We have made all kinds of efforts . . . to help provide the funding necessary to mitigate the damages of flooding at Devils Lake. But I have always insisted, I am not interested in transferring the problem from one region of our State to…

Madam President, let me thank my colleague from the State of Washington. She has been tireless in trying to address these issues, both in legislation and on the floor of the Senate during debate, and it is so important. I, too, voted…

Mr. President, I rise to submit to the Senate the fourth budget scorekeeping report for the 2010 budget resolution. The report, which covers fiscal year 2010, was prepared by the Congressional Budget Office pursuant to section 308(b) and…

Mr. President, I rise in support of the confirmation of Mr. Bernanke to continue as Chairman of the Federal Reserve. I do so, acknowledging that he contributed to the crisis, but also recognizing that without his strong leadership the…

Madam President, today the Senate passed the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as an amendment to H.J. Res. 45. As chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, I ask that the following section-by- section analysis of that act be printed in…

The recommendations of that commission will be brought to a vote in the Senate and in the House.

I believe that job creation is primarily a function of the private sector, but we can do things to provide incentives to them to help them in that effort.

Clearly, the Federal budget is on an unsustainable path, and while nobody can predict at exactly what point excessive debt would lead us to a fiscal crisis, we can all agree that we would rather not find out.

I give the administration high marks for what you have done thus far to avert what I believe would have been a global financial collapse.

In the short term, we have got to strengthen this recovery.

Senator Gregg and I, who joined together after 2 years of working together on a proposal, were delighted to get 53 votes in the Senate.

my understanding that the operations of those institutions are included in the CBO budget numbers now, but not in the OMB numbers.

The suggestion we do not have to do anything is just not being straight with people.

There is really no alternative.

I absolutely respect his independence and his integrity.

I just want to make clear that this Committee fully appreciates not only your professionalism but your integrity.

I believe strongly, it is critically important that we run deficits and add the debt in the short term.

Very few Senators dig into as many topics and as in-depth a way as Senator Wyden.