I thank the chairman, and recall Chairman Natcher, who always called the bill that was produced by this subcommittee the people's bill.

I would hope that we not reinvent the wheel.

Our Federal employees generally are overwhelmingly patriots.

Our Federal employees can smell fraud faster than anyone else.

as the junior Senator representing the State of Illinois, and one who will lead a celebration of President Reagan's life in Chicago Saturday night, for Sunday, the 100th birthday of our native Illinoisan, our 40th President, Ronald Reagan…

Today I am pleased to join Senator Whitehouse, Senator Boxer and a growing list of my colleagues in support of the Whitehouse-Kirk-Boxer amendment that will improve airline safety throughout the Nation. Most individuals are familiar with…

I rise today in support of the amendment to repeal the health care law. We made a mistake last year in passing this law, and a large majority of American people know it. In the face of the largest debt in our history, it was the height of…

today I am pleased to join with Senator Durbin to introduce the Great Lakes Water Protection Act. This bipartisan legislation would set a date certain to end sewage dumping in America's largest supply of fresh water, the Great Lakes. More…

I rise to oppose the START treaty because it recognizes limits on U.S. missile defenses in return for marginal reductions in the Russian arsenal. At the moment when the U.S. and allies must build missile defenses to protect against Iran…

this has been an important week for me, the most junior Senator. We passed bipartisan legislation to prevent a huge scheduled tax increase from hitting our Illinois economy in the teeth of a great recession, and we did this with the…

If the Senator will yield, I understand the S-300 has not been delivered, even though the Russians signed a contract to deliver this to the Islamic Republic of Iran. But most of the missile threat to Israel is against Russian-built and…

But I am a little confused about some of the righteous indignation coming from the Republican side of the aisle about this bill. The omnibus 2010 they have sitting out there--they are wanting the American people to think this document came…

Yes. I feel badly about some of those earmarks because I had so much fun with them.

The majority leader of the U.S. Senate would not have taken the action he just took if he didn't have 41 votes to stop this monstrosity.

This may be a seminal moment in the recent history of the Senate. This may be a seminal moment that stops the practice which has moved power all to the appropriators in this body--a few--and taken it away from the rest of us and may return…

almost 30 years ago, I worked in the House of Commons in London. In Parliament, a new member's maiden speech is given great weight. Traditionally, this speech is used to highlight what a member's priorities are and sets the tone for his…

10 years ago, I had the great privilege and honor to deliver my first speech as a Representative of the people of the 10th District of Illinois. As I end my time in the House of Representatives and begin with the honor of serving the great…

Mr. President, sign this bill and then seal off Iran's gas. That is the best way to empower diplomacy. The gasoline sanction is the only sanction which has a chance of working. This legislation has overwhelming bipartisan consensus…

Today's volatility in the stock market teaches us two lessons: first, the United States, our Treasury Secretary, and our President must advance a new International Economic Stabilization plan based on tremendous cuts in European government…

Too often, the Congress focuses on problems of the past, not dangers to come. Last month, the Greek Government lost its AAA credit rating. On May 19, Greece will have to pay $10 billion in loans that it does not have the money to cover…

As the Iranians accelerate their nuclear program, indications are that America may be losing its nerve. In its latest report to Congress, the CIA said that Iran has continued to expand its nuclear weapon infrastructure and that it has…

Two Middle Eastern newspapers reported today that Syria has transferred scud missiles to a terrorist group in Lebanon. This repeats actions by Iran and Syria in 2006 when they gave cruise missiles to Hezbollah. It shows that the Syrians…

I, in my experience, sort of see Europe becoming a huge military gas station for onward deployment to Unified Protector or New Dawn operations or Operation Enduring Freedom.

I would just say that we probably spend enough time naming post offices in the House of Representatives during the worst economy in our country----

I will just say that we know the resolution will be defeated. But given the opportunities that it gives Taliban propagandists on the radio, we should ask, Why did the Speaker even schedule such a lopsided debate on this floor?