We both agree that Asad needs to go.

When victims do come forward, they deserve justice.

Everybody in this room has heard from me directly.

Robert James Grey, Jr., of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2014.

The progress that Turkey's economy has made over the last several years, I think, has been remarkable.

That starts with accountability, and that means at every level.

Judge Carolyn B. McHugh has displayed exceptional dedication to the legal profession through her work and I am honored to nominate her to serve the American people as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals.

It is imperative that this Congress provide the agencies that are charged with policing the financial markets with the funding that they need.

I want to emphasize to my colleagues the importance of fully funding the SEC.

I announce that the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) are necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 91, nays 7, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 126 Ex.] YEAS--91 Alexander Ayotte…

Mr. President, Food Allergy Awareness Week recognizes how serious and how wide spread food allergies are in this country. One in every 13 children in the United States is affected by a life- threatening food allergy. According to the…

Mr. President, I rise today to recognize a group of American workers celebrating an impressive anniversary this month. On July 1, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Pacific Railroad Act into law and set the Nation on a course to…

Madam President, about an hour ago I was on the telephone with Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel. It was a somber conversation. We were talking about the most recent disclosure yesterday of sexual assault in the military. The Secretary said…

Madam President, once in a while you are lucky enough to meet someone who is down to Earth but uncompromising in their idealism. I met someone just like that in the year 2007, and I hired her for my staff. It was a great decision. For the…

I rise to talk about the continuing toll of gun violence on America and my home State of Illinois. For several months now, New York Times columnist Joe Nocera has published what he calls ``The Gun Report.'' It is a daily compilation of…

Madam President, today the Senate will pass a Water Resources Development Act, or WRDA, for the first time since 2007. I thank my colleagues, chairman Barbara Boxer and ranking member David Vitter of the Environment and Public Works…

I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray), and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mrs. Warren) are necessarily absent. I further announce that, if present and voting, the Senator…

I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) and the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) are necessarily absent.