I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record a memorandum on the Colorado-Tennessee working group on effective regulation and assessment systems for public education, which outlines the roles Senator Bennet, myself, Secretary…

Senator Bennet and I have just announced an effort that I think most teachers, most principals, and many parents will want to be a part of. We are going to look at the education system in Tennessee and in Colorado--two of the more…

We talk a lot about the law of unintended consequences in dealing with legislation. In this case I believe the health care law is a situation where we had a lot of predictable consequences. Republicans were saying, for example, premiums…

I wish to express on behalf of the people of Tennessee to the people of Japan our sympathy for the devastation they have experienced. I applaud the administration and the American people for their immediate response to offer assistance…

Will we or will we not stop spending money we don't have? I repeat, the question is: Will we or will we not stop spending money we don't have? Do we have the courage and the common sense and the sense of responsibility to make difficult…

in Jerusalem last week during a private meeting with U.S. Senators, the Prime Minister of Israel suggested creating a new Marshall Plan to help the people of Middle Eastern countries who are struggling to gain more freedom. I was one of…

I appreciate the comments of my friend, the Senator from California. We have to be serious about the country's debt. Admiral Mullen, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says the debt is our biggest national security threat. Anyone…

in Rochester, NY, today and tomorrow, family and friends are celebrating the life of David Kearns, who died a few days ago at age 80. David Kearns was the former chief executive officer of the Xerox Corporation who, during the 1980s, led…

I appreciate the remarks of the Senator from Connecticut. I am glad I had the opportunity to hear them. I, too, am here to celebrate Ronald Reagan's life, born 100 years ago, but also his nearly 50 years of influence on American public…

I will say that I join the Senator from New York in welcoming another West Virginia Governor to the Senate. Governor Manchin succeeds a man who is irreplaceable in the Senate's history--Senator Byrd--but he brings to our Senate the skills…

I congratulate the Senator from Kentucky. He is on the mark. Our priorities are two: One, to make it easier and cheaper to create private sector jobs; two, to reduce the Federal debt. The Paul amendment makes it easier and cheaper to…

this amendment might be called the ``if you are going to hang me later, hang me now'' amendment. This would eliminate the filibuster by making certain that it only took 51 votes, eventually, to pass a bill. This filibuster, according to…