I am not a fan of the $6 billion that we spend each year on corn-based ethanol.

Thank you to Chairman Rockefeller and Senators Kerry and Pryor for their work on this vital issue for Americans.

Alaskans value their privacy so much there is a right to privacy spelled out in the Alaska State Constitution.

I think that I would have preferred a gradual adjustment.

Under my plan of cap and trade electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket.

I express my extraordinary admiration for the character and resolve of the Japanese people.

I am confident that Japan will make a full recovery from this disaster.

Jane Margaret Triche-Milazzo, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

We see an enormous convergence of interest between Brazil and the United States.

The United States will always stand by Japan, our close friend and ally.

The Czechs are really now among our best friends and allies in Europe, and they deserve to have an Ambassador from our country that is confirmed by the full Senate.

It is indeed a profound historical justice, an act of justice, that the Ambassador's residence in Prague, which was originally built by a Jewish family that was forced to flee Prague by the Nazis, and which in turn the Nazis took over as…

The Czech Republic has been an extraordinary partner and ally of the United States, from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to the promotion of democracy worldwide.

our relationship with Israel is truly a bipartisan affair and has been for some time.

This is really a superb appointment. I endorse Dan's nomination wholeheartedly.

What construction projects are required to upgrade the base and how much do they cost?

When does construction on the necessary MILCON projects need to begin in order to have NAS Whidbey prepared to receive aircraft by 2017?

When will the Navy make a final decision regarding whether or not to follow the ROD?