I thank the gentlelady for yielding. I rise in strong support of this rule and the underlying legislation that provides relief to small businesses by expanding lending opportunities and offering tax incentives to help them grow. Small…

I have come to the strong belief that he wants to work on these issues in completely good faith.

I think that is wrong.

I think there is a role for the Department of Justice in protecting the Government of the United States against regulatory capture.

I watched with real horror and dismay as the events in the Department of Justice under the Gonzales Attorney Generalship unfolded.

I think that we are way to the side of secrecy to the point where the secrecy is actually damaging our national security now rather than protecting it.

I think that when a lawyer is before a court, the standard that they are held to has a couple of safeguards.

You do not necessarily have to give up the name of the bank for the public to know that X gazillion dollars were stolen from an American bank by cyber criminals in this period.

Mr. President, I stand in opposition to the resolution offered by the Senator from Alaska. The text of the resolution asks Senators to second-guess scientists and public health officials by voiding the scientific finding that carbon…

Today, in the midst of the biggest oil spill in our Nation's history, we are debating a joint resolution, supported by the oil industry, among others, that effectively says that the Senate, with its extensive expertise, believes the…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Burning of the Gaspee

Madam President, here in this historic Chamber it is appropriate to recall those who came before us and risked their lives to create the great Republic we serve in this Senate. Today, I would like to talk about a group of men who, 238…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 5026, legislation to protect our national electric grid system. I would particularly like to thank Chairman Markey for his outstanding leadership and…

We need to support Senator Menendez's legislation to lift the cap on Oil Pollution Act liability.

We do so at our peril very soon that if we don't take better care of them, the cost will be high.

Congress must do whatever it can to prevent another family from having to hear that their loved one has perished on an oil rig.

It is reasonable to assume that corporations act in a way to maximize their own economic self-interest.

I strongly suspect that MMS had long since been captured by the oil industry and that it had ceased to serve the public interest.