Congressional Record
106th Congress (1999-2000)
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Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, one item came up in the course of the consideration...
Mr. WELLSTONE. Mr. President, before we proceed, could I ask my colleague, is...
Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, the Senator from Minnesota is correct. Each side...
Mr. WELLSTONE. I thank the Senator.
AMENDMENT NO. 3698
Mr. WELLSTONE. Mr. President, this amendment reinstates the Bush...
Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, the objective of the Wellstone amendment is...
Mr. NICKLES. I announce that the Senator from Utah (Mr. HATCH), is...
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. BOXER), the...
Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. McCONNELL. I move to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 3697
Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the next votes in this...
Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I thank the Chair for trying to get order. Will...
Mr. ROBB. Mr. President, lest there be any confusion on the vote we are about...
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Mr. HELMS. Mr. President, I thank the Chair.
Mr. HELMS. I thank the Chair.
Mr. HARKIN. How much time remains?
Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, let's make it clear. We are not talking about an...
Mr. SPECTER. I move to table the amendment, and I ask for the yeas and nays.
Mr. NICKLES. I announce that the Senator from Utah (Mr. HATCH) is...
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. BOXER), the...
Mr. HELMS. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. SANTORUM. I move to lay that motion on the table.
Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator HELMS, I ask unanimous...
Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. GRAMM. I move to lay that motion on the table.
AMENDMENT NO. 3699
Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, this is a simple amendment. It fully funds the...
Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, the education budget now is $4.5 billion over last...
Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I move to waive the applicable sections of that act...
Mr. NICKLES. I announce that the Senator from Utah (Mr. HATCH) is...
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. BOXER), the...
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Mr. SPECTER addressed the Chair.
AMENDMENTS NOS. 3700 THROUGH 3731, EN BLOC
Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I now ask for the adoption of the managers' package...
AMENDMENT NO. 3700
Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I rise today in support of the Collins-Reed...
AMENDMENT NO. 3701
AMENDMENT NO. 3702
Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I am pleased that the managers have accepted the...
Mr. FEINGOLD. Thank you. I would like to commend my friend and colleague from...
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Ms. COLLINS. These grants will be awarded on a competitive basis by the Health...
Mr. FEINGOLD. Thank you. I would also like to stress that these grants are...
AMENDMENT NO. 3703
AMENDMENT NO. 3704
AMENDMENT NO. 3705
Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. President, last year, on October 7, during the consideration of...
Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, in October, 1999, I came to the Senate floor to speak...
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AMENDMENT NO. 3706
Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I want to take a moment to thank Senators...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, those who drop out of high school are at a greater...
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AMENDMENT NO. 3707
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
AMENDMENT NO. 3708
Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I rise today today with my colleagues, Senators...
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AMENDMENT NO. 3709
Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I rise today to offer an amendment regarding...
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Mr. REED. Mr. President, I am pleased to join my colleague Senator...
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AMENDMENT NO. 3710
Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President, I thank the Senate managers for...
AMENDMENT NO. 3711
Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I thank the chairman, Senator SPECTOR, and the...
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Mr. SPECTER. I would like to commend the Senator from Connecticut for bringing...
Mr. HARKIN. I would like to associate myself with the remarks of my Chairman...
AMENDMENT NO. 3712
AMENDMENT NO. 3713
AMENDMENT NO. 3714
AMENDMENT NO. 3715
Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I rise to support the increase in funding for the...
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AMENDMENT NO. 3716
AMENDMENT NO. 3717
Mr. DEWINE. Mr. President, I rise today to thank the Chairman of the...
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AMENDMENT NO. 3718
AMENDMENT NO. 3719
AMENDMENT NO. 3720
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AMENDMENT NO. 3721
AMENDMENT NO. 3722
AMENDMENT NO. 3723
AMENDMENT NO. 3724
Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, on behalf of the cosponsors of this amendment I...
AMENDMENT NO. 3725
AMENDMENT NO. 3726
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AMENDMENT NO. 3727
AMENDMENT NO. 3728
AMENDMENT NO. 3729
AMENDMENT NO. 3730
AMENDMENT NO. 3731
LOSS OF AMERICA'S CIVIC MEMORY
Mr. LIEBERMAN. Mr. President, I come today to the floor of this Chamber, which...
Mr. LIEBERMAN. I do so because I believe all of us--elected officials,...
Mr. LIEBERMAN. I will read a few excerpts, because I think they uniquely speak...
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Exhibit 1
Losing America's Memory--Historical Illiteracy in the 21st Century
INTRODUCTION
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CONCLUSION
Exhibit 2
STATEMENTS SUBMITTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL PRESS CONFERENCE ON...
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Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, if there is any issue about the pendency of the...
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Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, parliamentary inquiry. Are we now ready for third...
Mr. GRAMM. Mr. President, I renew my point of order.
TRAINING NEEDS FOR APPROPRIATE USE OF SECLUSION AND RESTRAINT
Mr. LIEBERMAN. Will the Chairman of the Labor Health and Human Services...
Mr. SPECTER. I will be pleased to yield for a question from the Senator from...
Mr. LIEBERMAN. First, I want to compliment the chairman and the ranking member,...
Mr. SPECTER. I thank both Senators DODD and LIEBERMAN for their...
Mr. LIEBERMAN. I thank the Chairman for his continuing leadership on this matter.
Mr. DODD. I would like to also thank the Chairman and the Ranking Member for...
Mr. SPECTER. Yes. It seems to me that such groups would be strong competitors...
MEDICARE CONTRACTOR FUNDING
Mr. CRAIG. I am concerned about the funding level for Medicare contractors. The...
Mr. DORGAN. I want to make it clear that funding to assure the timely and...
Mr. SPECTER. I understand the issues both Senators are raising and the...
HCFA COVERAGE CHANGE
Mr. HOLLINGS. Mr. President, I rise today to discuss an issue of importance to...
Mr. SPECTER. I thank my colleague from South Carolina for bringing this matter...
Mr. HARKIN. I agree with the comments of the chairman.
Mr. HOLLINGS. I thank the distinguished chairman and ranking member of the...
MEDICARE INTEGRITY PROGRAM
Mr. HARKIN. I am very concerned about the proposed $50 million funding cut to...
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Mr. GRASSLEY. I've long been committed to the effective and efficient...
Mr. SPECTER. Please rest assured that during conference, I will try to keep MIP...
OUTREACH SERVICES
Mr. DEWINE. Mr. President, as Chairman of the Aging Subcommittee I would...
Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I would like to thank the Senator from Ohio for his...
Mr. DEWINE. Mr. President, I appreciate the comments from the gentleman...
Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I consider the interests of older Americans,...
HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE
Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I rise today with the Chairman of the Senate...
Mr. SPECTER. I am familiar with the horrible effects of Huntington's disease....
Ms. MIKULSKI. The people of Maryland appreciate this support by the NIH and...
Mr. SPECTER. I understand the Senator's concerns. The Committee has included...
Ms. MIKULSKI. I thank the Chairman for his attention to Huntington's disease....
STRATEGIC PLAN FOR PKD
Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I wonder if my distinguished colleague, the senior...
Mr. SPECTER. I would be happy to answer questions on this issue.
Mr. SANTORUM. I thank the Chairman. I know that you are very much ...
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Mr. SPECTER. As the Senator knows, we are entering the third year of a...
Mr. SANTORUM. I thank my esteemed colleague for his help in this matter.
OCULAR ALBINISM
Mr. BROWNBACK. I rise today to bring to the attention of the senate the serious...
Mr. SPECTER. Ocular Albinism is one of the many diseases being researched by...
Mr. BROWNBACK. In consideration of the severity of this disease and the paucity...
Mr. SPECTER. I agree with my colleague and thank him for brining it to the...
Mr. BROWNBACK. I thank the Chairman of the Subcommittee and commend him for his...
FEDERAL FAMILY STATISTICS
Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I rise today to engage in a brief, but important...
Mr. SPECTER. Senator BROWNBACK, I appreciate the work that you have put...
Mr. BROWNBACK. I thank the subcommittee chairman. Mr. Chairman, I should add...
Mr. SPECTER. I thank my colleague from Kansas for his work on this issue.
Mr. BROWNBACK. I thank the Chairman.
STRENGTHEN OUR SISTERS
Mr. TORRICELLI. Mr. President, I rise to ask the distinguished managers of the...
Mr. SPECTER. I would be happy to consider a request from by colleague from New...
Mr. TORRICELLI. I rise in support of Strengthen Our Sisters, a non-profit,...
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Mr. SPECTER. In the past, we have faced difficult choices in making a...
Mr. TORRICELLI. I thank my distinguished colleague for his assistance with this...
COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL REFORM FUNDING IN LABOR HHS APPROPRIATIONS BILL
Mr. BINGAMAN. Senator Lugar, I know you're aware of the tremendous good that...
Mr. LUGAR. I agree that few areas of our education funding can have a more...
Mr. BINGAMAN. The notion of systematic, comprehensive reform is inherently...
Mr. LUGAR. Success for All is an exemplary research-based reform program. I...
Mr. BINGAMAN. It is clear that as we seek ways to assist resource-poor and...
Mr. SPECTER. Senators LUGAR and BINGAMAN make some very valid...
Mr. HARKIN. I agree that the comprehensive school reform program has had a...
RELIEF FOR DISPLACED COAL WORKERS IN INDIANA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I have sought recognition to discuss with Chairman...
Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I want to thank my friend, the Senator from...
GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
Mr. MACK. Will the Chairman of the Labor, Health and Human Services and...
Mr. SPECTER. I will be pleased to yield to the Senator from Florida for a...
Mr. MACK. I was most pleased to see that the Senate report accompanying this...
Mr. SPECTER. I would be pleased to look at this matter between now and the time...
Mr. GRAHAM. I understand that the Health Care Financing Administration has now...
Mr. MACK. I thank the Chairman for his response to our inquiry.
CHILD HEALTH INSTITUTE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW...
Mr. TORRICELLI. I rise for the purpose of engaging the Chairman, Mr....
Mr. SPECTER. I'd be happy to join my colleague from New Jersey in a colloquy.
Mr. TORRICELLI. I would like to take this opportunity to express my support for...
Mr. SPECTER. I thank my colleague for his comments. We have received numerous...
ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE
Mr. COCHRAN. It is my understanding that, in view of the pressing need to deal...
Mr. SPECTER. That is correct.
Mr. KENNEDY. I commend my colleagues, Senator SPECTER and Senator...
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LEAST TOXIC PESTICIDES POLICIES
Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I thank the Senator from California for bringing...
Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I will also work to see that language is included...
Mrs. BOXER. I thank my collegues.
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING GRANTS FOR DISLOCATED WORKER EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING...
Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I would like to raise the issue of how the United...
Mr. SPECTER. I understand the concerns raised by the distinguished Senator from...
Mr. DOMENICI. I thank the distinguished Chairman for his consideration and...
LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Mr. WELLSTONE. I rise in hope that Chairman SPECTER and Ranking...
Mr. SPECTER. As you know, this is a very difficult year for appropriators. The...
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Mr. JEFFORDS. First, Mr. Chairman, let me thank you for your hard work on this...
Mr. HARKIN. I agree that the importance of LIHEAP advance funding has been...
Mr. WELLSTONE. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member HARKIN and...
CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING
Mr. BENNETT. I would like to thank the subcommittee chairman for including a...
Mr. SPECTER. I appreciate the Senator bringing this to my attention, and am...
Mr. BENNETT. The National Council on Independent Living and individuals in my...
Mr. SPECTER. I thank the Senator. I appreciate the Senator's sensitivity to...
Mr. BENNETT. I appreciate the chairman's consideration. It is my hope that we...
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
Mr. SCHUMER. First, Mr. President, I would like to thank Senator SPECTER...
Mr. HARKIN. I thank the Senator for his kind words and would be happy to engage...
Mr. SCHUMER. In Fiscal Year 2000, Congress provided a 1.2 percent inflationary...
Mr. HARKIN. I am pleased to help the Senator from New York and his colleagues...
Mr. SPECTER. I thank the Senator from New York for his effort on this issue and...
Mr. SCHUMER. I thank the Chair.
ADVANCED PLACEMENT FUNDING
Mr. BINGAMAN. Senators SPECTER and HARKIN, I'd like to express my...
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Mr. HARKIN. I agree wholeheartedly with you on the importance of ensuring that...
Mr. BINGAMAN. I also want to share my thanks for the Committee's attention to...
Mr. SPECTER. I agree that Advanced Placement programs can be extremely valuable...
SMALLER LEARNING COMMUNITIES FUNDING IN LABOR HHS APPROPRIATIONS BILL
Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I wanted to take a moment to reiterate my hope...
Mr. HARKIN. I thank the Senator for sharing your knowledge on this...
Mr. SPECTER. Senator BINGAMAN has made some very valid points with...
RURAL HEALTHCARE NEEDS
Mr. BURNS. I would like to engage my colleagues from Pennsylvania and Iowa on a...
Mr. SPECTER. I understand the Senator's concerns and agree with him about the...
Mr. HARKIN. As a Senator from Iowa, I understand quite well the challenges to...
Mr. BURNS. The second concern is the fact that there is a need for additional...
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Mr. SPECTER. We have rural states in need of programs which improve both access...
Mr. HARKIN. I understand the nature of the problem in Montana requires...
LEAP FUNDING
Mr. REED. Mr. President, I rise to engage Senators SPECTER and...
Mr. SPECTER. I would yield to the Senator from Rhode Island.
Mr. REED. I thank the Senator. Does the Senator share my concern about...
Mr. SPECTER. I share the Senator's support for our Subcommittee's funding level...
Mr. HARKIN. I would also like to voice my support for preserving the...
Mr. REED. I thank my colleagues, and I yield the floor.
THE ROLE OF HUMAN FACTORS RESEARCH IN REDUCING MEDICAL ERRORS
Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, will the Chairman yield for a question?
Mr. SPECTER. I will be pleased to yield.
Mr. BINGAMAN. First, I want to compliment the Chairman and the Ranking Member...
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I also want to express my support for the efforts...
Mr. BINGAMAN. In hearings before the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions...
Mr. SPECTER. I thank the Senator from New Mexico and the Senator from Nevada...
Mr. BINGAMAN. I thank the Chairman for his response.
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I know that Senators SPECTER and...
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Mr. MCCAIN. Mr. President, this appropriation bill contains funding for...
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Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, the Labor, Health and Human Services appropriations...
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Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I support the Fiscal Year 2001 appropriations bill for...
Mr. KOHL. Mr. President, I rise in support of final passage of the FY 2001...
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Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I rise today to raise a very important issue...
Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I rise today to address an issue that Senator...
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Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I strongly support advanced appropriations for the...
Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I rise today to discuss the critical importance of...
Mr. KYL. Mr. President, today the Senate is voting on final passage of the...
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Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, before moving to final passage, I thank my...
Mr. NICKLES. I announce that the Senator from Utah (Mr. HATCH) is...
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. BOXER), the...
Mr. COVERDELL. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. SPECTER. I move to lay that motion on the table.
Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I want to say a public thank you to our chairman,...
Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, in all the years I have been on this committee and...
Mr. DOMENICI. I would be glad to yield a minute to Senator SPECTER.
Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I thank my distinguished colleague from Iowa for...
Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, if the Senator will yield, I was remiss. Someone...
Mr. SPECTER. Senator STEVENS did an extraordinary job as we moved...
Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I congratulate Senator SPECTER and Senator...
Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I rise to express my regret that I was unable to...
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Mr. ABRAHAM. Mr. President, during the debate on the Labor-Health & Human...
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