The VFW would like this opportunity to thank you for your leadership and the creation of the Post-9/11 GI Bill.

Because of their work, their leadership, the Post-9/11 GI Bill came into being.

85 percent of the Japanese people have a positive opinion about the United States.

You can be at peace with another country, and that country isn't necessarily your friend; you can be friends with a country, and that doesn't necessarily mean that country is your ally.

The past 60 years have produced a dramatically different Asia from the region that had been ravaged by World War II.

The alliance that we have with Japan, I think, is the essential tool for us to remain properly involved in this emerging dynamic in Asia.

I think it's entirely natural that we, in the United States, are focusing on China.

Madam President, again, there are judicial nominees and there are administrative nominees. I ask my friend, the newest Member of the Senate, who comes from a different business than I--I came from the telecom business and he comes from a…

I thank my colleague from Minnesota. In his case in point, we had a judicial nominee endorsed by a Republican Governor, reported out unanimously, filibustered, and then she was confirmed 99 to 0. I respect the traditions of the Senate, but…

Mr. President, I thank the Senator for her comments, again recognizing that some of the judges she is talking about have had bipartisan support. If this was a question of qualifications, it ought to be legitimately questioned and debated…

Madam President, again, this should not fall on partisan lines. We welcome those Senators on the other side of the aisle who are frustrated by this process and want to bring, while respecting the traditions of the Senate, rationality back…

I thank the Senator from Delaware for his comments and perspective. Again, while many of my colleagues talk about this related to judges, we have, as the Senator from Minnesota said, members of the DOJ who are held up. We have a very…

What we have heard in the case of Pennsylvania, as we heard from all of us, is frustration. As the Senator from Colorado said, folks who have legitimate complaints about an individual, whether they are a judge or a Presidential appointee…

I thank the Senator from Colorado for his comments and his great perspective on this issue, and again, part of what he is raising is that we want to consider the rules and traditions. Today, we have all these freshmen and sophomore Members…

I thank the Senator from Ohio. A lot of my colleagues and I talk about judges, but this goes way beyond judges. As a matter of fact, a Senator who has been a leader on this issue, my friend, the Senator from Montana, has come to this floor…

I thank the Senator for those comments, and in the interest of full disclosure, I might try to use that line about idle hands--as a matter of fact, in a speech later this afternoon. I know we have been joined by one more of our freshman…

I thank the Senator from Illinois. Madam President, I think we have had more than a dozen Senators speak this afternoon. I appreciate all of them coming out on relatively short notice. We raised these issues before we went on recess…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 14, 2010, at 2:40 p.m., to hold a European Affairs subcommittee hearing entitled ``Unfinished…