The American Lung Association has just done a poll that shows 73 percent of Americans understand that you can have solid clean air standards and a strong economy, that they go together.

My theory that it is disconnected by special interest money from the real world, by polluting special interest money from the real world.

Madam President, I wish to join my colleagues in a tribute to Senator Mikulski. I am delighted to join my colleagues in joining in this tribute to perhaps our favorite colleague, Barbara Mikulski, on her becoming the longest serving woman…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Mr. Whitehouse pertaining to the introduction of S. 2219 are printed in…

Madam Speaker, I rise to commemorate the 51st anniversary of the United States Peace Corps. Since its founding in 1961, the Peace Corps has sent 200,000 American men and women to serve in 139 countries. Among the 9,000 serving around the…

Thank you also for one of the most compelling statements that I've ever heard here.

the central government, the Kabul Government, is going to remain critical to the success of Afghanistan over time.

What we are really asking is what is best for our country in these early years?

There is a special role that new immigrants or immigrants to this country often who do not speak English, particularly who speak Spanish, are playing in job creation.

I want to speak in strong support of the amendment and thank the gentlelady from California for raising this really important issue.

I think it is important in this discussion to recognize that by suggesting that this amendment, which would require that this information be provided to people in Spanish, does not mean every document, including airplane manuals or every…

We ought to be prepared to be sure that that community has this information in their language as well.

Mr. President, I rise again today to discuss H.R. 3606, the so-called JOBS Act. As chair of the Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment, I want all of my colleagues to know that this legislation, as it is currently drafted…

Mr. President, I thank the majority leader. I rise because in a moment we will be voting on the Reed-Landrieu-Levin substitute amendment. This legislation corrects glaring defects in the House- proposed bill on a so-called jobs bill. It…

I wish to express deep concerns about the so-called JOBS Act sent to us by the House and to commend my senior Senator Jack Reed and Senators Levin and Landrieu for putting forth a balanced and thoughtful alternative. Everyone in this body…

it has been something that witnesses have described to us as very important economically for people to be able to restart.

the baseline for student loans until 2005 was that they were dischargeable in bankruptcy?

It would be fair to at least put them back in the situation where they were before some lobbyist snuck this into the bill and took away their rights, correct?