General, thank you, for your service to our country and to the veterans. And thank you all for your interest and well being of our Nation's service men and women.

Madam President, this was an amendment I originally offered relative to processing facilities that have been subject to efficiency reviews. At the suggestion of the chairman of the committee, Senator Lieberman, as well as ranking members…

I call up my amendment No. 2082, and I ask unanimous consent that it be modified with the changes at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the amendment. The legislative clerk read as…

It is a pleasure working with Senator Mikulski and I think the Senate can appreciate how hard she works for her constituents. I am sympathetic to hear that the Senator's inquiries to the Postal Service on behalf of seniors, small…

Mr. President, I rise today to solemnly recognize the 97th anniversary of the Armenian genocide. In 1948, the General Assembly of the United Nations passed the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide based in…

I have been working with Senator Barbara Boxer on a discussion draft bill that I have asked witnesses at these hearings today to comment on.

Mr. President, I am very pleased with what just happened at the desk. For those who didn't follow it, the majority leader, Senator Reid, and Senator McConnell, just named the conferees so we can get moving with the House and settle our…

Coordinated outreach will help reach borrowers possibly eligible for HARP or another program.

We strongly support the intentions of the ACT to instruct the GSE's to allow all mortgage originators to use the same servicer guidelines.

Mr. President, I rise in opposition to the Enzi resolution. If enacted, this resolution would prohibit the National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, from implementing commonsense, straightforward changes to the union representation process…

I called for the program to be terminated because there were serious doubts it would even help combat terrorism.

You are saying to qualified individuals they will not be deported, but they cannot work to support themselves or their families.

I applaud ICE for issuing its revised detention standards recently.

How many terrorists were identified by special registration? None.

Yesterday Senator Schumer and I held a hearing on Senate bill 1070, the controversial Arizona law.

the President is committed to the DREAM Act. He was a cosponsor when he served in the U.S. Senate.

Historically, by interpretation of the Department and under the previous President, George W. Bush, in cases where there was deferred action, these individuals were allowed to work, given a work authorization.

I expect that there will be an increasing number of veterans that will be diagnosed with PTSD.