Mr. President, first, I thank Senator Stabenow for her tenacity and her efforts. I join them with a full heart at a very sad moment when we see an unconscionable Republican filibuster succeed again today against the extension of…

Mr. President, the conference report before us today attempts to deal with one of the most important and difficult national security challenges we face: the Islamic Republic of Iran--a country whose leaders disregard international norms…

I want to congratulate Mr. Berman and the ranking member that this indeed is a critical achievement not only because it sends a clear and unambiguous message that Iran must end its pursuit of nuclear weapons, but because it provides the…

I yield myself another 15 seconds. Instead, we're stuck with this bill because we could not get a single vote for a bill that is better than this in the Senate from a Republican. That's why we're here today. I now yield 1 minute to the…

I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Nevada (Ms. Berkley), a distinguished member of the Ways and Means Committee.

I am privileged to join with John Dingell, a true champion of the automobile industry of this country for over 50 years, as we join together to honor Ron Gettelfinger. As we know, he recently retired as president of the United Auto…

Mr. President, how much time remains on this side? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is 2 minutes 40 seconds remaining.

Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays on the Goldsmith nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of…

First, Mr. President, I wish to thank Senator Leahy and members of the Judiciary Committee for the hearing they gave to Mark Goldsmith for the Eastern District of Michigan. He is an extraordinary judge. He has proved it already on the…

Mr. President, this Sunday, June 20, the world will observe the tenth annual World Refugee Day. On this day, we call attention to humanity's efforts, through the United Nations, the work of individual governments, and of nongovernmental…

Colleagues, individual responsibility is a cornerstone of health reform to ensure that every American has affordable health insurance coverage, and that's why it was included in the GOP 1994 reform. So this is nothing more, nothing more…

I'll be glad to do that, Mr. Speaker. So then there's a motion to recommit to repeal an individual mandate. All I can say is that the individual mandate was the basis of the Republican health care proposal in 1993 and 1994. And now you…