Mr. President, it is with deep sadness that I rise to honor the life of LCpl Michael Geary, who died on December 8, 2010, from wounds received in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. He was just 20…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 26 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

Madam President, today, the Senate has a historic opportunity to follow in a long history of strong, bipartisan support for reducing the threat posed by nuclear weapons around the globe. We have a chance to strengthen American national…

Madam President, I thank my colleague from Massachusetts, Senator Kerry. I wish to respond to Senator Risch's amendment because I am very sympathetic to the concerns he is raising. All who watched Russia's invasion of Georgia had to be…

Mr. President, I will speak only for about 1 minute and then give the rest of my time to Senator Feinstein who wishes to speak to the question of the covers. I do not want to speak to the technicalities that have been raised, but I want to…

Mr. President, I am here today to express my strong support for the repeal of the don't ask don't tell policy. The Senate took a significant step toward that repeal earlier today. I want to congratulate and thank Senators Lieberman and…

Madam President, I wanted to come down and join Senator Kerry and again recognize his leadership, along with Senator Lugar's, on moving the treaty ratification through the Senate. I wish to address some of the objections and concerns that…

Mr. President, I am here to join my colleagues who believe that now is the time to ratify the New START treaty. The New START treaty is a continuation of a long history of bipartisan arms control cooperation and it is the culmination of…

Mr. President, it has been a privilege to serve as a member of the Senate Impeachment Trial Committee over the past year. We have been part of a rare event in the history of this Congress and our country and it has been fascinating to…

Mr. President, it is with a heavy heart that I rise today to honor the life of a young veteran, Daniel Edward Duefield, who died at the age of 24 on November 17 at his home in Grafton, NH. A veteran of the Iraq war, Daniel served his…

Madam President, I am pleased to be here on the floor this afternoon to join my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, to talk about the need for us to deal with our deficits and our debt in this country. I made the decision to vote for…

Mr. President, I am honored to be here on the floor today to join Senator McConnell and my other colleagues in recognizing the service Senator Judd Gregg has provided to the people of this country, and for us, importantly, to the people of…

Mr. President, I think most of us believe we should not play partisan politics when it comes to nuclear weapons. But in a speech this morning at the Heritage Foundation, my colleagues, our colleague, Senator Jim DeMint, claimed the new…

Mr. President, I am here, like so many of my colleagues today, to talk about the situation in which we find ourselves, where millions of American families and small businesses, on January 1, are going to see a tax increase because the Bush…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to extend our time until 10:20 and to then allow for 5 minutes for the Republicans at the other side of their time. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so…

Madam President, a number of my colleagues and I are coming to the floor today to discuss a critical national security issue that Senator Kerry has already referenced in his remarks on the Senate floor. It is an issue that requires strong…

Mr. President, I think we should have as many eyes looking into this issue as possible, and as a member of the Energy Committee I supported the Barrasso amendment. But the issue before us today right now is that we already have a…

Mr. President, it is with a heavy heart that I rise today to pay tribute to the life and sacrifice of MSG Jared Van Aalst, a native of Laconia, NH. Jared was killed on August 4 while stationed in Kunduz Province, Afghanistan. He was…