the country has been facing a growing housing problem that had its origins in the scourge of predatory lending.
Your neighbor's house is on fire, you have a hose, you lend it to them.
Opening statement of Senator Dodd
If we do our job correctly as we begin a new Presidency and a new Congress, we stand on the brink of a new era of Americ...
The threat of terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction still loom large.
Today, we all recognize that if our children fall behind for a decade, America falls behind for a century.
If we get the challenge of educating our children right--and I believe we can--everything else will follow.
This committee and the Congress in its role in foreign policy has been at its strongest when we've been bipartisan.
The world is now, as Senator Dodd said, in the crosscurrents of the most severe global economic contraction since the Gr...
In my view, the Secretary of State's leadership is key, and a well-coordinated strategy including aggressive diplomatic ...
I am fully confident that under your leadership we can restore not only American foreign policy but also our leadership ...
This crisis has inflicted serious and wide-reaching damage from which no nation is immune.
I don't think it's overstating the case to say that you will be inheriting some of the largest and most difficult intern...
grave questions remain as to whether or not we have chosen our battles correctly, pursued the right strategy, defined th...
I think it's, from my perspective, perhaps the very best appointment that President-elect Obama has made.
Today, unemployment is rising. Incomes are stagnating--while at the same time the cost of health care, housing, educatio...
I believe most Americans perceive that, for the last 8 years, we've had a government that has stood with the wealthy and...
I have grown deeply concerned about the direction the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has taken.
