You have to get away from the idea of measuring presence to measuring outcome.
If you don't have that support, the program will be undermined.
If those two conditions are met, it is real simple. Do it.
I want to express my strong support for this treaty. And I think we need to move on this.
Education begins at birth, not when children show up in your schools.
that fence is the United States Senate.
I spent a lot of time and started the Children's Caucus with Arlen Specter in the Senate.
I want to congratulate President Obama for this excellent nomination.
I'm delighted to be here this afternoon and to introduce, along with obviously Joe, my great pal and friend here.
I worry deeply that we may change that in such a way that the Senate would lose the essence of its existence.
I wrote the Family and Medical Leave Act, which took 7 years, several vetoes.
If you get that wrong, it doesn't make any difference what you do on the other end.
I will try and be brief with my colleagues.
I think would be unwise to change the current filibuster rule threshold and limit the rights of the Minority.
For over two centuries, the Senate has been the bulwark within our democratic political process of Minority rights and the freedom of speech...
the Founders intended the Senate as a continuing body that allows for open and unlimited debate, and the protection of Minority rights.
I was surprised by that, because I think the overall goal is, what you've said and we all agree with, that we wanted to maintain a safe, sec...
One of the reasons for this provision is that the administration noticed that the Reliable Replacement Warhead (RRW) Program had been cancel...