These are the people, unless protected through a collective bargaining agreement, who could lose their overtime pay. I say to the Senator, I don't know what it is like in his State, but we are desperate for nurses in my State. We are…

This year we will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, 50 years in America where we have said the integration of schools is essential to equality of opportunity. Separate but equal--Plessy v. Ferguson--was…

I am sure the Senator has visited with his National Guard in Iowa as I have visited them in Illinois. They have been told just the opposite. The Guard and Reserve have been activated and told they will be gone for a year or 18 months in…

I ask the Senator from Iowa through the Chair this question: Has he heard any member of this administration suggest we will be withdrawing all of our troops from Iraq before September 30 of this year?

I ask the Senator from Iowa to complete the thought; the obvious question which I ask which we ought to consider, where does China get the dollars to buy the debt of the United States? Where does China have a surplus of dollars coming in…

The Senator realizes that only 4 years ago we had a $236 billion surplus that we were strengthening Social Security with, paying down America's debt, and reducing the mortgage our children will have to carry. And now, if I am not mistaken…

Not only has this administration cost us 3 million jobs during the 3 years plus that the President has been in office, more jobs lost than any President since the Great Depression, but now, to add insult to injury, the hardest working…

Certainly it goes overseas. And I ask the Senator from Iowa, the President said in the State of the Union, the key to the future of the American economy is to make the tax cuts for the wealthiest people in America, permanent law. I ask the…

And I say to the Senator from Iowa--and I know how deeply he feels about special education--I feel the same way, the same intensity level about the reaction, as parents walk into the school board meeting and say: This high school that I…

To close this chapter completely, I want the Senator to tell us about the legislative history. Didn't you ask us to vote on this on the floor of the Senate? Didn't you ask us to say to the administration, no, you cannot cut 8 million…

And I ask the Senator from Iowa, in your home State of Iowa and my State of Illinois, we have lost 20 percent of our manufacturing jobs in the last few years; America has lost 3 million jobs under this President, more than any President…

Or vouchers. And for those--and there are many, even in this Chamber--who have given up on public education long ago, this is the answer to their prayers.

It is an answer to the prayers of those who have a loathing for public education and for the teachers in public schools who many think have the wrong political allegiance, whatever the reason might be. When you put all this together, you…

is my impression correct that the Bush administration didn't just sign the law, they sent out information to employers across America saying here is the way to cut the overtime pay of your employees; that the Bush administration…

If I might further engage my colleague from Iowa in this dialog and go back to the point I made earlier, I say to the Senator, he has been chair and ranking Democrat on the Appropriations subcommittee that is responsible for education and…

let me say at the outset I commend my colleague from New Jersey, Senator Corzine, who came to this floor several months ago and said we need an independent commission to look at the intelligence that led up to an invasion of Iraq, and the…

I can tell you, having spoken to people who have given their lives to the intelligence community, and risked their lives for America on a regular basis, they were angry and demoralized by this leak from the White House. I think in order to…

Yes, which is why I supported the early resolution. I hope the Senate will return to that. I hope we can find a way to choose people who are fair arbiters. There is a fear on the other side that something will be done to embarrass the…

I think the Senator said something important in relation to the September 11 commission, a commission which is headed up by former Republican Governor Kean of New Jersey, which has asked for an extension of time, so on a bipartisan basis…

I rise in support of the Grassley-Baucus- Gregg-Kennedy amendment. I commend the Finance and HELP Committees for working together in a bipartisan effort to secure the pensions of almost 45 million workers. This legislation is vital to…

I recognize Paul Igasaki, a Chicago native, for his contributions to the important work of advancing our civil rights. Mr. Igasaki has dedicated his entire professional career to ensuring justice for the powerless in our society who are…

Recently I learned that the CBS television network, which claims to be the No. 1, most-watched network, with more than 200 affiliated stations, rejected an ad for its upcoming Super Bowl broadcast that will be on Sunday. CBS's explanation…

recently we lost our colleague Paul Simon, a great public servant and a great friend. At the age of 19, Paul Simon became the Nation's youngest editor- publisher when he accepted a Lion's Club challenge to save the Troy Tribune in Troy…

Last night, I joined many Senators and Congressmen to walk across the Rotunda to attend the 21st State of the Union Address, which has been my honor to witness as a Congressman and as a Senator, to be on the escort committee to bring in…

before saying a few words about this Medicare bill, I would like to say a few words about the senior Senator from West Virginia. This man is such an amazing person. At 86 years of age, what he brings to public service and what he brings to…