We are being asked to give the President trade promotion authority to enter into new trade agreements.

Of course, many of us thought the President was moving in the right direction with his Section 201 and his response on steel, but the exclusions make us nervous, because if we are going to continue to exclude by the hundreds all sorts of…

Thank you very much. I am going to step away, and as further indication of bipartisanship trust between parties, I am going to turn over the gavel to my friend, Senator Voinovich, and I will be returning shortly.

Can the SEC protect and maintain the fiduciary trust of the investing public?

I said: You don't have to name names, but can you give me an example of somebody who lost a family farm because of the estate tax? They could not come up with one in my State. I readily concede that there are sacrifices that have to be…

if I might respond very briefly to what the Senator from Texas has said, the Senator from Texas is very honest and forthright in his position. He stated in the Chamber, and it will be reflected in the Record, that he believes the…

I am not an arbiter of morality; I just ran for political office. If we are going to stack things against moral relevance, I would certainly put in that list increasing the minimum wage for millions of Americans; providing health insurance…

I say to the Senator, he reminds me, come September we are either going to celebrate the fifth or sixth anniversary since we last increased the minimum wage to $5.15 an hour. Imagine what that translates into if you are working at $5.15…

I had a group in my office that does financial planning, and they said they are cautioning clients not to walk by any open windows above the fourth floor in the year 2010 because that is the year when we have the estate tax repeal and it…

It is important we do spend the time, because if the issue is energy security and energy independence, we see on a daily basis why it is not only timely, but absolutely essential for our national security. We followed the issues in the…

It is time for us to invite consumers from across America to be part of this conversation about America's energy future--the families who have to pay the heating bills, the hard-working people who have to pay for gasoline to get back and…

I say to the Senator, he has made the point because he understands, as I do, how beholden we are to foreign interest sources. If there is a problem in Venezuela or a decision by gulf state oil producers that they are going to withhold…

The suggestion in this amendment is the majority leader and the minority leader of the Senate will each appoint two members, one from the consumer side, one from the energy industry side. So there would be two who would come from the…

Yes. Five of the eleven appointees to this Commission would be from consumer groups focusing on energy issues.

It is hard for me to quarrel with the Senator's suggestion, but I think the focus of this Commission is to really talk about the pocketbook impact of these energy price spikes. There are critical and important environmental issues, the…

I rise in support of Senator Feinstein's motion to table the Reid amendment. Let me say at the outset, when she came to me with this concept, it struck me as not only fair but good policy. How did we get into this mess with the seventh…

That is right, it would be transparent. I am holding in my hand the energy bill we are debating. On at least four separate occasions now, we have had the chance to do something sensible for energy security and energy independence--to…

This amendment is simple, yet it has the potential to significantly benefit American families and businesses. It should garner widespread support. Like many of my colleagues in the Senate, I am pleased that we have turned to debate on an…

Amendment No. 3074 would establish a Conserve by Bike Pilot Program in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, as well as fund a research initiative on the potential energy savings of replacing car trips with bike trips. This…

today we are at the pivotal point where long-sought meaningful campaign finance reform is finally within reach. It's been a winding journey spanning seven years. I am pleased to have been part of the quest, and proud to have been an…

today I have introduced a new bill along with Senator Mike DeWine, a Republican from Ohio, and Senator Russ Feingold, a Democrat from Wisconsin, which intends to address the U.S. response to the scourge of conflict diamonds. In war-torn…

today I am joining Senator Harkin in introducing legislation that will clarify the United States Department of Agriculture's, USDA, authority to enforce pathogen reduction standards in meat and poultry products. I am pleased to join in…

This is supposed to be an energy bill which is going to give America more energy security, make us more independent of foreign oil sources, clean up our environment, and provide for the energy needs of the growing American economy in the…

about 13 years ago I went to get on an airplane in Phoenix, AZ. I was a Member of Congress. I was late for my plane, as usual. I came running into the airport, went to the United ticket counter, and said: Can I still make the plane? And…

As we celebrate National Women's History month, I rise to pay tribute to the extraordinary women, past and present, who have shaped the rich history of our great Nation. The month of March has been designated as National Women's History…