You laid out the policy China has, which is mercantilism, not free trade.

It is clearly time for a change in strategy. It is time to move beyond just the talking that we have heard and action, serious action.

I am delighted to endorse Mr. Lew's nomination to serve as the next Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

I hope you will be able to work with the Commission, if that is appropriate, but certainly to work with us as we respond to the Commission's recommendations.

Our legislation would give you strength, and I would bet my bottom dollar if this legislation passed and you talked to them, you would find a lot more changes than just talking to them without any--by going into them disarmed, which you…

We want to make sure this is a priority in every jurisdiction around the country.

the talks are intended to resolve -- quote -- 'final status issues around Middle East peace.'

I would say it is because of the policies of the Democratic Majority, most specifically the stimulus--the Economic Recovery Act.

I think that is critically important given the fragile economy we are confronting.

Job creation is number one on the top of my list, and I would say job creation is the number one top of the list, the to-do list, of all Democrats.

Today's Employment Report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that in July, the economy added 71,000 private sector jobs.

That's why the Democratic Congress passed the HIRE Act that gave incentive to small businesses and large businesses to hire unemployed workers with a tax credit.

If we had not taken the steps in the recovery we would be in a Great Depression, not a Recession, and this country would have lost 8.5 million jobs.

America cannot afford to go back to the policies of the prior Administration where we were shedding so many jobs.

I believe underscores the importance of the state aid package that was passed by the Senate yesterday.

Because of Democratic policies and helping to get the economy moving again, we are trending in the right direction.

As we seek to understand and document the damage that's been done to the Gulf, it is critical that the impacts of dispersants and dispersed oil are front and center.

I am a proud co-sponsor of Senator Lautenberg's Safe Dispersants Act which would require more rigorous testing before using dispersants in the future.