As my colleague knows, I happen to be supportive of trying to get to his amendment, trying to negotiate so we can get his amendment up at this point. There are also other amendments we might be able to clear out of the way before we do…

Let me say to my colleague, we have been on this bill now for 3 or 4 weeks. We have considered almost 50 amendments. I have a list of about 49 amendments I sent to the minority several days ago, including amendments offered by Democrats…

No. 2, I know people want to vote for everything around here, but occasionally we run into conflicts, and there is a conflict between the Corker amendment and Carper amendment, and that is the role of the attorneys general. The Corker…

Mr. President, this is striking a balance. If I were king for a day, I might write a different approach than either the Corker or the Carper amendments. But I am 1 of 100 people in this Chamber. Our goal is to try to find common ground on…

let me address this amendment, if I can. First of all, let me express my admiration and respect for Judd Gregg. He and I are good friends. We have worked together on numerous issues over the years, so I have developed a great deal of…

I will not take a long time to respond. First of all, the distinction between a public company--and, again, my colleague is absolutely correct; we want to end bailouts of those companies, and we certainly want to discourage the kind of…

we are not just sort of a collection of disparate States and communities, we are a country, we are one Nation. It has been a great source of our strength. Our country has been through difficult times periodically, obviously through some…

I wish to spend a couple of minutes describing to my colleagues what is in this bill that is before us dealing with derivatives, and then I will express some concerns about the amendment of my good friend and colleague from North Dakota…

I am also proud to have authored the Haiti Recovery, along with Senator Dick Lugar...

We have an obligation to do our part, that the international efforts are effective, that it's not just about the dollars we put in, but whether the lives of the Haitian people are changed.

A peaceful transition, next February, to a duly elected President is vital to the country's economic development and stability.

However, despite these important first steps, I have a series of fundamental questions...

I am pleased to join my colleagues Senators Bond, Warner, Brown, Cantwell, Begich, Murray and Tester in offering this amendment to sections 412 and 926 to protect investors and promote capital formation. During the Banking Committee's…

I often cite to people that one of my favorite pieces of statuary is outside the Federal Trade Commission. It is an explanation of what the free enterprise system is and how it is supposed to work. It is a rather dated piece of sculpture…

I have a tremendously high regard for my colleague from Idaho. We serve on the Banking Committee together. He is more than just a member; he is an excellent member of the committee and brings great knowledge in the area of financial…

I commend my good friends, Senator Cardin and Senator Lugar from Indiana, once again. He has taken a leadership role. I am struck by the fact that just a little while ago we adopted the Cornyn amendment. The Cornyn amendment puts…

I cannot thank our friend and colleague from Colorado enough. He has done a great job. This is a terrific idea--one that is long overdue. A lot of people have had their good names stolen from them, in a sense, as a result of the thievery…

I support the amendment offered by Senator Collins, amendment No. 3879, and thank the Senator from Maine for her efforts to protect the financial stability of the United States and safeguard the financial security of families in her State…

I want to express my gratitude to all of our colleagues for the way in which this debate has been conducted. Contrary to what many people may think about the Senate, we are capable of having a full-throated debate, one filled with emotion…

Whereas the National Association for Search and Rescue and local search and rescue units across the United States have designated May 16 through May 22, 2010, as "National Search and Rescue Week"; Whereas the Senate recognizes the…

Let me say first, I appreciate my colleague from North Dakota's inquiry. All I am trying to do in this--and, again, everyone can do that. I suppose there are about 60 amendments, and if we can have everyone's amendment called up, we end up…

But here is the quandary with the Sessions amendment. One of the things we have tried to avoid is, of course, getting back to too big to fail. The presumption of our bill is bankruptcy. Clearly, we want to get people into bankruptcy, if…

With smaller entities, I can see the case where they should go to bankruptcy, and that may happen. We are talking about very complex, interconnected ones. My colleague is correct, by the way. I should have made note of this. We did try…

On a weekly basis--takes a few minutes to recognize people whose names and faces I am sure most Americans have never known or seen. Their families and neighbors are familiar with them. But he chooses three or four people who have worked on…

I am eternally grateful to him for that. He has since then moved off that committee and he is doing other things. He is terribly interested in this subject matter, financial reform. I commend him for his passion and determination to have…