Cord Byrd: “The invasion of Haiti started. The President called it off--in midair, almost. I was not supportive of that invasion.”

I am anxious to see action on this issue, but I keep asking myself, are we doing the right thing for the wrong reasons, or the wrong thing for the right reasons? Either way, I cannot support proceeding at this time. The Senate is not yet…

It has been written that King of England Edward I--known as the ``Hammer of the Scots''--once tried to prohibit London's burning of coal. He is said to have proclaimed, ``Be it known to all within the sound of my voice, whoever shall be…

this afternoon we take up legislation making emergency supplemental appropriations for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and to help Americans cope with a sagging economy. One year ago, Congress sent the President a war funding supplemental…

Tomorrow we mark the fifth anniversary of the now infamous ``Mission Accomplished'' speech which was delivered by President Bush on the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln on May 1, 2003. Five years ago, I took issue with the President's…