Robert C. Byrd

There is a train bearing down upon us, and it is an accident waiting to happen; and when that train goes off the track, we are going off the track with it.

I think we should take a little time and let this saucer cool, so that we can more clearly see what the effects of these amendments will be.

I cannot imagine a trade policy that responds to America's needs economically but makes no reference to the relationship between the health of basic and strategically important industries and our economic security.

American jobs and American economic leadership are at stake, and we must address this problem now before the loss is irretrievable.

But our celebration cannot and does not obscure the fact that hard won gains can be easily overturned and that each Congress and each administration can have profound effects on the millions of Americans who depend upon the Social Security…

Mr. President, this budget does not meet the test. It hurts those who already are suffering. It hamstrings our ability as a nation to compete in the increasingly contentious world economy.

I believe that the average taxpayer will agree that neither the enforcement of the Tax Code nor the Tax Code itself is fair. If we do not restore fairness in the Tax Code now, we will have to do it sooner or later.

Americans do not mind paying their share if they feel that everybody else is paying their fair share.

The Social Security Program is one of our most successful efforts in our continuing struggle to realize the objectives set forth by our forefathers in the founding of this great Nation.

Mr. President, the debate on the budget is really a debate on the priorities that guide this country. Democrats believe those priorities ought to ensure a future of hope for all Americans.

It is a healthy sign, I believe, that there has been a recent upsurge in commentary and analysis of our role in Vietnam. If we cannot examine our past, then we will be unable to chart our future with wisdom.

We are determined to stress technological research so that the jobs of the future can be filled by Americans. We are determined to stop exporting American jobs overseas. We are determined to restore this Nation's manufacturing capability…

Democrats have a vision for the future, and we want this year's budget resolution to reflect that vision. We are determined to strengthen this Nation's ability to compete in global markets. We are determined to see that our children have…

The budget debate is not just a dry exercise in balancing figures. A budget is a road map for our future. Make no mistake about it, the budget we finally enact and the choices reflected in that budget will affect each American citizen…

Mutual assured destruction, unsatisfactory as that term sounds to any sensible person, has worked to deter nuclear war. Second-strike deterrence, as a policy which attempts to minimize the role of mistakes and miscalculations, has worked…

The facts that have been presented during the course of the Judiciary Committee's confirmation hearings on the nomination of Edwin Meese support the independent counsel's conclusion that there was not sufficient evidence to indict Mr…

I do not believe advice and consent matters are questions of partisan politics. I do not believe it is proper for the Members of the opposition party to use the advice and consent responsibility as a mandate or opportunity for petty…

There are too many parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, and other family members who must daily face the pain of losing a loved one to this tragedy of drunk driving.

America's youth are a resource as precious to us as any bestowed upon the land. We have a responsibility to protect and nurture this resource, for out of America's youth the future of the Nation will grow.

Regardless of the wide differences in philosophy and practice between our Nation and the Soviet Union, we should logically share a deep concern over nuclear blackmail by terrorist groups, or the use of nuclear weapons by irresponsible…

We face the unavoidable fact that education in America is in crisis. It needs our undivided attention.

The education of our youth today is our Nation's future prosperity, its future health and well-being, its future security.

Well, if we are going to raise the white flag on budget deficits, surrender to the rising tide of red ink, and capitulate to the mounting debt, then we deserve all the scorn that the citizens of this land may heap upon us.

We must not continue to mortgage our children's future by continuing to pile up ever increasing amounts of Federal debt.

The brain drain is probably the most insidious weapon that is pointed to the heart of this Nation.