Sam Brownback

You broke the big inflation period, and you were one of the key architects of that.

this is the largest spending bill ever to be voted on. It will probably be passed by this body. It has been done in the most rushed fashion that we have ever done a spending bill. It is the least bipartisan ever. Not a single Republican in…

I agree with my colleagues, Mr. Chairman, that the bill the Senator has brought before us addresses many impending needs. This matter we are discussing not only addresses a critical matter of national security by creating the capability to…

I rise to speak on the stimulus bill in front of us. Our economy is certainly in great difficulty. The American people are suffering. Look at the numbers. They don't tell what is in people's hearts or what is happening to their…

Today is a sad day. We had a wonderful inauguration a couple of days ago, phenomenal crowd, a great celebration, and a peaceful transfer of power took place. It was amazing. I was there on the front steps of the Capitol watching it…

I am rising to speak in favor of the disapproval resolution. I think we should disapprove the use of the TARP funds, and I will outline why to my colleagues and point out the reasons and give a little bit of history on this as well. I…

It's a big issue for them. I've spoken to Secretary Gates and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs about this as well.

What we need to do, is to try to figure systems to try to encourage that they be born.

Ft. Leavenworth does not want these detainees. If I could put it any clearer to you, I would, but they do not want these detainees.

If that child gets here, it's protected and has the ADA apply. If it doesn't, 60 to 80 percent are killed.

I rise to speak today about a topic that is in the news, is important, and has to do with an area of Leavenworth, KS, very near the Presiding Officer's State, and in my home State, about the issue of the Guantanamo Bay detainees. My simple…

Senator Lautenberg and the members of this committee worked very hard to craft an acceptable compromise to both protect public health and the environment.

I believe the administration's announcement yesterday about lifting sanctions on North Korea and removing it from the list of state sponsors of terrorism is shocking, is sad, and it belies the facts. I say 'shocking' because of the extent…

Mr. President, the reason I have come to the floor is not to talk about energy prices but to talk about what happened in my State last night. We had devastating tornadoes. A series of tornadoes struck parts of our State and caused at least…

Last month in Kansas, I was able to be present for the commemoration of an important, but little known, event in American history. 150 years ago, May 19, 1858, a little defile in Kansas near Mine Creek was the site of one of the incidents…

I have been traveling across all of Kansas, going to all 105 counties. I have been in nearly 70 so far, and the dominant issue by far is the price of energy. People want to get these prices down. The key to supply and demand is to get more…

I rise to speak of my support for the conference report on the farm bill. I am delighted to follow my colleague, Senator Roberts, who supports the bill, who has served on the conference committee and has been a longtime worker and writer…

The City of Garden City and Finney County have always planned our growth responsibly, avoiding development in those areas which have been historically located within the Special Flood Hazard Area.

I am standing here thinking: Thank goodness we have ethanol. Without ethanol--we are supplying 8 percent of our fuel needs--it would drive up gasoline prices another 15 percent. I am certainly pleased we have that. We had a hearing in the…

the guard told the story of a father, a mother, a son, and a daughter who were stripped naked and led into a room together. The room was made of glass, ten feet wide, nine feet long, and seven feet high. Leading into the glass room where…

I want to particularly point out a provision in the bill that was added on the House side by Representative Bart Stupak from Michigan, that would prevent the use of genetic information from unborn children and children in the process of…

This next picture is the Chungbong Coal Mine in Camp 22. I described Camp 22. It is over 400 square miles. Its main features are coal and forest mining. Ahn Myong Chol, a former guard and driver at Camp 22, described the working conditions…

I want to put before the body a situation that is happening right now in North Korea. I put a hold on our nominee to be the Ambassador to the Republic of South Korea. I want to explain why I am doing that. I want to show why I am doing…

I am delighted my colleagues granted me this special privilege to speak as in morning business on something so important. This is a bit personal if you are a Kansan. The sport of basketball was invented in Kansas by James Naismith in 1891…

Now Chairman Bernanke talks about slow performance late last year, you know, the signs of a recession this year.