Duncan has shown himself to be a hands-on practitioner who will shape his strategy for change from lessons learned during his years of impro...
I urge the Senate to confirm his nomination as quickly as possible.
Your life is one that epitomizes the American Dream, and your dedication to public service is admirable and should serve as an example to yo...
I think we did wind up with a situation where we have preserved pensions for people, as well as kept the companies in business.
Personal attacks? I don't think that has a place in what we're doing.
If confirmed, would you pledge to cooperate in this type of a working relationship with all Senators on this committee, Democrat or Republic...
The current data and methodology for determining prevailing rates has been criticized as being highly unscientific, error-filled.
While we don't always agree and won't always agree, we have both put concrete healthcare proposals on the table for discussion.
I would also like to congratulate Senator Daschle on his appointment and welcome this former colleague and member of this institution.
Senator Kennedy and I also have a track record of finding solutions for problems Americans face on the domestic policy front.
The budget proposes raising the effective tax rate from 35 percent to 41, 42 percent.
We also keep talking about being bipartisan, but we do not act bipartisan.
Well, we were also told that with the first TARP that that money would go to buy toxic assets.
Nobody in America, I think, believes that we can spend the $700 billion or the $820 billion efficiently.
I know that the members of this committee take the advice and consent clause of the Constitution seriously.
I personally believe that we should have been offsetting some of the spending in this stimulus bill today.
Every independent group that has looked at this... has said that this carbon tax... represents a $300-billion-a-year increase in revenues.
One of the things that has to happen around here is we have to restore confidence in the American people.
