Cord Byrd: “But it is with the memory of Independence Day still fresh in my mind that I consider how well we as a nation treat the…”

I support this alternative to the President's deeply flawed budget policies. The President submitted a budget request with a shocking price tag, $3.1 trillion. In the entire history of the Republic, the Congress has never had to grapple…

I was sad to learn that Richard Darman passed away last week. Mr. Darman was a good man, an outstanding public servant, and a great American. I liked him very much. Dick Darman was a graduate of Harvard and Harvard Business School whose…

I thank Senator Webb, Senator Warner, and Senator Hagel for their leadership on this extremely critical issue of providing education benefits to our veterans. I am a cosponsor of their legislation and was happy to include it in the…

We do not sit idle waiting for bad things to happen in order to correct them.