The issue of racial integration is the most pressing issue facing fair housing enforcers.

we have come down to the crucial vote on whether we are going to greatly improve the House stimulus bill. In a few minutes, all Senators will have to undergo that balancing exercise I referred to last week. On one hand, you have the…

today I give tribute to an American hero who was killed in the line of duty while conducting combat operations for Operation Enduring Freedom in Barikowt, Afghanistan. SSG Robert J. Miller was wounded by small arms fire and died from these…

I will speak on the stimulus package. Before I give a general overview of it, I want to say something about one of the several mistakes, or oversights, that is in the House bill. I don't mean to imply that these were known as oversights at…

last May, Senator Baucus and I began investigating GlaxoSmithKline regarding their diabetes drug, Avandia. We began this investigation when Dr. Steve Nissen at the Cleveland Clinic published a study in the New England Journal of Medicine…

today I salute a great American hero who has fallen in service to his country in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Army SSG Sean M. Gaul gave his life on January 9, 2008, after sustaining wounds when an improvised explosive device…

I think the president is doing this now. It's catch up time, because he didn't veto very many spending bills during the years that the Republicans controlled Congress.

There was no excuse for it in the first place. Not having a procedure in place for the massive expenditures of money that was spent.

One of my concerns is that the FDA has a relationship with drug companies that is far too cozy. That's exactly the opposite of what it should be. The health and safety of the public must be FDA's first and only concern.

Our courts are called upon to decide important matters, matters that often have great public impact. The attitude and views that a person brings to the bench make a difference in how they reach those decisions. So the Senate is right to…

the filibuster reflects the Senate's longstanding respect for minority views and underscores the unique role of the Senate as a part of American democracy.

the filibuster encourages the President to find common ground with the Senate on nominating individuals who can garner consensus.

I rise today to address the issue of school to work. I share many of the sentiments that have already been expressed by my colleagues. Today, students who do not pursue a college degree, face great challenges in finding a job which is…

I feel we have worked out a very, very good compromise and this is the compromise that is now presented and will be taken up tomorrow when we do what is remaining of that bill.

last week I came to the floor of the Senate and made some very critical remarks about Comptroller General Bowsher's recent decision to reopen the M accounts at the Department of Defense or DOD. Congress passed a law in 1990 that phased out…

I would like to take a moment to note that today is the eighth annual celebration of National Girls and Women in Sports Day and to express my appreciation for the hard work and dedication of America's female athletes. In 1992, the Senate…

the debate on this amendment is not about whether there is evidence that U.S. servicemen were left behind in Indochina. That question was the one that the POW-MIA Select Committee grappled with in 1991-1992. We tried to answer that…

I make clear that I cannot contest some of these documents that he refers to, but we happen to know what documents exist from our investigation. I want to make clear that I was talking about a full and complete set. We have some specific…

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