I wish to mark the loss of an outstanding American intellect--and, what's more, a decent and a well-loved man. William F. Buckley, Jr., died last week at the age of 82. He was found at work at his desk, pen in hand--and I don't think he…

I think the only concern the majority leader had... he felt as though it was not right to be denied the right to know what the various amendments would be.

In our Constitution, there are certain legal requirements to run for President of the United States. One of those is to be a natural born citizen. The article in the morning paper I read raised legal questions about the definition of…

obviously we are not going to get to this bill tonight. My hope would have been that, at this hour, we would have been debating amendments and ideas included in that package. That did not happen. That is no reason for this not to go…

I wish to point out that in the last year, the Banking Committee marked up some 17 pieces of legislation and had 35 hearings. Of those 17 pieces of legislation, 7 of them have become law. There were only two negative votes cast against all…

What happens under ARMs is that there is a teaser rate, which is very low. You lure people in with the teaser rate--and I am now talking about people who should not be in ARMs. Then, after the teaser period ends, the rate rises to the much…

let me, first of all, thank my colleague from Wisconsin, Senator Feingold, for his cosponsorship of this amendment, along with a number of other Members of this body who have joined us in this effort. I thank the chairman and ranking…

it is clear now that this body is going to approve retroactive immunity for the telecom industry, which may have helped the President to illegally spy on millions of Americans. I have spoken on this issue now for I think in excess of 20…

I care deeply about what happens in Pakistan, and I admire remarkable leadership. I was stricken by her loss and the tragic way in which she lost her life in her effort to bring democracy to her country.

The clear reaction, in fact, from leading authorities, including those of the intelligence agencies, has been to state categorically that the very actions he wants to exclude from this legislation are prohibited under law. Reverse…

As I say, I have already spent over 20 hours on this. And as I say, I have never engaged in extended debate in my 27 years because the matters were handled by others or because we came up with a resolution of issues. But I stand here…

I rise with my colleague, Senator Collins, along with Senators Biden and McCain, to introduce legislation that reauthorizes the U.S. Fire Administration, USFA. Established in 1974, the USFA provides critical support to 30,300 fire…

This is a striking amendment to strike the language in the bill out of the Intelligence Committee that would provide for retroactive immunity to the telecom industry. It has been debated at length. This amendment strikes that language in…

I rise this morning to continue the debate and discussion on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Let me underscore the point that Majority Leader Reid and others have made. I listened carefully to the comments of Senator McConnell…

I wanted to speak on it for a moment, at least as Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee that will have at least a small part of that discussion, because of the inclusion of the FHA proposals as well as the loan limits within the GSEs…

I have objected to that immunity on very specific grounds because it would cover an immense alleged violation of trust, privacy, and civil liberties. But even more importantly, immunity is wrong because of what it represents: a fatal…

let me begin my remarks, I know tomorrow we are going to begin more formal debate on the FISA legislation. This is to be a continuation of the effort, for those who wonder what this is, this is the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act…

First of all, there are differences here. The first responsibility of the commander in chief is to keep our nation safe and secure. It has been said from the very beginning, There is no military solution to this civil war in Iraq. I think…

Well, I have advocated, again, that we have our troops out by April of next year. I believe that the timeframe is appropriate to do that.

I feel very strongly, if you ask yourself the question, how would you like your children treated if they had a different sexual orientation than their parents, the answer is yes. They ought to have that ability in civil unions.

I believe marriage is between a man and a woman. But my state of Connecticut, the state of New Hampshire, have endorsed civil unions. I strongly support that. But I don't go so far as marriage.

I said why would you want to include that kind of a provision into an election reform bill? Had no place in it. So, within hours or less than that, we rejected -- I rejected.

I had one guy one time--the last one was about 15 years ago, and some guy showed up dressed as Abraham Lincoln.

I get teased a little bit by my staff. I walk around every single day of my life with a copy of the Constitution in my pocket.

I want to begin by commending you, Mr. Chairman, on your--and I am proud to be a cosponsor--first bill.