today I have lost a very dear friend, as have the people of Michigan and hundreds of thousands of people across the country. Millie Jeffery is an icon in the State of Michigan and in our country for civil rights, women's rights, and…

I rise today to express tremendous concern about the latest news regarding the Medicare trust fund and the solvency of the trust fund. We are now hearing that Medicare, in fact, will become insolvent 7 years sooner than we had been told…

Absolutely. This is an issue we have to address. We have to make sure our tax policy rewards those who create jobs here. As the Senator from California was speaking about individuals, I would like to share for the record two of literally…

In Michigan, 154 different businesses have been involved with 68 completed and ongoing partnerships. They are joint ventures as well as single business applicants. These are exactly what we hear from the administration we ought to be…

Would the Senator agree on its face that it would appear his amendment is about whether folks support that report and if, in fact, they believe, as the Senator said, that exporting jobs is a good idea, folks can vote against your…

I simply, first, wanted to thank my colleague from North Dakota, and to stand in support of everything he has said. Tomorrow, our friend from North Dakota will be chairing an important hearing. I will have two individuals from Michigan…

I note with sadness the passing of Peter Vlcko, a hero for all of humanity. When immense love and bravery coalesce in one person, as they did in Mr. Vlcko, amazing things are bound to happen. And they did. Mr. Vlcko's love for humankind…

If I might ask my friend another question, wouldn't he share my amazement that, in this new economic report, the proposal is that the way we lower health care costs is to export the jobs? Export the nurses, export the doctors, radiological…

This report actually is the new report from the economic advisers to the President on the state of the economy and jobs, where they are saying outsourcing to other countries is, in fact, a good thing and, in fact, outsourcing health care…

I think the two major drivers for health care now are the explosion of prescription drug prices and the fact that every time a person loses his or her insurance and that person walks into an emergency room to get care and is sicker than…

I want to speak briefly to one thing that I believe in the bill is a good deal. There are positive things. I don't think it is all a negative bill. I think there are positive things in it. I know there are people who have worked hard…

If I may continue with questions, when the Senator is saying this shifts money to HMOs and to insurance companies, I assume-- at least my understanding of HMOs is--you don't choose your own doctor. We are talking about seniors who now can…

I came with a very important goal. One of my top priorities has been to help create a real comprehensive Medicare prescription drug benefit. Part 2 of that is to lower prices for everyone, for our seniors, so that the Medicare dollars…

as I said before on the floor, all the statements that are being made, and all the time we spend in relation to our values and our priorities, I also believe we get things done when we work together, when we work in a bipartisan way. That…

Mr. President, every debate we have in the Senate comes down to a question of values and priorities for all of us, how we spend our time personally, how we spend our time in the Senate, where we choose to put our efforts. I wish to speak…

In conclusion, I end as I started by saying what we do around here always relates to values and priorities. I hope we will choose to focus our time and attention on those things that affect the most people in our country, those things that…

on this Veterans Day, I rise to recognize a group of truly deserving American veterans--the Tuskegee Airmen of World War II. This heroic group of African American flyers fought in two types of battles--the battle of World War II and the…

That is how it appears. We have a lot of very serious questions our constituents want us to ask of the administration.

I simply say this is a very short amendment. In part, it indicates: Since, Congressional oversight of the Executive Branch expenditures of public funds is essential in order to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer dollars; and…

In fact, I add that over the years, under Democratic and Republican Presidents, the senior Senator from Michigan asked very important questions about contracting. He was the first, I believe, to come forward with the acknowledgement and…

In the State of Michigan, we have many questions being asked--a lot that we asked of the administration on homeland security, how we are funding our borders and keeping them secure. Why is it we are not providing more for our first…

this week marks the close of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and today is a time for many of us to reflect on how cancer has touched virtually every American's life. According to the American Cancer Society, one in two men and one…

The Month for America amendment will provide $2.1 billion in highway and transit funds to high-priority projects that can begin within 90 days. This will create immediate jobs. Not only will this prevent the project delays resulting from…

I offer a resolution congratulating the Detroit Shock for winning the Women's National Basketball Association Championship. In a remarkable display of talent, hard work and tenacity, the Shock captured the championship in the very next…

I rise to debate that motion and support Senator Dodd in his motion. I am very proud to be joining with him in the Dodd-Stabenow amendment concerning fully providing the resources for our first responders in our communities all across…