Chuck Hagel

I thank you and appreciate the time from the distinguished chairman of our Judiciary Committee. I rise in opposition to this budget point of order. I have listened attentively to the points made. Certainly, we are not a model of fiscal…

on behalf of my colleagues Senators Mikulski, Durbin, Murkowski, and Voinovich, I rise to submit a resolution recognizing the accomplishments of Ignacy Jan Paderewski on the 65th anniversary of his death on June 29, 1941. Born in Poland in…

I would like to address the Kyl-Cornyn amendment tonight. I obviously have listened to some of this debate over the last hour. There is one thing I want to address before I get into what I think are the real critical issues here, not just…

thank you. I thank the distinguished Senator from Massachusetts for his continued leadership. I don't believe there is anyone in the Senate who has worked harder or done more or who understands the issue better than Senator Kennedy. We are…

The big issues like should we increase worker visas? Should we increase the ratio of green cards? What do we do about the 12 million illegal aliens in this country? How do we deal with these things? These are all imperfect answers that…

I think that Don Rumsfeld, this administration, the civilian leadership in the Pentagon, have to be held responsible for not having the kind of armor that we need to support our troops.

Every tactical, every strategic decision, right from the beginning, was a mistake, in my opinion.

America's influence is very limited in Iraq. And it becomes more and more limited every day that goes by.

Chuck Hagel, conservative Republican senator, has basically said -- said yesterday that we're no better off today -- in fact, we're worse off today than we were three years ago.

last October, I introduced legislation, S. 1889, to create a bipartisan entitlement reform commission. Senator Isakson cosponsored my legislation, and Representative John Tanner joined me in introducing this legislation in the House of…

thank you. And I thank the distinguished chairman of the Budget Committee. Amendment No. 3127 Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 3127 and ask for its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The…

I don't see, Madam Secretary, how things are getting better. I think things are getting worse.

There were some lobbyists down there, actually. It was very creative of them, to get locked down there with us.

We've shed a lot of blood, spent a lot of money, invested heavily in Iraq, and it's still uncertain as to the outcome.

The Bush administration must understand that each American has a right to question our policies in Iraq and should not be demonized for disagreeing with them. Suggesting that to challenge or criticize policy is undermining and hurting our…

it is not unpatriotic to question the president, that even saying it is the Bush administration dividing the country -- it is the president saying the Democrats are dividing the country, the Democrats who are undermining the mission.

Senator Hagel suggesting that the president should make some changes within his own inner circle in the wake of the CIA leak scandal.

I call up amendment No. 2391 and ask for its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Nebraska [Mr. Hagel], for himself and Mr. Sununu, proposes an…

the significance of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to our economy cannot be overstated. Together they guarantee almost 46 percent of all mortgage loans in the United States. They also back over $3.9 trillion in mortgage-backed securities and…

currently there are service members in our Armed Forces with disabled dependents who have lost or are in danger of losing Supplemental Security Income, SSI, eligibility or benefits. This issue not only affects our regular active duty…

25 years from now most of the events and personalities of September 2005 will have passed into the pages of history. New Orleans will once again stand proudly as one of America's most vibrant cities; America will have been forced to…

I understand under a previous agreement the Senator from Minnesota wishes to offer an amendment. I will withhold further comments until the Senator from Minnesota has had an opportunity to propose an amendment. I yield the floor. The…

I extend the time of the Senator from Ohio by another 3 minutes if that would assist the Senator. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

let me summarize the Hagel-Pryor climate change amendment. This amendment offers a comprehensive voluntary approach to addressing the issue of climate change by connecting domestic and international economic, environmental, and energy…

I further ask consent that Eric Loewen of my staff be granted floor privileges during consideration of the Energy bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.