I rise today to pay my respects to the people of Poland, to acknowledge the great work of their President, President Lech Kaczynski, to acknowledge the death of his wife and 94 other Poles who died in the plane crash in western Russia this…

I think you have been handed your hat in your hand by the Comcast case.

I appreciate the fact that you take on these tough issues because this is a tough policy issue.

This is not a question of whether these things are good or not good. Much of what Senator Dorgan says, many of us, myself included, could agree with.

We are literally getting to a stage in our history where the cascading amount of debt is like a huge snowball that now is gaining enormous momentum as it comes down the mountain. It is just growing bigger and bigger.

I rise to offer a resolution supporting increased access for U.S. beef and beef products to the country of Japan. Let me step back and set the stage for this resolution. On December 23, 2003, one cow was discovered in the United States…

I think others--maybe I will turn to Senator Brownback next. If this were a great bill, if this were the kind of legislation you wanted to take home and go out there and champion and maybe, if you are up for election, campaign on, then you…

I appreciate you all being here. You all have, I guess, a different view of the world.

This is exactly what I am hearing at home in Nebraska, Mr. President. As a former Governor, as the Senator from Wyoming points out, you deal with these programs every day. You are trying to figure out how to fashion a State budget that…

I rise to speak to the Senate health care bill and to talk a little bit about some of the issues related to that bill, in terms of financing and scoring and, to be very candid, about some of the accounting gimmicks that try to hold this…

Removing the 60-vote threshold would change the character of the Senate forever. He went on to say having majoritarian absolute power on either side was 'not what the Founders intended.' The thing about reconciliation is this: It limits…

I rise today to speak for about 10 minutes about the health care debate that continues to be in front of us. For much of our country, the health care debate has been a long and confusing trail. As details have emerged over the last weeks…

It is enormously troubling. I know that the DOD and the VA are making an effort to stem this tide, but we all hope that more can be done and sooner.

We do have a responsibility to care for our servicemembers not only while they are in the military, but also when they leave.

I certainly know that mental health and suicide are challenges that servicemembers and veterans are struggling with very intensely.

The reason I'm bringing this up is, having that Toyota product--I have a light-colored carpet.

I always considered those to be the greatest risk and greatest challenge that we faced.

what they have done to us, in an area that I'm concerned about, in my personal opinion, outrageous.

I have a Toyota product, and its floor mats have hooks on it.

I do want to reflect on something, if I could.

full investigation, top to bottom.

I'm as free trade as anybody here. But, I will tell you, the American consumer is getting tired of this kind of thing, if, in fact, the problem is that we are getting substandard products from some other part of the world.

What I'm also extremely tired of is the treatment we get versus how we handle these things. Our borders get shut, their cars keep coming.

Even though our States are very different in some respects, in some respects we are kind of the same.

if you put the needs of that veteran as the paramount issue, then there is no reason why that community health care center cannot provide those services.