I'm going to resist what at least two of you know because you've been kind enough to come to my office repeatedly.

The United States wants to--I don't remember the word he used--reshape the Middle East.

we're going to end up with having created chaos in the region, Iran in the driver's seat, and a Turkish Islamic republic reconsidering their options.

I want to raise with you what the flashpoints of the moment are, the decisions that the President of the United States has to make now.

the American people want to get the hell out. They want out.

I am delighted to hear that. I am glad to see the President has had an epiphany. I find it absolutely fascinating. I come from a corporate State. I come from a State where business is a great citizen and they are very active. I have never…

Does anybody in here believe this administration is changing work rules in order to be able to pay more people overtime? Let me say that again. Does anybody believe the Secretary of Labor, and this President of the United States, backed by…

The States can do whatever they want, but the States, it seems to me, if we are providing Federal monies, should have these standards.

I would like to see something come through here, not directing the States but directing the Federal Government to set down the priorities and the standards by which funding would be made available.

Not a damn one of them is secure.

I am willing to stake my political career on it. It is a guarantee that it will be wasted.

We should be signing off on it; that the administration identify what are those vulnerabilities.

The role of the Federal Government, it seems to me, should be doing what we do best and let the States do what they do best.

You are a hell of a lot closer to what the number is than what we are saying it is for homeland security.

Community policing was the sine qua non for dealing with law enforcement locally.

We believe the Department's proposals are inconsistent with the intent of the FLSA and the scope of the Department's own authority.

Congress intended for the FLSA overtime protections to apply to the vast majority of workers and for the exemptions to cover a limited few.

I rise to commend the other body for its prompt action on S. 1280, legislation introduced by Chairman Hatch and myself and passed unanimously by the Senate on July 14. Enactment of S. 1280 will clear the way for the commencement of the…

I took away one very important message we heard from a friend; that is, don't give up on Europe, that France and Germany are our friends. By reference, Mr. Kagan and those who believe Europe is an anachronism and is an 'Old Europe' are…

along with Senator Mikulski, I offer the following sense of the Senate amendment with respect to condemning violence against women. It states that the United States should continue to: condemn violence against women and should urge states…

I am of the view--and I am not suggesting the chairman shares my view, or anyone else does--that the President's attitude as to how to proceed on Iraq from this moment on is in play and being influenced by two very important elements of…

I commend Senator Boxer for her leadership on this legislation. I co-sponsored this bill in the last Congress and I am proud to support it again. The Mexico City policy, also known as the ``global gag rule,'' is bad policy and a bad idea…

I want to make clear what I am saying. We already know there are 20-some amendments out there. I believe we can settle almost all of those amendments by negotiation without long discussions on the floor tonight or tomorrow or any time. I…

I say ``the war in Iraq'' because there is still a war in Iraq. I returned from Baghdad on Tuesday with two of my distinguished Republican colleagues--Senators Lugar and Hagel. I came away with several impressions that I want to pass on to…

I rise initially to acknowledge the passing of a good friend of mine. People may find it strange to hear the Senator from Delaware say that, because they are used to so much hyperbole from all of us in the Senate, in Congress, and many in…