It seems incongruous that with the level of effort that you have dedicated to this... I could probably leave this hearing and go to my computer and within a very few clicks, use Google to get to an illegal Website.

I mean, I really do think that you could take Willie Sutton, Bonnie and Clyde, and the James Gang and add them all up together and they are penny ante.

I would hazard that we are 'the' global target for theft, not 'a' global target for theft.

Mr. President, Senator Brown and I have come to the floor today to talk about the estate tax. Today's discussion was prompted by a recent New York Times report that an estate of a Texas natural gas tycoon--Mr. Duncan of Houston--is worth…

Madam President, let me thank the Senator from Maryland for his comments about the Ledbetter decision. What we are gathering on the floor today to discuss is whether American corporations are getting something more than a fair shake from…

The reason that I am asking this question is because from my point of view, it very much appears that this is an issue that average Americans do not appreciate, because the information is not out there about how significant it is.

Two points I would like to make. One is echoing what Senator Brown just said. We always hear about the debt and the pay-for from the other side when it is convenient, when they are trying to stop something the administration wants to do…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that we continue in morning business and that Senator Brown of Ohio and myself be allowed to engage in a colloquy for the next 15 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection…

Mr. President, I am delighted to be here with Senator Stabenow. I know from the experience of Rhode Island how difficult things are in Michigan. I have seen over and over the passion and energy with which she comes to the floor to argue on…

I thank the Senator. Mr. President, I am proud to be here with Senator Stabenow who is leading this effort to remind all of us of our obligations to the most vulnerable Americans--those who have lost their work in this economic crisis, who…

we also have to prepare to care for the conditions that may not manifest for 5, 10, or 15 years after a deployment.

In what ways do you coordinate with your Reserve component counterparts to ensure that our guardsmen and reservists are receiving the mental health treatment they may need following their demobilization?

Mr. President, we have watched with horror the unfolding disaster in the gulf. We have seen precious lives lost, hard- earned livelihoods hammered, treasured ways of life imperiled. We have seen the largest deployment of resources ever…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for 20 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Government Oversight

We both have the interest in, on one hand, allowing people to inspect and verify the relevant data, the critical data on numbers of systems.

Another way to look at this, if we deploy a very effective missile defense, the Russians might decide to use bomber forces.

I think that the Russians intend, at this point, to comply with the New START treaty.

If the Russians were to deploy missile defense, it would depend on the capabilities of those systems.