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I think that it merits broad bipartisan support. I appreciate very much the efforts that have been made by the chairman and ranking member. Both Senators have worked very closely together to get it to this point. Obviously, there are…

We've lost more lives since he's declared victory than we lost prior to the time he declared victory. And this latest fabrication is yet another illustration of their unwillingness to accept reality.

If this is progress, I don't know how much more progress we can take. I would also say that there is a growing credibility gap between what is said and what is being done.

Well, I think Secretary Rumsfeld's comments are an illustration of the concern that they have about the failure of their policies in Iraq so far.

I have not had any specific report to that regard. But the Senator from Florida has read many of the same news reports I have read, which indicate that CIA personnel take this very seriously, and that to make light of it, to minimize it…

Our view has been from the very beginning that members of the National Guard and Reserves need the opportunity to have access to TRICARE health insurance. And now, on three occasions, the Senate has been on record--with increasing…

This amendment is not offset. Yes, we are told we cannot afford $292 million. We need $2.9 billion. We are told we cannot afford that. I hope someone will come to the floor next week or the week after on the other side and say we cannot…

We ought to have an opportunity to have this open discussion and expression of views without challenging the motives, the patriotism, or the very right of any Senator to express him or herself. Senator Kennedy did that. Many of us have…

I am relating not necessarily to his comments specifically but to this general approach Members on the other side seem to use any time one of those in the Democratic caucus speaks out, expresses him or herself, raises concerns or in some…

How can we assume that coverage would be available in my district or in rural America when it is not available now, and countrywide it is not available in 80 percent of rural districts covered where we have Medicare-covered folks?

I am afraid the Senator from Illinois is exactly right. This is a license to import Third World wage standards into the United States--to turn the clock back 65 years. That is exactly what we are doing. We are telling the workers that you…

It is time for the daily Blue Dog report. Mr. Speaker, it has been 847 days since President Bush and the Republican Party embarked on their economic plan for our country. During that time, the national debt has increased by…

There is one simple explanation for why the Senate has not finished its work: Politics. The majority has been playing politics with this bill and with other issues. That is just not conducive to reaching the good bipartisan outcome we…

I actually thought it was a hoax. I could not believe that we would actually commit $8 million to create a Web site that would encourage investors to bet on futures involving terrorist attacks and public assassinations. For the life of me…

It is my understanding they are actually encouraging investors to trade in this terrorist probability or possibility. Their view is that somehow, by those who invest, in watching or monitoring those who invest, they can better determine…

Each of the items that the Senator from Illinois has reported were on the Web site yesterday: When the first biological attack would occur in Israel, when the King of Jordan might be assassinated. Each of these were listed as possible…

You can't deal with 15 or 20 amendments a day, much less 70 or 80. I think it minimizes, in some ways it demeans the debate about energy policy in this country. To say about important issues such as the ones we have outlined again this…

I complement the distinguished Senator from Louisiana for her bill and her leadership on the issue of mentoring. She knows a great deal about foster care. I am grateful to her for the commitment she had made to the issue. Recent statistics…