HARKIN, TOM (a Senator from Iowa)
Addresses
Seeds and Science—Henry A. Wallace on Agriculture and Human Progress: John C. Culver, S9644
Amendments offered by, to
Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S645 [31JA], S835, S838, S850, S851, S852 [1FE], S966, S967, S968, S969, S975, S989 [6FE], S1015, S1017, S1018, S1027, S1028, S1040, S1049, S1140, S1141 [7FE]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8546, S8556, S8580 [23JY]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 2880), S403, S439, S516, S520 [26JA]
———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1671, S1773 [11MR], S1811, S1870 [12MR], S1985 [13MR], S2040, S2108, S2127 [14MR], S2172, S2203 [15MR]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8136, S8148, S8167, S8222, S8294, S8295, S8296 [18JY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5100 [15MY], S5202 [16MY], S5224, S5271 [17MY], S5321, S5322, S5384 [20MY]
California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2873, S2895 [26MR]
Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (H.R. 1114), S7907, S7912 [16JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6393, S6412 [18JN], S6495, S6540 [19JN], S6870, S6871, S6888, S6897 [25JN], S6928, S6961, S7042 [26JN], S7130, S7190 [27JN]
———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7828, S7829 [12JY], S7906 [16JY], S7937, S7965, S7997, S8029 [17JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10168, S10202 [10SE], S10478 [12SE]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9142, S9145, S9146, S9147, S9163 [30JY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9916, S9927, S9932, S9969, S9976 [5SE]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1959), S9042, S9075 [29JY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8781, S8874 [25JY]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3603, S3675, S3679 [18AP]
Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4344 [29AP]
Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8136, S8148, S8167, S8222, S8294, S8295, S8296 [18JY]
Ships and vessels: revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine (H.R. 1350), S11074, S11095 [20SE]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2854, Agricultural Market Transition Act, S1899 [12MR]
———H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, S2309 [19MR]
———H.R. 3540, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S8964 [26JY]
———H.R. 3603, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S8616 [24JY]
———H.R. 3610, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S8070 [18JY]
———H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S9287 [31JY]
———H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget reconciliation, S8532 [23JY]
Articles and editorials
Chairman Greenspan, Retired, Mortimer B. Zuckerman, U.S. News & World Report (publication), S1271 [20FE]
Chrystal Earns High Russian Honor, Butch Heman, Carroll (IA) Daily Times Herald, S9631
Cut and Be Prosperous, Felix G. Rohatyn, Wall Street Journal, S6202 [13JN]
Defraud America Week, Des Moines (IA) Register, S5734 [4JN]
Economy—Even the Fed's Greenspan Is Fallible When Trying To Predict a Recession, David Wessel, Wall Street Journal, S1272 [20FE]
Fear of Inflation Is Stifling the Nation—An Outdated Obsession Is Depriving Us of Greater Wealth, Felix G. Rohatyn, Time (publication), S6202 [13JN]
Greenspan's Rotten Record, Don Hays, Investor's Business Daily (publication), S6198 [13JN]
India Denies Atom-Test Plan but Then Turns Ambiguous, John F. Burns, New York (NY) Times, S488 [26JA]
Inflation-Wary Fed Costs Jobs, Critics Say, Patrice Hill, Washington (DC) Times, S6206 [13JN]
Mark of Friendship, Des Moines (IA) Register, S9632
Merger Mania, Lawrence J. Korb, Brookings Review (publication), S7999 [17JY]
Nuclear Danger in South Asia, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S489 [26JA]
Pakistan Accuses the U.S. of Meddling Over Killings, Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, S489 [26JA]
Preparing Students for the Coming Century, Lester C. Thurow, Washington (DC) Post, S3315
Reforming Welfare and Partisan Politics Should Be Separate, Mason City (IA) Globe-Gazette, S6671
Russia Found a Good Friend in Outspoken Iowan, Rainbow Rowell, Omaha (NE) World-Herald, S9632
Russian Friendship Honor to Chrystal, Jerry Perkins, Des Moines (IA) Register, S9631
Sleeping With the Devil—Bill Clinton Will Lose the 1996 Election Unless He Changes His Economic Strategy. Dumping Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan Would Be a Good Start, William Greider, International Economy (publication), S1065 [7FE]
U.S. Suspects India Prepares To Conduct Nuclear Test, Tim Weiner, New York (NY) Times, S488 [26JA]
VA Official Warns of Future Iowa Cuts, Lyle Muller, Cedar Rapids (IA) Gazette, S9928 [5SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Agriculture: waive prohibition on the termination of Conservation Reserve Program contracts for certain lands (see S. 1822), S5649 [24MY]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see S. 1650), S3156 [28MR]
Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see S. 2094), S11033 [19SE]
Contracts: establish limitations on taxpayer-financed compensation for defense contractors (see S. 2081), S10684 [17SE]
Dept. of Defense: reduce appropriation levels to original budget request (see S. 2080), S10684 [17SE]
———require cockpit voice recorders and flight data recorders in non-combat aircraft (see S. 1671), S3311 [15AP]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in educational activities (see S. 2145), S11539 [27SE]
Government: prohibit procurement of goods from businesses that hire illegal aliens (see S. 1692), S3792 [22AP]
INS: require certain personnel levels in each State (see S. 1691), S3792 [22AP]
Members of Congress: discontinue health insurance portability until health insurance portability is available to all U.S. citizens (see S. 1876), S6225 [13JN]
Taxation: dependent care tax credit (see S. 2148), S11540 [27SE]
———treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship (see S. 1637), S2646 [21MR]
———treatment of postsecondary and employer-provided education expenses (see S. 1670), S3311 [15AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (see S. 1743), S5773 [4JN]
———improve reporting and ensure competitiveness in the livestock industry (see S. 1949), S7762 [11JY]
American Discovery Trail: establish (see S. 1725), S4618 [2MY]
American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see S. 953), S3633 [18AP]
America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership: establish (see S. 2020), S9554 [2AU]
Aviation: prohibit smoking on domestic and foreign airline flights (see S. 1524), S346 [24JA]
Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see S. Res. 241), S3311 [15AP]
Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room in the Capitol as the Mark O. Hatfield Room (see S. Res. 298), S11169 [24SE]
———designate section of Senate balcony as Robert J. Dole Balcony (see S. Res. 258), S6082 [11JN]
Consolidated Farm Service Agency: provide grace period for lending to delinquent borrowers (see S. 1690), S3792 [22AP]
Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see S. 1890), S6517 [19JN]
———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see S. Res. 263, 265), S6408, S6411 [18JN]
———efforts to reduce interstate street gang and organized crime activity (see S. 1700), S4063 [24AP]
———interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims relative to stalking (see S. 1729), S5692 [3JN]
———nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (see S. 1675), S8643 [24JY]
———restitution for victims (see S. 173), S1461 [29FE]
Dept. of Agriculture: authority to transfer funds to WIC Farmers' Market Program (see S. 2155), S11720 [28SE]
Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see S. Res. 241), S3311 [15AP]
Dept. of Justice: compile and publish data on hate crimes (see S. 1624), S2327 [19MR]
Dept. of Labor: revise coverage standards for prevailing wage requirements for Federal construction projects (see S. 1183), S589 [31JA]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (see S. 2008), S9295 [31JY]
Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act: reauthorize (see S. 1757), S5004 [14MY]
Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see S. 684), S3405 [16AP]
Drugs: prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (see S. 1965), S8013 [17JY]
ERISA: treatment of pension assets by insurance companies (see S. 1400), S919 [6FE]
Federal employees: access to hearing care services by audiologists (see S. 800), S3733 [19AP]
Firearms: prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (see S. 1632), S10201 [10SE]
Harold Hughes Commission on Alcoholism: establish (see S. 1944), S7762 [11JY]
Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (see S. 2091), S10837 [18SE]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 1028), S3405 [16AP]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1578), S1345 [27FE]
IRS: safeguard taxpayer rights (see S. 258), S4723 [6MY]
Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (see S. 2031), S9554 [2AU]
National Discovery Trails: establish (see S. 1725), S4618 [2MY]
National Silver Haired Congress: convene (see S. Con. Res. 52), S3487 [17AP]
Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see S. 1646), S4627 [2MY]
NIH: establish National Center for Pain Research (see S. 1955), S7887 [16JY]
Northern Great Plains Rural Development Commission: extension (see S. 2066), S10327 [11SE]
Nursing homes: nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (see S. 1900), S6719 [24JN]
Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see S. Res. 249), S3731 [19AP]
Public welfare programs: reform (see S. 1867), S8555 [23JY]
Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see S. 2123), S11294 [25SE]
Small business: reform regulatory process (see S. 942), S2244 [18MR]
Taxation: church pension benefit plans (see S. 881), S279 [22JA]
———permit opponents of war to designate tax payments to a Peace Tax Fund (see S. 1663), S3216 [29MR]
———provide incentives for businesses to create new jobs and to prevent jobs from moving overseas (see S. 1597), S2659 [21MR]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see S. 1715), S4316 [29AP]
———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see S. 1553), S1654 [7MR]
———treatment of businesses operating abroad (see S. 1928), S7493 [9JY]
———treatment of homemakers' individual retirement accounts (see S. 287), S3023 [27MR]
U.S. Tourism Organization: establish (see S. 1735), S7676 [10JY]
Excerpts
``Future of Capitalism,'' Lester C. Thurow, S6570-S6572 [20JN]
Letters
Allied burden sharing for maintenance and operation of military personnel and installations: Jill Lancelot, Taxpayers for Common Sense (organization), S7133 [27JN]
———Tom Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, S7133 [27JN]
Education programs funding level, S1813 [12MR]
———Cynthia S. Cramer, S1812 [12MR]
———John E. and Lois M. Behrens, S1813 [12MR]
———Kathy Behrens, S1812 [12MR]
———Linda Wetter, S1812 [12MR]
———Mary Ann Brincks, S1812 [12MR]
———Renee Genter, S1813 [12MR]
———Tom Farner, S1812 [12MR]
Effects of Government shutdown on Dept. of HHS: June Gibbs Brown, Dept. of HHS, S438 [26JA]
Health care programs abuse: June Gibbs Brown, Dept. of HHS, S364 [25JA]
Medicare waste, fraud and abuse: June Gibbs Brown, Dept. of HHS, S9543 [2AU]
Prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions: Danielle Brian, Project on Government Oversight (organization), S8001 [17JY]
———James M. Carroll, AFL-CIO, S8001 [17JY]
———Jill Lancelot, Taxpayers for Common Sense (organization), S8001 [17JY]
———John R. Luckey, Congressional Research Service, S8004 [17JY]
———Lawrence J. Korb, Brookings Institution, S7999 [17JY]
State VA programs funding: John T. Carson, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S9928 [5SE]
———Kristin Waldron, American Legion, S9929 [5SE]
———M. Terry Lipovac, VFW, S9930 [5SE]
———Robert O. Steben, AMVETS, S9930 [5SE]
Lists
Supporters of legislation prohibiting discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin, S3158 [28MR]
Papers
Allied Burden Sharing for Maintenance and Operation of Military Personnel and Installations, S7132 [27JN]
———Mike Walsh, S7133 [27JN]
Quotations
FRS policies (excerpts), S6573 [20JN]
Prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions: several organizations, S7282 [28JN]
Remarks by, on
Agriculture: continuation of the Farmer-Owned Reserve Program, S1037 [7FE]
———improve operation of certain programs, S365 [25JA], S487 [26JA], S723 [1FE]
———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, S3080, S3081, S3082 [28MR]
———improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S1015, S1017, S1018, S1026, S1027, S1028, S1036, S1037, S1039, S1040, S1051, S1053 [7FE]
———provide incentives for the maintenance of farmland in production capacity, S1053 [7FE]
———reform eligibility criteria for the Environmental Quality Incentive Program, S1027, S1028, S1039 [7FE]
———require farmers to plant crops to receive Federal subsidies, S1040 [7FE]
———waive prohibition on the termination of Conservation Reserve Program contracts for certain lands (S. 1822), S5649 [24MY]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), conference report, S9425 [1AU]
America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership: establish (S. 2020), S9559 [2AU]
Animals: improve animal drug approval process (S. 773), S11206 [24SE]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 170), S3196 [29MR]
———making continuing (H.R. 2880), S437, S438, S440, S441 [26JA]
———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1811, S1813, S1832 [12MR], S1952 [13MR], S2040, S2044 [14MR], S2287 [19MR]
———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, S4173, S4174 [25AP]
———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11883, S11908, S11918, S11919, S11932 [30SE]
Bell Telephone Cos.: entrance into the alarm monitoring services market, S689 [1FE]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8088, S8136, S8137, S8138 [18JY], S8494 [23JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), unanimous-consent agreement, S8114 [18JY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5321, S5322 [20MY], S5464, S5469, S5485 [22MY], S5518 [23MY]
Camden, NJ: establish a pediatric intensive care center, S4173 [25AP]
CCC: modify interest rates on loans, S1015, S1017, S1036 [7FE]
Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (H.R. 1114), S7912 [16JY]
———early identification of hearing impaired infants, S4174 [25AP]
———teen pregnancy relative to welfare reform, S5101
Chrystal, John: Russian Order of Friendship award recipient, S9630
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (S. 1650), S3157 [28MR]
Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize, S11883 [30SE]
Consolidated Farm Service Agency: provide grace period for lending to delinquent borrowers (S. 1690), S3793 [22AP]
Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (S. 2094), S11034 [19SE]
Contracts: establish limitations on taxpayer-financed compensation for defense contractors (S. 2081), S10685
Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, S2363, S2365 [20MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: authority to transfer funds to WIC Farmers' Market Program (S. 2155), S11723 [28SE]
———Pesticide Data Program funding, S11932 [30SE]
Dept. of Defense: allied burden sharing for maintenance and operation of military personnel and installations in foreign countries, S7131 [27JN]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S7077, S7131 [27JN], S7282 [28JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), conference report, S11908 [30SE]
———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7968, S7997, S7998, S8000, S8001, S8002, S8003, S8004 [17JY], S8065 [18JY]
———prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions, S7282 [28JN], S7998, S8000, S8001, S8002, S8003, S8004 [17JY], S8065 [18JY]
———reduce appropriation levels to original budget request (S. 2080), S10684
———require cockpit voice recorders and flight data recorders in non-combat aircraft (S. 1671), S3315
Dept. of HHS: additional funding to Office of Inspector General, S440, S441 [26JA]
———convene committee for renaming chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome, S11918, S11919 [30SE]
Dept. of Labor: Joblinks Employment Transportation Center funding, S11918 [30SE]
Dept. of Transportation: payment of certain ocean freight charges for Federal food or export assistance, S11152, S11154 [24SE]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9927, S9928, S9929, S9930, S9931, S9954 [5SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, S11221 [25SE]
Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S363 [25JA]
Drugs: prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (S. 1965), S8022 [17JY], S10721 [17SE]
Education: funding, S1811, S1813 [12MR], S3196 [29MR], S5322 [20MY], S5469 [22MY]
FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, S11941, S11942 [30SE]
Food stamps: use of benefits to purchase nutritional supplements, S1051 [7FE]
Foreign aid: food assistance programs funding, S9425 [1AU]
FRS: impact of interest rates on economic conditions, S6562, S6564, S6569, S6572, S6573, S6579, S6580, S6581 [20JN]
———operations and procedures, S6285, S6288, S6293 [14JN]
Government: prohibit procurement of goods from businesses that hire illegal aliens (S. 1692), S3794
———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S7449, S7450 [9JY]
———shutdown relative to budget process, S438 [26JA]
Greenspan, Alan: nomination to be FRS Chairman, S6197, S6198, S6202, S6203, S6206, S6210 [13JN], S6285, S6288, S6293, S6294 [14JN], S6562, S6564, S6569, S6572, S6573, S6579, S6580, S6581 [20JN]
———performance as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, S1063-S1066 [7FE]
———renomination as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, S1269-S1274 [20FE]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, S9542 [2AU]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3593, S3596, S3604, S3610 [18AP]
———programs funding, S5322 [20MY]
Health Care Financing Administration: determine reimbursement rates for telemedicine services, S3604 [18AP]
Health care programs: combat waste, fraud and abuse, S363, S364 [25JA]
Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4304 [29AP]
India: nuclear weapons proliferation, S487, S488, S489 [26JA]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (S. 1578), S1361
INS: placement of agents in States, S4304 [29AP]
———require certain personnel levels in each State (S. 1691), S3794
Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness, S4840, S4841, S4842, S4843 [8MY]
Law enforcement: community policing programs, S1952 [13MR]
Medicaid: reform, S5321, S5322 [20MY], S5485 [22MY], S8088 [18JY]
Medicare: combat waste, fraud, and abuse, S2040, S2044 [14MR]
———combat waste, fraud and abuse, S3593, S3596 [18AP], S9542 [2AU]
———reform, S363 [25JA], S437 [26JA]
Members of Congress: discontinue health insurance portability until health insurance portability is available to all U.S. citizens (S. 1876), S6237 [13JN]
Minimum wage: impact of increase on nursing home industry, S7450 [9JY]
———level, S7449 [9JY]
National security: national missile defense system (S. 1635), S5734 [4JN]
Office of Rural Health Policy: telemedicine research funding, S2287 [19MR]
Parliamentary inquiry, S441 [26JA]
Public housing: senior citizen assisted housing funding, S11221 [25SE]
Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, S8136, S8137, S8138 [18JY], S8494 [23JY]
———reform, S5101
———reform (S. 1956), S8088, S8136, S8137, S8138 [18JY], S8494 [23JY]
———reform (S. 1956), unanimous-consent agreement, S8114 [18JY]
———require families receiving State assistance to enter into a personal responsibility agreement, S8136 [18JY]
Ships and vessels: rates charged by shipping companies to make vessels available during a national emergency, S11152, S11154 [24SE]
———revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine (H.R. 1350), S11152, S11154 [24SE]
Taxation: treatment of higher education tuition and student loan interest, S5464 [22MY]
———treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship (S. 1637), S2655
———treatment of postsecondary and employer-provided education expenses (S. 1670), S3314
Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, S689, S713 [1FE]
Veterans: funding for State VA programs, S9927, S9928, S9929, S9930, S9931, S9954 [5SE]
Weapons: prevent proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and establish readiness programs for public safety personnel, S7077 [27JN], S7968 [17JY]
Reports
New Garment Workers Study Finds Americans Intolerant of Sweatshops in Garment Industry: Marymount University Center for Ethical Concerns, S11035 [19SE]
Statements
Regulation of Tobacco Industry To Alleviate Health Risks to Children: by, S11199 [24SE]
Summaries
Executive Action on Welfare Reform Relative to Teen Pregnancy, S5101 [15MY]
Texts of
S. 1822, waive prohibition on the termination of Conservation Reserve Program contracts for certain lands, S5649 [24MY]
S. 1876, discontinue health insurance portability for Members of Congress until health insurance portability is available to all U.S. citizens, S6237 [13JN]
Tributes
Culver, John C., S9644
Wallace, Henry A., S9644