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Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H. Res. 1767, a resolution commending the Wisconsin Badger football team for an outstanding season and for their 2011 Rose Bowl bid. The Wisconsin Badgers completed a terrific regular season…
Mr. President, it is with great sadness that I pay tribute to the memory of my friend Richard Holbrooke, who passed away earlier this week. Richard was a masterful diplomat who brought his extraordinary skills to bear on some of the…
Mr. President, I take a moment to say a few words about the junior Senator from Wisconsin, Senator Russ Feingold, who will be leaving the Senate at the end of this session. We have served together in the Senate, working for the people of…
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Tonight, by extending the Bush-era tax cuts, the greedy will prevail, and the needy will fail to receive desperately needed social services going forward. Even the so-called middle class Bush-era tax cuts will…
Mr. Speaker, I am as disappointed as anyone that the Middle East Peace talks have stalled despite considerable efforts by the Administration and the international community to help both sides make the tough decisions needed to help advance…
Mr. President, I want to first commend my colleagues on the Senate Impeachment Trial Committee for the outstanding work they have done to receive and report the evidence in this case to the full Senate. Led by Senators McCaskill and Hatch…
I rise to urge my colleagues to do the right thing and act to repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell. After 17 years of this policy, we know that it is unjust, discriminatory, and, in my opinion, un- American. Integrity, after all, is a hallmark of…
Mr. President, while this proposal contains a number of provisions I support, including an extension of desperately needed unemployment benefits as well as a 2-year extension of the middle-class tax cuts, it fails in at least one critical…
We have said that FVPSA keeps the lights on for these programs, and it has always done a great job. The beautiful thing about this program is that the reauthorization authorizes more activities to help us better treat children, in…
Mr. Speaker, I thank Representative Sablan for yielding. I am just so overjoyed to be rising today to celebrate the imminent passage of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, or FVPSA, as well as the passage of CAPTA, the Child…
This legislation is extremely important for reasons that have been alluded to by panelists today.
I want to thank, first of all, Chairman Kohl and Ranking Member Corker for this forum today.
In my judgment, you are one of the very best Senators that the United States has ever had.
If a farmer defaults on an operating loan, not only are they at risk of losing their livelihood but also their home.
I intend to insist that we see some progress on this issue as a condition of your confirmation.
I would like to see much more progress made on this issue before you are confirmed.