I am proud to cast my vote today to end the unjust and misguided policy of Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Our Nation faces great challenges and is currently at war. We need highly qualified military personnel with a wide range of abilities…

I thank the gentlelady for yielding. I too come here tonight to honor my good friend Chairman Oberstar, and I honor him for all that he is and all that he's not. Chairman Oberstar is definitely a pursuer of excellence. Everything he does…

Mr. President, after careful deliberation, I have decided to support the bipartisan tax agreement. If Congress does not pass this agreement, taxes will rise for all middle class families. Unemployment insurance will end for millions of…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in strong support. It's a privilege to rise today in support of S. 1275 and its companion, H.R. 4322, which is an act to create the National Foundation on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition, which is…

Mr. President, I take this time to talk about the Tax Relief Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act, the tax package, the Senate amendment No. 4753. This is the tax bill we have been talking about for the last several…

I thank the gentlelady for yielding. I thank the two distinguished United States Senators from Minnesota for joining us this evening on the floor. This is a sad day for America--not this particular day--but it is a sad event that an…

Mr. President, one of the most solemn obligations of Senators is try impeachments. The Constitution provides that the Senate shall have the ``sole power to try all impeachments,'' and that ``all civil officers of the United States shall be…

Mr. President, the Internet has had a profound impact on the daily lives of millions of Americans by enhancing communications, commerce, education, and socialization between and among persons regardless of their location. However…

I welcome Christilene Whalen, a member of the United States Navy Chaplain Corps. She led us in prayer today. She serves at the Naval Air Station in Patuxent River in Maryland, where she ministers to sailors, military families, and, I might…

I thank the gentleman for yielding me 1 minute. I am about to lose my magic 1 minute, and I lament that fact, but it is a fact. But I have not lost it yet. I am going to use that minute to speak for children who didn't break the law, who…

Mr. President, I rise today to commemorate one of the greatest recent achievements in women's health--the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Office of Research on Women's Health at the National Institutes of Health. I could not be…

True leaders. Jim Oberstar is one who we know that even in those moments, as the Greek theologian Swindoll said, when he was unseen, unnoticed, unappreciated and unapplauded that he still did the right thing. That's what leadership is all…

I want to thank the gentleman for yielding, and I certainly support the legislation, but I wanted to take a moment to express my thankfulness to the gentleman from Minnesota, Chairman Oberstar. You know, so often we look at our lives and…

I thank the gentleman very much for yielding. Let me say to my friend, if he heard what I had said--I know he was listening, and I thank him for that--he and I both know revenue bills must initiate in this House. So if the Senate is to…

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I rise in support of this legislation. First, let me say that there were two messages that came from this election, in my opinion--maybe others as well, but certainly these two. One, we need to grow…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I rise in strong support of this legislation as the best way to move our economy forward. The Middle Class Tax Relief Act extends significant tax relief to every American. Let me say that again: Every American…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the recess start 2 minutes from now. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? The Senator from Alabama.

Mr. President, the 111th Congress is drawing to a close and families across the Nation are preparing for the holiday season. In the Senate, we still have many items on our agenda, bills we need to complete before we adjourn. Many of these…