I was glad to have Senator Franken ask me if I would join him as a lead cosponsor of this Justice for Survival of Sexual Assault Act because I think that this would cut down on the backlog of untested rape cases.

My judgment is rape victims should never have to pay for the cost of the kit.

This Survivors of Sexual Assault Act includes a provision that requires States to be responsible for full up-front costs of the kit, examination.

I hope and believe this indicates that fewer people are trying to enter illegally.

I believe Attorney General Holder... his decision to bring Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other terrorists to New York City for civilian trials is an action that makes your mission more difficult.

The American people, however, cannot accept and will not accept another bait and switch like the 1986 bill...

At a time when the unemployment rate is 10 percent, I believe it is not responsible to invite or allow illegal workers to take jobs that should be available to American citizens and legal immigrants.

I have been a strong supporter of establishing a DNA data bank and all kinds of circumstances because I think the saving of one life is worth all the investment we could possibly put into it.

Ah. I like what I hear. Thank you very much.

Well, there seems to be a common theme coming through here now, and I think it is focused on those entities that would somehow be off of central trading.

the firms that make these commitments... they need to hold capital, be forced to post margin against those commitments.

I am for transparency, and so whatever goes along the lines of transparency I am probably skeptical of regulation.

I am going to get to a little word called greed.

I have long believed that disability rights are one of the greatest civil rights challenges facing our modern Nation.

They are a test of our character, but they are also a test of Professor Feldblum's commitment to opposing discrimination in all of its forms.

Over the last 45 years, we have made great strides toward eliminating discrimination in the workplace.

In 1990, as Chairman Harkin has pointed out, the Americans with Disabilities Act made our Nation a world leader in inclusion.

These important guarantees, however, are not self-executing, as I like to say.