automatically involves imprisonment. That is simply not correct. Under the first offense, there is only a civil…
I believe those provisions would be enforceable. We already have a mechanism where an import's country of origin must be verified. The consent must also be verified. I suggest we use the same mechanisms in place to certify African value…
I am worried it is going to be awfully hard for people to follow this. Let me return to and respond to the concerns of the chairman with regard to the amendment I have offered, to try to do something about this problem of transshipment…
The problem I am trying to address--and I appreciate the Senator's point--is that we are fearful, with good reason, that African countries will be used as a conduit to allow the kind of activity the Chinese entities obviously intend to…
If you are suggesting they are citizens of Mauritius, for the purposes of this bill, they would certainly qualify as people who could be counted within the 90 percent.
I wish to ask a question. Our bill only provides that 90 percent of the people who work in the firm have to be citizens of an African country. It does not suggest in any way anything about their ethnic or racial background. I am very…
this amendment simply intends to try to make sure that the African portion of this legislation does not become a mechanism whereby governments or businesses from China, for example, ship their goods through Africa as a way to evade…
as the Senate considers the African Growth and Opportunity Act, we have to keep asking ourselves the key question: Growth and opportunity for whom? It is an important question because the Africa trade legislation we are now considering…
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