He clearly is eminently qualified to serve as liaison of the Congress.

We continue in the national park world to look for ways in which to create more buffer areas.

I look forward to working with you to implement this study and with the Park Service.

I look forward to hearing more about Dr. Borlaug. He sounds like quite an American story.

He's a straight-shooter. Believe it or not, I never found him to really have a political agenda.

The Assistant Secretary Position should be filled as soon as possible.

Mr. President, I want to speak about a bill that is born from the forward-thinking ideas of our constituents--a bill that will help spur our Nation's new energy economy and create jobs. To that end, tomorrow I will introduce the Solar…

Mr. President, before I speak to the topic that brought me to the floor tonight, I want to acknowledge the Presiding Officer's remarks on the situation with Lehman Brothers and others on Wall Street. I know that the Senator is on a…

Mr. President, I rise, along with my colleagues this morning, to draw attention to the growing dysfunction exacted on this institution's ability to confirm both judicial and executive branch nominees. Having served five terms in the House…

The Subcommittee on National Parks will come to order.

the legacy of Frank McWorter and all that happened in New Philadelphia is one that we should cherish and preserve.

In listening to this debate back and forth, I can't help but be struck by the fact that many of the arguments from the other side of the aisle are simply not arguments against this health care bill. I have heard people rail against a…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that I may hereafter be considered to be the first sponsor of H.R. 2536, a bill originally introduced by Representative Wexler of Florida, for the purposes of adding cosponsors and requesting…

Madam Speaker, I rise today on behalf of my constituents who tell me time and time again that they do not want a government-run health care plan. In spite of all this protest, Democrats are seeking to jam the bill down the taxpayers'…

Madam Speaker, my Democratic colleagues continue to tout claims that this health care bill is ``completely paid for'' and ``will bring down the deficit.'' But those claims are patently false. The accounting assumptions Democrats have given…

Teaching has a much different level of public support and stature in those countries than what we have had in ours.

Mr. President, I rise to call on the Senate to do something the rest of the American people are doing, our job. Most of President Obama's nominees to the executive branch and our Federal courts are not even remotely controversial. The…

We have to have some bold changes here and some bold innovations.