Sen. Paul Simon: “I want to pay tribute to Senator Thurmond, who has been a pioneer in fighting for this. I believe Senator Thurmond told…”

In terms of Social Security, the person who made the point that a balanced budget amendment is the basic protection that is needed by the Social Security system was the chief actuary for the Social Security System for 23 years. I point…

The answer is that we could, but the argument that my colleague from Michigan makes is precisely the opposite of the argument that we have been hearing over and over and over again on the floor. Some of my colleagues say this is too tough…

The answer is we will occasionally do so, and for those who say what about a recession, since 1962 we have had 11 stimulus packages pass the U.S. Senate. All of them passed with more than 60 votes.

Today we reflect on one of the worst crimes against humanity committed in our century: the Turkish massacre of 1/2 million Armenians beginning in 1915. Nationalism based on notions of ethnic purity is not something most Americans…