For, only through this phased redeployment can we send a clear message to the Iraqi factions that the United States is not going to hold together this country indefinitely.

For only through this phased redeployment can we send a clear message to the Iraqi factions that the United States is not going to hold together this country indefinitely. That it will be up to them to form a viable government that can…

But I think the important thing is not experienced per se, Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney had the best resumes from Washington and initiated a fiasco in Iraq, but rather, does someone have the judgment necessary to learn from experience…

At the moment, I am not auditioning for the job. What I am going -- undergoing is a process to look at how I can be best, most useful to the American people.

Absolutely. I think -- I think the American people, at their core, are a decent people. I think that we still have prejudice in our midst, but I think that the vast majority of Americans are willing -- are willing to judge people on the…

We should be under no illusions. There is chaos in Iraq at the moment.

I offered an amendment that the managers have already accepted pertaining to the supply of nuclear power reactor fuel in safeguarded, civilian nuclear facilities. To further clarify this issue, is it the managers' understanding that…

On a related note, is it the chairman's interpretation of the legislation that, in the event of a future nuclear test by the Government of India, nuclear power reactor fuel and equipment sales, and nuclear technology cooperation would…

Finally, would the managers agree that section 105 of S. 3709 requires that the President determine, prior to exercising the waivers in section 104, that ``an agreement between India and the IAEA requiring the application of safeguards in…

Does the chairman believe that, as this agreement moves forward to the Nuclear Suppliers Group, NSG, the United States should work to ensure that other nations provide nuclear power reactor fuel in a similar fashion?

That is the true genius of America. A faith -- a faith in simple dreams. An insistence on small miracles. That we can tuck in our children at night and know that they're fed and clothed and safe from harm.

Nothing would happen -- that happened tonight would discourage me from -- from making that race.

I think we make a mistake when we fail to acknowledge the power of faith in people's lives.

Senator Clinton has been effective in trying to blur the distinctions. It really ends up speaking to how we are going to make decisions in the future.

I know that we will both continue to engage to push our government and the international community to do all it can to halt the violence in Darfur and, as part of our efforts, search to enact divestment language into law.

for forty years the civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer rallied the Nation with her statement ``I am sick and tired, of being sick and tired.'' She would be disheartened to know the extent to which her words are still resonating with…

Because Senator Durbin has hit the major points, I will simply say that the atrocities in Darfur are a moral and humanitarian emergency, and the people of the United States should be searching for effective tools to help end this violence…

I am proud to be sponsoring this amendment with the senior Senator from West Virginia. He is absolutely right that Congress has abrogated its oversight responsibilities, and one way to reverse that troubling trend is to adopt a sunset…

I rise today, with my good friend and colleague, the senior Senator from the great State of Illinois, to introduce the Patriot Employers Act of 2006. This measure is designed to help businesses and American workers seeking to compete in…

I will conclude, then. I appreciate the Senator from Virginia. Instead of allowing this President--or any President--to decide what does and does not constitute torture, we could have left the definition up to our own laws and to the…

I would like to address the habeas corpus amendment that is on the floor and that we just heard a lengthy debate about between Senator Specter and Senator Warner. A few years ago, I gave a speech in Boston that people talk about from time…

I rise to speak about the Secure Fence Act. The bill before us will certainly do some good. It will authorize some badly needed funding for better fences and better security along our borders, and that should help stem some of the tide of…

today marks a victory for government transparency and a victory for democratic accountability. By passing the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006, the House of Representatives and the Senate have brought a little…

I call up amendment No. 4972, as modified, and ask for its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Illinois [Mr. Obama] proposes an amendment…

I thank Chairman Collins for supporting this amendment. I very much appreciate her remarks. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate on the amendment? If not, the question is on agreeing to the amendment. The amendment (No. 4972), as…