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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 salute the energy, intelligence, and personal strength of a man who is leaving a remarkable career in the U.S. Senate, the majority leader, Senator Robert Dole. Many of my colleagues have worked with Senator Dole far longer than…
I note a little over a year ago this body rejected this proposed amendment. A great deal has happened since then, but none of the fundamental flaws of the joint resolution have been corrected. It still raises serious problems related to…
our amendment offers a clear choice: tax cuts or deficit reduction. It strikes the $122 billion tax cut and applies every penny to deficit reduction. I think that is our highest economic priority. This is not just a partisan issue. The…
I am introducing today a new measure to curb the receipt of Federal irrigation subsidies by large agribusiness interests. I am introducing legislation in this area as a deficit reduction measure because I believe that the Federal…
the debate surrounding this year's budget resolution is tame compared to the debate we heard last year at this time. But we should not be lulled by this relative quiet. This year's model is not much different from the one produced last…
Thank you, Mr. President. After the debate of the past year, a casual observer might believe that we have finally achieved a broad political consensus that we must balance the budget. Republicans and Democrats and bipartisan groups have…
First, with regard to the matter that just came up on the floor a few minutes ago, I want to clarify an exchange that occurred with regard to the issue of campaign finance reform. The Senator from Arizona came to the floor and spoke and…
on another matter, international trade is a high priority in almost every country today. We are negotiating all sorts of agreements to bring down barriers and protect our workers and promote economic development worldwide. One issue, Mr…
There are many other situations that might cause a student to fall out of status. For example, a teaching assistant might have to devote an unusual amount of time to grading papers, or a foreign government's tuition payment might be…
I am told by colleges and universities that it is common for foreign students and scholars temporarily to drop out of status during the course of their studies. For example, a student might be told by a professor to drop a particular…
Finally, some concern has been expressed about the possibility that the 60-day threshold might be reached if the student accumulates 60 days out of status over the course of several years. Do you intend our visa-overstayer sanctions apply…
what this article is about is a reaction to the effort that Senator McCain and I and others have been preparing to try to change our Nation's campaign financing system. There are those who have indicated that the effort will go nowhere…
Thank you, Mr. President. I use these few seconds to say I strongly agree with the Senator's opposition to this amendment. As we learned in committee, this is a duplication to add to this agency. Where is the $100 million going to come…
This has been a good debate. It appears to be winding down. Let me just add a couple responses to the comments of the Senators from Wyoming and Massachusetts. One of the words that has been kicked around here is the word ``permission.''…
let me again strongly associate myself with the comments of the Senator from Michigan. Although it is suggested that somehow this amendment does not violate the distinction between the illegal and the legal immigration issue, I do not know…
I appreciate the unanimous consent to speak for 20 minutes. Let me associate myself strongly with both sets of remarks by the Senator from Connecticut--first, as to our good friend and great loss with regard to Secretary Brown, who we will…
Situations like Liberia--and indeed other conflicts that have not been resolved by post-cold-war politics--demand creative responses by the international community. Liberia poses challenges that do not fall under the traditional…
it looks like a very ambitious agenda has been announced for this session until Memorial Day. I welcome much of that agenda, and I especially welcome the type of bill that we handled yesterday, the so-called Kennedy-Kassebaum bill. That…
export promotion is a critical component of both domestic economic growth in this country and of our foreign policy. One of the barriers to more trade for U.S. companies has been a virtual subsidy by the governments of many of our trade…
at the beginning of the 104th Congress I thought it inconceivable, given the deregulatory and market-oriented rhetoric of some of our Senate leaders, that the Northeast Dairy Compact would be granted approval. It is the antithesis of…
this issue is not simple, nor is it easy. If it were, there would be a larger consensus on how we should proceed in this area, if at all. I supported the version of S. 4 that passed this body--the so-called separate enrollment approach…
Today Tunisia celebrates its 40th anniversary of independence from French colonialism. I want to join in congratulating Tunisia on its social and economic accomplishments of the last 40 years, and to thank the Tunisians for their historic…
Mr. President, yet again, the Senate is debating funding and restrictions on the international family planning account. In many ways it is a debate I cannot understand, for the supporters of this amendment are only ensuring that the…
On September 13, 1993, the world watched with hope and fear when Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat signed the Declaration of Principles on the White House lawn and began a new era in the Middle East…
on February 24, the Cuban regime shot down and killed four men, American citizens, apparently flying over international waters, off the coast of Cuba. No matter how one judges the intent of these four Brothers to the Rescue--and some have…
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