Jon S. Corzine

About a half hour ago, Senator Edwards talked about an issue that has been one of the most serious concerns of mine and a whole host of Americans--about the state of our security and the threat to the American people, which they face by…

I am pleased my colleagues passed the supporting resolution today for our troops. We need a strong and unequivocal expression of support for the courageous men and women who are fighting for our values and defending America tonight in the…

Presumably payroll taxes, which each individual who is working pays into the Social Security and Medicare trust funds, are designed so that people invest in receiving guaranteed benefits--in the case of Social Security--relative to what…

With full expectation and understanding of the position, I am disappointed with the objection that has been raised, but I am not surprised. We have a critical need to get focused on our economy in this country. The needs of the American…

If the minority leader will yield for one other observation and question, has the Senator noticed the fact that we have lost almost another trillion dollars in market value? And by the way, that translates into 401(k)s and IRAs for…

I join with my colleagues on this side of the aisle in complimenting the leader and for rating this issue one job versus 2.5 million jobs. We have a major issue in this country with regard to our economy, and that is at the top of our…

I wonder if the minority leader has had one single Governor approach him with respect to the Estrada nomination or whether he has had one single or multiple Governors come and talk about the state of their fiscal affairs in their State…

I truly appreciate the focus on issues that matter directly to the people who live in our States and who live across the country. The Senator spoke about the individual business person who had not sold any farm equipment. We are closing…

I am honored and pleased to introduce legislation today that Senator Kennedy and I introduced with Senator Wellstone in the 107th Congress. Today, Senator Kennedy and I reintroduce the Chance to Succeed Act, legislation that will give TANF…

I will speak a little bit on part of the main topic the President talked about last night, where we heard President Bush eloquently address America's challenging agenda--an agenda of war and peace, of health care, and the American economy…

today, along with Senator Lautenberg, I am introducing legislation, the Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area Act, to establish the Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area in the State of New…

I just want to reinforce and reemphasize how important this is in our State of New Jersey with the 113 sites. By the way, there is an increasing sense--scientific sense, data sense--that we are having a high incidence of cancer in areas…

I think it is absolutely in the hands of the people who sit in this Chamber to make the decisions. We are elected to talk about priorities. Where are the priorities in this Nation with regard to homeland defense, and certainly with our…

I will just wrap up. Again, I have a hard time understanding this debate, when we have such a clear choice in front of us, when we talk about the needs of these 6 million kids, the 10,000 identified failing schools. By the way, we are all…

I want to say a few words to reflect what I know the people of New Jersey believe with regard to the debate we are having on the floor about the omnibus appropriations bill, particularly with regard to the two priorities we talked about…

I rise today to reintroduce an important piece of legislation that I worked on in the 107th Congress, the Chemical Security Act. I am proud to be joined by Senators Jeffords, Boxer, Clinton, and Lautenberg in reintroducing this bill…

I rise today to say a simple thank you to a number of my retiring colleagues, good people who have done good things to serve the citizens of their States but, more importantly, serve our Nation. I particularly mention Max Cleland and Jean…

Am I not correct this was neither in the original Lieberman proposal that came out of the Governmental Affairs Committee, nor was it in the compromise proposals that were on the floor before we went into recess? This is another one of…

I rise to add my words of respect and praise and thanksgiving for the life and leadership of my friend and colleague and, in fact, political hero. Paul Wellstone was a good man who did his very best to do good things--very simply, good…

I believe Senator Levin's legislation represents a rational and measured approach to military action against Iraq's tyrannical regime. The Levin amendment emphasizes the importance of multilateralism and understands that the cooperation of…

I rise tonight to express my views on what has become the overriding issue before the Senate and our Nation as we close out the 107th Congress: the authorization of the use of military force against Iraq and in what context and under what…

Mr. President today, along with Senator DeWine, I am introducing legislation that addresses the serious national problem of drunk driving. This bill, "The Higher-Risk Impaired Driver Act," would help protect the public from those…

I want to reinforce what the Senator from New York said. By the way, this statement about not being interested in the security of the American people was made in Trenton, NJ, on Monday at a political rally. It is hard for me to understand…

If the leader will bear with me a second, if we look at the table he has with regard to the second level, it looks as though some of the individuals who will benefit the most from this tax cut--it is almost inconceivable that we are using…

Did I hear the leader suggest that we are talking about taking $2 trillion out of the Social Security trust fund to fund the other things that are going on with regard to economic policy? If I am not mistaken, I think I saw a chart that…