I was very pleased to hear you say and each time the President has spoken about it reaffirmed our commitment to ensure that Iran not be perm...
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to begin by thanking you and Ranking Member Bass for your leadership in moving to markup H.R. 1777, the Incr...
You and Congressman Rush have shown incredible leadership in introducing a bill that is both good for our country and good for African natio...
These countries deserve our support and that of the EU.
If we want to stay competitive in a 21st Century economy, then Congress must reauthorize Perkins at a level that will meet the growing deman...
reauthorizing the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act is one of my top priorities.
I do believe that a default on the U.S. debt would be catastrophic.
The jury trial is really a central feature of our justice system as the Founders envisioned it.
judges must respect the role of Congress as representatives of the American people
I think judges are very much continually educated and affected by the public decisionmaking process that they steward.
the important role of the jury not just in our system of justice but also in our system of Government
The process that we go through traditionally involves the input of United States Senators to make recommendations to the President for these...
Thank you very much, Your Honor, and let me offer a general apology on behalf of the Senate as an institution to all of those who were incon...
I have very strong concerns about the violence and general unrest in Iraq, especially since Iraqi people have endured considerable hardships...
What we are essentially trying to do is protect servicemembers from interest rates on credit products that are above 36 percent.
I want to particularly commend Holly Petraeus and her work.
We need to grow the program. I can't do that until we get a bill in 2014.
This is a very small fraction of resources that is going to a very compelling need, in my view, which is housing for low-income.
