Chris Dodd: “As a senior member of the Foreign Relations Committee, I do not have the right to see these documents?”

I would like to briefly describe two pieces of legislation which were before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and recently secured full approval of the Senate. The first piece of legislation is H.R. 6162, the Coin…

The polarization we see in Congress and in politics here today has a damaging effect on foreign policy.

I have frequently been confronted with the extremely difficult necessity of voting for legislation that, while deeply flawed, includes provisions that are incredibly important for the well-being of the American people. Today is no…

first of all, let me express my gratitude to all of the colleagues and other individuals who have come to the Chamber at this moment. Everyone who serves in Congress usually recalls two moments in their service: the maiden speech they give…