We must, as a country, take stock of where we have been and determine what was and is not acceptable.
We cannot turn the page unless we first read the page.
We need to do so again in these difficult economic times.
I believe that that might best be accomplished though a nonpartisan commission of inquiry.
Should a financial institution that is being bailed out by taxpayers charge those taxpayers 25 or 30 percent interest ra...
I have a hard time understanding how you have put $2.2 trillion at risk without making those names available.
Some of us were very concerned about deregulation.
I find it absolutely extraordinary that...who did you lend the money to? What were the terms of those loans?
Do you think that the repeal of Glass-Steagall was a tragic mistake?
Pay and job tenure should depend on performance, and those which have performed poorly should lose their jobs.
I would like, therefore, to thank Senator Leahy for introducing Senate bill 1653, the Federal Judgeship Act of 2009.
I would also like to thank Senator Whitehouse and Senator Leahy for scheduling this hearing.
Thank you Mr. Chairman for calling this hearing today which focuses on such an important issue for every Member of this ...
we should be a little bit embarrassed that some of the technologies that we created in this Country are now being aggres...
For many years now, at least for the last 8 years, the rest of this planet has been wondering what the United States of ...
I think one of the issues that we have to address is not just the cost of addressing the crisis of global warming, it is...
I think the evidence seems to suggest that if we do not act aggressively in cutting back on greenhouse gas emissions and...
this is not just an American crisis, this is an international crisis.
