In fact, you have had the wisdom to encourage some of our new Members to actively participate, and confidence to do that as well. I also do not want to fail to note my colleague from New York, Senator Gillibrand, the Presiding Officer, who…

I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts, and I second what he said about this bill being a win for all. I'm sorry there is so much negativity on the other side of the aisle about this bill. This bill takes care of our energy needs and at…

Thank you, Chairman Levin, and it is good to be here with my friend Dave Camp. Mr. Speaker, this is a good day for Americans, especially for those of us in the United States Congress. As we listen to the partisanship as it relates to the…

Let me again thank the gentlewoman from West Virginia for her hard work on bringing this bill. I think there's no more appropriate thing to do than to celebrate mothers, as we will this Sunday, and celebrate the 100th anniversary of…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, on Sunday, we will be celebrating Mother's Day. On May 9, 2014, we will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of the declaration by President Wilson of having Mother's Day celebrated…

It is my sad duty to inform the Congress that former Congressman Angelo Roncallo of New York passed away this week. Angelo Roncallo was a predecessor of mine in the Third Congressional District. He served from 1973 to 1975. He was Nassau…

Thank you so much for yielding. The entire delegation of New York would ask this body to join with us to pray for the family in hoping that his loss would be made up by the generosity of God in blessing his family for the good work done by…

On rollcall No. 243 I was detained on business. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.'' ____________________

Mr. President, more than 18 months after the collapse of Lehman Brothers put our financial system into a deep freeze, we are at a crossroads in history. We can continue to turn a blind eye to the very real threat that excessive risk taking…

Madam President, last Friday, I introduced S. 3295, the DISCLOSE Act, because Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections. I am joined by 40 of my Senate colleagues as cosponsors. Decades ago, Justice Louis Brandeis…

Mr. President, I wish to announce that the Committee on Rules and Administration will meet on Wednesday, May 5, 2010, at 10 a.m., to hear testimony on ``Voting By Mail: An Examination of State and Local Experiences.'' For further…

I thank the gentleman. So much has been said today about what this bill does. Yet so little is understood, perhaps, about what this bill really does. The bill continues to be a bill I support strongly because, if nothing else, the strength…

Let me thank the chairlady from New York for allowing me this time, and let me share the great respect and admiration that I have for the gentleman from Puerto Rico, a hardworking man. There is no question in my mind that in his heart, he…

I thank the gentleman for the time. My colleagues, I come to you today in a unique situation because, you see, I was born in the territory of Puerto Rico; and by being a resident of New York and having been raised in New York, I am able to…

I thank the gentleman for yielding and for his leadership in so many ways, and I thank my good friend on the other side of the aisle for his leadership on this issue and many others. We are united today in a bipartisan effort, Republicans…

And, Mr. President, I ask if Senator Schumer would also agree that in our State and many other States these agencies provide valuable services to students and families?

Mr. President, I ask does Senator Harkin agree that the Secretary of Education has the authority to contract for these types of services?

Mr. President, as Senator Gillibrand and I have expressed to Senator Harkin, we share Senator Specter's concerns. The citizens of our State rely upon the New York State Higher Education Services Corporation, HESC, to provide similar…