this is the week baseball season begins anew. I am in a little bit of a baseball mood this week, even this afternoon under bright, sunny skies in our Nation's Capital. We have been working on the budget resolution in the Senate Chamber for…

I just ask a couple of rhetorical questions I want us to consider. One of those is, do we believe as a people--not just as a Senate but as a people--that those in our country who incur substantial debt, in many cases through no fault of…

I wish to express my own appreciation to both Democrats and Republicans on the Judiciary Committee for letting the process work, and for moving the process forward. I especially thank Senator Schumer and Senator Hatch for working out a…

today we stand and honor the life and accomplishments of ``The Man'' Dale Earnhardt. Millions of Americans will remember him as a NASCAR legend, perhaps the best that ever raced. But the people I've spoken with and read about who knew him…

just a few moments ago, I had a phone conversation with Senator Ashcroft--it was not an easy call for me, and I suspect it was not an easy call for him--in which I shared with him my decision not to vote for his confirmation to be Attorney…

I want to briefly thank Senator Biden for inviting Father Trainor to open this session of the Senate with the prayer that he has given. Senator Biden shared with us a story of his first visit here as a very young man, and his second visit…

I found in Governor Thompson someone who really tries to treat his colleagues the way he would want to be treated. I want to pause for a moment and direct my thoughts and attention to welfare reform. Some people think it is possible to do…

this is my first opportunity to address this body, so this is a special day for me. For the past 8 years, I have been in and out of this Chamber any number of times as Governor of Delaware and chairman of the National Governors'…