I rise today, with Senator John Kerry, to introduce the Small Business Information Security Act of 2008. Not only is this a bipartisan bill in the United States Senate, but it is also a bicameral bill. Congressmen Manzullo and Michaud are…

At the same time, the bill also allows us to respond to the complex issues of curbing greenhouse gas emissions while squarely confronting the argument that reducing carbon dioxide emissions will damage our economy. To the contrary, funds…

The IPCC's key findings were agreed to unanimously by more than 130 governments, including those of the United States, China, India, and the European Union, and now are forming the basis for international policy. For the first time since…

Over the past week, the Jewish people and their friends around the world have celebrated the historic and proud occasion of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the modern State of Israel. I rise to join my colleagues in again…

As we celebrate National Small Business Week, which runs April 21 through April 25, 2008, I rise in support of a Senate Resolution--which I introduced along with Chairman Kerry, and other members of the Senate Committee on Small Business…

I am not only deeply concerned that increasing foreclosures threaten the dream of home ownership, but it is also critical to understand that the housing crisis that the Senate is currently grappling with affects every corner of this…

Today Congress is confronted with making difficult choices in developing the budget for fiscal year 2009. Undoubtedly, there will be issues that will divide us as we consider this budget resolution, but I do believe that surely we can all…

What bound us was the belief, the strong belief, that exercising the pending motion of this constitutional option would be detrimental to the long-term well-being of the United States Senate.

We needed real reform within the intelligence community to function as a community.

We need a Director of National Intelligence to provide the coordination and the information sharing.

I want to applaud you for your longstanding leadership in spearheading this initiative for major reform.

Just like its previous version which I introduced on June 3, this amendment is intended to ensure that small business interests are represented in the Commission's composition and in the subjects of the Commission's activities. As I stated…

Our Nation mourns the passage of a man who called Americans to their economic purpose and renewed our age-old faith in the limitless possibilities of freedom. With heavy but immensely grateful hearts, our country grieves the passing of…

last Thursday, I submitted amendment No. 3273 to the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2005 revising and extending the authority for the advisory panel to the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy on review of…

I have an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 to expand the Mentor-Protege program to include service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses and qualified HUBZone small business concerns as eligible…

Lastly, Mr. President, I have an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 to strike Section 811(b) of the act, which alters disclosure requirements for subcontracting information provided to small businesses…

I would like to speak to one provision in the FSC/ETI tax legislation we are considering on the Senate floor which is very important--the broadband expensing provision. This provision would allow investments in broadband infrastructure, or…

To ensure that each center that meets the SBA performance thresholds continues to serve women entrepreneurs in every state and territory, I expect the SBA to fully expend all the funds reserved under this bill for women's sustainability…

I rise to support S. 2267, the ``Women's Sustainability Recovery Act of 2004'' which I recently introduced. There is today a critical need to preserve the operations of existing the Women's Business Centers currently serving women…

I rise today to support the Jumpstart Our Business Strength Act, a bill that provides much-needed tax relief to our Nation's manufacturing base in a manner that will not only protect but will create jobs. Without question, passing this…

I rise to support passage of H.R. 4062, a bill that provides needed improvements to the Small Business Administration's largest business loan program, the ``Section 7(a)'' program, at no additional cost to the Government. The SBA's 7(a)…

I thank, again, Senator Dodd for his being a champion over the years on behalf of children and families, and for making it possible that we are in the position of offering this amendment. I also thank the cosponsors and Chairman Grassley…

While the Senate has extended this to a greater number of seniors, unlike the Senate bill, this proposal ensures all seniors, even the so-called dual eligibles, will be part of this conference report. That certainly benefits my…

in that letter, we expressed our strong opposition to this ideological venture. It is important to know that significant changes were made to transform the full-scale national premium support proposal into a limited bone fide demonstration…

Mr. President, today we stand at the precipice of opportunity. Culminating a decade of work, we have before us legislation that will forever change the face of Medicare, providing every senior in America with a prescription drug benefit…