It borders on insulting to the American people who have lost so much in this crisis.

the notion of too big to fail, as I have said repeatedly, should become historic terms

I do not want just the argument of fixing a problem that created the issues we are grappling with today, but also what do we need to be thinking about as a Committee and as a Congress that goes forward.

I don't want to go to the floor of the U.S. Senate begging for a 60th vote.

My experience has been over the years, as we have this debate and discussion about what is proprietary trading and how you define it and limit it, that there is probably some 22-year-old sitting in the bowels of some institution that has…

I have gone--we have had over 52 hearings this year.

today we consider important legislation to confront a serious threat to the security of the U.S., of our close ally Israel, and of our other allies in the Middle East and Europe--the prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran. This is one of the…

Let me go ahead. I will assume we will probably wrap up the debate with 3 minutes remaining. We have a diversity of opinions, including from Paul Krugman, who is known as a more progressive economist, in favor of this nomination, although…

I rise today with my colleague from Arizona, Senator John McCain, to reintroduce legislation on an issue we have worked on together for over a decade. The Blind Persons Return to Work Act of 2010 will remove disincentives to work for blind…

Is it too wild a suggestion to be talking about, at least temporarily, some sort of receivership?

The Haitian people have spent generations watching their country teeter on the brink of collapse, as government after government has done little to fight corruption, ignored the rule of law, and failed to provide basic security and social…

I'm fearful that what you're going to have happen is that this goes right back to where it was before.

We should begin by acknowledging that, aside from the monumental policy challenges posed by the disaster in Haiti, the Haitian people have experienced a tragedy on an unimaginable scale.

What about the idea of some sort of international receivership for Haiti for the next 2 or 3 years?

This tragedy, as could have been expected, has brought out the best in the American people.

I chair the subcommittee of the Foreign Relations Committee dealing with the Western Hemisphere and, obviously, includes the nation of Haiti, as well as served as a Peace Corps volunteer some 40 years ago on the island of Hispaniola on the…

The fact that you are willing to step up and have your lives exposed obviously to the scrutiny of a vetting process is something.

I announced my retirement, and they took the gavel away.

the President recently signed into law a reform measure that Senator Shelby and I wrote together mandating greater government coordinating in this area.

In a time when obviously credit is not as available to these smaller businesses, we have all heard from our small business communities in all of our States about the difficulty they are having.

I think every one of us up here would be very excited about some ideas that you can bring to us on how we can help promote and advance that idea.

I think is the greatest reason of our success as a country in many ways, is the fact that we have been a welcoming people.

We always talk about how we are going to reform this process to some degree to make it less agonizing for the people who are willing to serve our country.

America's policy in Yemen cannot be predicated on military assistance alone, we must be committed to helping lift Yemenis out of crushing poverty, strengthening respect for the rule of law, and bringing about democratic reforms.

If the United States is to succeed in Yemen, we must be ready to address not only the security situation, but also the poverty that fans flames of instability and violence.