Madam President, I am here to join my colleagues to raise our concerns about what is undoubtedly a deliberate attempt to keep President Obama's nominees from getting through the Senate and taking over their jobs, regardless of whether it…

we reiterated our commitment to support for continued U.S. engagement in the region.

If this thing isn't worked out in the next 6 months, Macedonia could become a black hole.

Our presence gives confidence to that process and since the process hasn't been completed, our presence remains essential.

We want to see at least some progress, but there's numerous decision points coming up.

We can't drawdown prematurely there exactly for the reasons Senator Voinovich mentioned, Metroviza and integration of Serb communities.

Do you think reducing forces would undermine stability in the region, and are you comfortable with the current level?

we expressed our joint vision of a Western Balkans region that is fully integrated into the EU and NATO.

What you need to have in Kosovo is confidence on the part of the population and acceptance on the part of the region.

I'm encouraged by the fact that the Prime Ministers have in fact met and will meet again. That's a good step.

Mr. President, I rise today to introduce legislation that will help grow the U.S. manufacturing base in alternative energy technologies, create jobs and help get our country running on clean energy. We have known for decades that our…

Madam President, I thank Senator Baucus. I am pleased to be here to join in this effort to talk about the importance of what we are doing with health care reform. We have waited so long for health care reform, and yesterday it became a…

Mr. President, I rise today to introduce the Mortgage Modification Reform Act, which is designed to protect homeowners and communities from big banks who fail to modify mortgages in a timely fashion. In the past year I have heard from…

Mr. President, I am so pleased to join Chairman Landrieu and my colleague, Senator Ben Cardin. Hopefully, he will be able to speak after me to talk about the importance of small businesses and what we have to do to support small business…

Mr. President, I rise today with a heavy heart to pay tribute to the life and service of Marine PFC Eric D. Currier of Londonderry, NH. This young soldier died from wounds inflicted by an enemy sniper in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on…

Mr. President, I am here to join my colleagues from the freshman and sophomore classes to point out the obstruction that we are seeing from the other side of the aisle in holding up these executive branch nominees. It is unfortunate, with…

the job is not yet finished.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Franken). Without objection, it is so ordered. International Women's Day