Russ Feingold

I come to the floor to briefly comment on a significant development in the fight for campaign finance reform. This morning, a bipartisan group of Senators, led by the Senator from Nebraska, Mr. Hagel, announced a new campaign finance…

The fact that people do not have a lot of money can keep them out of politics.

What he is talking about--and this is his nature--is to actually get something done.

I believe in some cases, I say to the Senator from Nebraska, the amendments that will be offered will be helpful and do not threaten our ability to win, but in some cases I think they are poison pills.

I rise today to join a number of our colleagues in support of prompt Senate consideration of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty the CTBT. The issue of arms proliferation is at the heart of our national--and international--security…

during this discussion of the Transportation appropriations bill, I've been reminded of a piece of Senate history--the push to break the railroad companies' iron grip on railroad rates by setting up the Interstate Commerce Commission. It…

I rise today to discuss the tumultuous events that have unfolded in East Timor since the August 30 ballot to determine the territory's political future, and to state clearly what the United States is and should be doing in response to this…

They are not small mom-and-pop, independent producers. They are companies like Exxon, Chevron, BP Oil, Atlantic Richfield, and Amoco. I ask the Senator if she is aware of some of the campaign contributions that entities such as this put…

I rise today, along with a number of my colleagues, to introduce a bill in response to the ongoing violence in East Timor. I am outraged at what is going on in East Timor today. The Indonesian government clearly has not lived up to its…

I rise to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the Wilderness Act of 1964, which was signed into law on September 3, 1964 by President Lyndon B. Johnson, and to announce the formation of a Senate Wilderness and Public Lands Caucus. The…

I, of course, join with my senior Senator and friend from Wisconsin, Senator Kohl, in asking that we not take what is, frankly, an irrational step of using this mechanism that was forced because of the rule XVI change to pretend that…

I first thank the senior Senator from Wisconsin for his leadership and dedication on this issue. He has been determined, and I think effectively, in fighting this battle that we have to fight on behalf of Wisconsin dairy farmers, upper…

my amendment eliminates the percentage depletion allowance for minerals mined on Federal public lands. It applies only to hard rock minerals and does not touch oil and gas, and it preserves the deduction for private lands. The President's…

I rise to honor one of our former colleagues, Jim Sasser, who today completes his term as United States Ambassador to China. I was honored to serve with Jim Sasser during my first two years as a member of this body. He served the people of…

I rise today to support a joint resolution disapproving the extension of normal-trade-relations status to China. This is the fourth time that I have joined with other Senators to support such a resolution because I believe that trade…

I rise today to stand in strong support for this amendment. This straightforward amendment to strike tens of million of dollars for luxury aircraft for military commanders, brought to the floor by Senators Boxer and Harkin is about our men…

The determination by the Parliamentarian leaves no doubt that the debate the Senate is engaged in today is an explicit and required exercise in war powers under the law of this country. I am pleased about that. But I do have a few concerns…

I rise to join the Senator from Minnesota, Senator Grams, in introducing a measure to repeal the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact. The Northeast Dairy Compact was included in the 1996 farm bill during conference negotiations after it had…

I want to simply acknowledge that the Senator from South Carolina is, in my mind, the leader in the entire Congress on trying to make sure that we actually protect the Social Security trust fund and that it not be subject to the kind of…

today, as a part of the celebration of Earth Week, I join with my other colleagues who have come to the floor calling for a renewal of this body's longstanding bipartisan commitment to the Nation's environment. I am doing so because…

I rise today to add my thoughts to this critical debate about the potential deployment of United States troops to Kosovo as part of a NATO peacekeeping mission. I commend the Senator from Texas, Senator Hutchison, for her commitment to…

just over a week ago we witnessed a seminal event in Nigeria, the West African country that could hold the key to stability and prosperity in the region. Millions of Nigerians participated in an election to select the first civilian…

Mr. Chief Justice, my colleagues, like many others, the day the President wagged his finger at the American people and indicated he had not been involved with Ms. Lewinsky, I had the sense that he wasn't telling the truth and I felt some…

I rise today to introduce ``The Gaylord Nelson Apostle Islands Stewardship Act of 1999.'' I am pleased to have the Senior Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl) join me as an original cosponsor of this legislation. Many outside Wisconsin may…

the American campaign finance system is manifestly corrupt. So we are back. And here we will return until America's citizens regain dominion over their government. It is my great pleasure to join Sen. John McCain to once again introduce a…