I want to thank you for your commitment to work on this.

When you are having 50 percent nationwide unemployment in Indian Country, you almost don't know where to start.

One of the schools that I am talking about that needs to be replaced at Leech Lake has like waterfalls in it because of the plumbing doesn't work.

There just seems to be a lack of transparency in the Bureau of Indian Affairs on that.

I think that these loan guaranty programs I think are a critical element, but at this point are very much under-funded.

I would like to add, if I could, that if you look at the countries that are exporting the most panels worldwide, they are the ones that typically have the best domestic markets.

What would be some of the things that would be helpful in terms of getting our--we have been importing so many products, whether it is wind or solar, from other places--getting our manufacturing going and then have us start exporting…

I yield the floor and suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for 8 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Mr. Franken pertaining to the introduction of S. 2952 are located in today's…

Mr. President, today I want to talk about jobs. Lately it seems that everyone says they want to talk about jobs and that we will get around to tackling jobs next week or the week after. I would like to kick off the discussion today, right…

I urge my colleagues to join me in quickly moving forward on a bill to put Americans back to work. I urge them to join me in support of the SEED Act, Strengthening our Economy through Employment and Development. Mr. President, I ask…

Madam Speaker, Due to unforeseen circumstances, I was not able to make it to the floor for votes. Had I been in attendance, I would have voted as following: On passage of H. Res. 990 under suspension of the rules. ``yea''; on passage of H…

Mr. President, I rise to speak in support of amendment No. 3302, the bipartisan task force for responsible fiscal action, offered by my colleagues Senator Conrad and Senator Gregg. I was an early sponsor of this amendment from the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Merkley). Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, I come to the floor today to call attention to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Haiti and to the plight of the many Haitian children who have been adopted by American families and are still waiting to be brought from the…

I appreciate the front-line work that you and Secretary Clinton have done.

I hope that, going forward, other Senators will adopt what I call 'the Hoosier approach' of working across party lines to select consensus nominees.

When a judicial nominee from Indiana comes before this Committee, our colleagues can be confident that the name being put forward enjoys bipartisan support.