John Kerry

This legislation, as written, provides correctional agencies with a viable mechanism to make cell phones useless on prison grounds.

I hope that you view this as an opportunity to write a standard that will support our climate change and energy security goals by moving the domestic auto industry as quickly as practicable toward the goal of achieving at least 35 miles…

I want to welcome our new Senators also. It's great to have all them here.

Traffic congestion continues to worsen in American cities of all sizes, creating a $78 billion drain on the U.S. economy.

I look forward to supporting your nomination Congressman. We'd reached our agreements over lunch yesterday and after the Inauguration, but I really look forward to your stewardship there.

In 2007, domestic flight delays cost the U.S. economy $41 billion and consumed about 740 million additional gallons of jet fuel.

Despite the onslaught of bad financial news, we all have the privilege to live and work and travel in the most prosperous nation in the world.

Ray LaHood is a man of integrity and experience.

I had no idea until I started to do preparation the unbelievable scope of what it is that we have to do, everything from putting ten extra runways at O'Hare Airport if Dick Durbin wants it.

I am hopeful that you will bring a breath of fresh air to an agency that will be at the center of an infrastructure revolution in this country.

The Obama administration intends to work to strengthen the United Nations human rights mechanisms.

The U.N. Human Rights Council (HRC) has been seriously flawed and a major disappointment.

The President-elect believes that the United Nations is an indispensable, if imperfect, global mechanism in which to advance our interests.

If it requires further sanctions or pressure of other means to make that happen, then that is what we must contemplate.

We need to be absolutely clear with the Government of Sudan that the United Nations and the international community will not stand for its continued obstructing.

It is time to look at the kinds of robust action that you and others, such as the President-elect, have long suggested.

We had the President-elect meeting with us at our caucus on the minor topic of the monster of TARP and also the stimulus.

It seems to me a Secretary of State really has two major responsibilities. One is to be our chief dealmaker.

There's just no need to sully or dampen, or anything, the tremendous opportunities that you have.

The opportunities that you have as Secretary of State are just huge, and I think you will succeed in that role.

I think you're the right person to be doing it at this time, and I thank you for your leadership.

Her presence overseas will send a strong signal immediately that America is back.

I think every member of the committee believes very strongly that, in Senator Clinton, we have a nominee who is extraordinarily capable and smart.

The next vice president of the United States of America will be Senator John Edwards from North Carolina.

With all due respect, Madam President, we are here to have a debate. It is hard to have a debate when you are talking all by yourself. If the other side wants to engage in a good discussion, there are an awful lot of things said that are…