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

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.

I do rise in support of the tax reform proposals that have been offered by the Republican Congress. Yesterday I presided over the Senate for an hour and listened to an hour of Republican bashing on taxes. I am here today to proudly say…

in light of the assurances I have received from the chairman of the committee, and from his staff regarding the Presidential reporting requirements contained in the bill, I will withdraw my amendment. I look forward to debating this issue…

as one of the newly elected freshmen it is a great honor and a privilege to have this chance to extend my congratulations and best wishes to the president of the senior class-- Strom Thurmond. A term of service that began on December 24…

I rise today to again voice my strong support for S. 4, the Family Friendly Workplace Act. I have listened to several of my colleagues speak about this important and necessary legislation. I want to especially commend Senator DeWine for…

first I want to commend the Senators and staff who have committed so much time to the reauthorization of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act. It is a good bill that incorporates the insights and experiences of the hundreds of…

I am proud today to join the Senator from Pennsylvania and my other colleagues in voicing support for H.R. 1122, the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1997. I was an original cosponsor of the Senate version of this bill, and I commend my…

I rise today not only as a proud original cosponsor of S. 4, the Family Friendly Workplace Act, but also as a parent of three wonderful children. I am a working parent of three wonderful children. Many of my colleagues know from personal…

one of the charges made consistently during the weeks of debate over this treaty is the charge that supporters of this treaty desired to see chemical weapons abolished from the earth, while opponents have no such interest. Nothing could be…

I do rise in support of the Assisted Suicide Restriction Act of 1997, H.R. 1003. ... It is important that we as a Congress reaffirm our commitment to the sanctity of human life in all its stages. This is one of the primary duties of the…

I, too, want to urge all my colleagues to vote for the balanced budget constitutional amendment. As the only accountant in the U.S. Senate, I have been interested in the various accounting issues that have been brought up as part of this…

When we woke up this morning, I wonder how many of us paused to reflect on the great gift we have been given--the gift of our freedom. It is a special gift, but so many of us take it for granted, even though we paid for it at quite a heavy…

the constitutional amendment that I support recognizes the red that is out there on the end as well as the green and recognizes a need to stop doing to Social Security what that huge green there shows at the present time. I am saying that…

I appreciate all the words that have been said here this morning, particularly those that call for us to do a bipartisan consensus. I am a big believer in the U.S. Constitution. I carry my own copy of the U.S. Constitution. In article V it…

Does this mean under this that if education is more than a $5 billion expenditure, that education would be a capital expenditure?