Oh, it was a nice chance to visit with everybody and those of us who are Senators, were able to tell which of our staff worked late.

Now is not the time to play the blame game. We need to focus on immediate assistance and the rebuilding of the region.

I look forward to hearing from SBA Administrator Barreto and Associate Administrator Mitchell about what the SBA has accomplished in response to Katrina.

I introduced sweeping legislation with my Ranking Member Senator Kennedy.

Anything we can do to promote financial literacy will make a difference in this country.

I was mentioning these regulations, these 1,200 pages of regulations. That is what we expect the businessman to know, understand, and implement. Just imagine, Dodd's Bootery in Laramie or Corral West Ranchware in Cheyenne or Bubba's…

Today as Americans head off to work, 17 of them will die and 18,600 of them will be injured on the job. All of us on the Labor Committee have worked very hard to make sure those numbers come down--not go up. We do not want an increase; we…

the first Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety, OEHS Week, August 30 through September 3, 1999, is a reminder that while workers are safer than they used to be, injury, illness--even death--in the workplace is still an…

although workplace injury is a primary focus for IH professionals, they like to point out that safety issues don't disappear in the company parking lot. This awareness gives OEHS Week its second important emphasis--safety in the community…

with more than 5,000 Federal grazing permits scheduled to expire in FY 1999, the Bureau of Land Management, BLM, is hard pressed to meet its September 30 deadline before hundreds of American ranchers are forced to shut down business and…

I rise in support of S. 900, the Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999. I commend the senior Senator from Texas, the chairman of the Banking Committee, Mr. Gramm, for his leadership on this important measure, a bill that will…

No. If you paid the Social Security portion of the debt, you are really taking money out of the bank and putting it right back into the piggy bank. It has to be reloaned. There is no other alternative. Until there is reform on it, there is…

I rise in support of the Social Security lockbox amendment as offered by the distinguished majority leader, Senator Lott, and the Budget Committee chairman, Senator Domenici. You can't spend IOUs. Right now, Social Security is a marked…

I rise to introduce this amendment to the Supplemental Appropriations bill with my colleague, the distinguished Senator from Alabama, Mr. Sessions. This amendment has one very important purpose: to ensure that the rights of this Congress…

Thank you, Mr. President. I particularly thank the Presiding Officer and congratulate him for bringing this education flexibility bill to the floor of the U.S. Senate, where it should have been passed rapidly. It came out of committee…

I offer an amendment to S. 4, the Soldiers', Sailors', Airmen's and Marines' Bill of Rights Act of 1999. The need for this bill is obvious. The Army, Navy, and Air Force are all experiencing recruitment and retention problems that threaten…

This has been a month long ethics and Constitution class--with mandatory attendance. That should have value for each of us. I'm getting more mail each day than I normally get in a month--and most of it is from your constituents. That's…

The SAFE Act's proactive approach to achieving safer workplaces is revolutionary because it empowers both OSHA and the employer.

Today, as Americans head off to work, 17 of them will die and 18,600 of them will be injured on the job.

The SAFE Act strikes a new and healthier balance for America's workers.