It is sickening, frankly, not to have it straightened out.

Like Ronald Reagan, I intend to trust but verify.

Clarity is what works well and finding the actual value, correct?

You were able to fund $1.5 billion in TIGER grants.

Rhode Island could not be more delighted to have obtained $22 million for the Quonset project.

We face twin problems: a dire need for jobs... and a fiscal problem that is looming toward us.

When you put them out to bid, you got $60 billion worth of applications.

We all know that very often maintenance projects are cheaper done early rather than when they are left to further erode and degrade.

It is highway 95. It is pretty central.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you for your statement. I know how busy you are as our Majority Whip and Assistant Majority Leader.

Voting to confirm an individual to the Federal bench is one of the most important and lasting decisions that a Senator can make.

history has shown that what is right and what is popular may from time to time diverge

Judges must respect the role of Congress as representatives of the American people; decide cases based on the law and the facts.

Before we conclude the hearing, I would like to add into the record of this proceeding the statement of our distinguished Chairman, Senator Patrick Leahy, in favor of these nominees.

I am not confident that the military tribunal is, by definition, the better way to go.

I agree with Senator Sessions about the importance of there being a rigorous and formal method for making the determination as to whether a case should proceed in civilian courts or in military tribunals.

I disagree with him that the military tribunal is the right answer in every case; I disagree with him that Mirandizing people is the wrong answer in every case.