Mr. President, today America heard the sad news that George Steinbrenner, one of Major League Baseball's most influential team owners, died at the age of 80. I rise today to express my condolences to George's family and share my intention…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs' Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security be authorized to…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 13, 2010, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. subcommittee…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 13, 2010, at 10 a.m. in SH-216 of the Hart Senate Office Building, to conduct an executive business…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 412, noes 0, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 19, as follows…

I was absent for one rollcall vote. If I had been here, I would have voted ``yes'' on rollcall vote 420. ____________________

I think that the President was right yesterday when he called our friends on the other side of the aisle out of touch. In my hometown of Amsterdam, New York, there are neighbors who are hurting. In some instances, this recession has…

Every dollar we spend in Afghanistan, every life we sacrifice there is a tragic waste that does not enhance the security of the United States. We were attacked on 9/11 by al Qaeda. Al Qaeda had bases in Afghanistan. It made sense to go in…

We need this bill. It is the right bill. Without lending from Wall Street, there could be no Main Street. This bill responsibly regulates the former to ensure the vitality of the latter.

I thank the chairman for yielding. Today is truly a historic day largely because of the great, magnificent job of our chairman, Barney Frank, who we are so proud of. Very few people could have marshaled this bill in the way that he did…

Thank you, Chairman Frank, for yielding, for your leadership, and for presiding over the most open and transparent conference process in the history of this Congress. The Dodd-Frank bill is landmark legislation which will protect consumers…

Mr. President, it is with deep sadness that I rise to honor my colleague and friend, Senator Robert C. Byrd. I look at the simple eloquence of the roses and the black felt on his desk, and, sort of, he rises above that and hovers above us…

Thank you, Mr. President. While I will be speaking on the subject of Senator Byrd, I, too, want to join my colleague from Illinois in commending our Senator from Alaska on this issue and so many others. The Senator's staff does not have to…

I want to thank the chairman of the committee for yielding. I guess my appeal has to deal with America. I think that our great country and its successes is really not just due to investments, but the investments that we have in people who…

I was proud to be a member of the House- Senate conference committee that negotiated the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act, and I will strongly support the passage of this agreement. This tough set of…

Mr. President, I rise today in strong support of the conference report for the Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act. First, I would like to commend Senator Dodd for putting forth a comprehensive plan to arm the administration with the…

It is important that voters know whether the ad sponsored by Citizens for a Clean Environment are really bank-rolled by British Petroleum, or perhaps by the Sierra Club, in order to judge the ad's credibility. Now, I know there is a great…

I thank my friend, Chairman Berman, for letting me speak; and I strongly support the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act. I am a proud cosponsor of the bill. This is a bipartisan bill, as you can hear, and…