What is happening in food aid in our Nation, for a few special interests that benefit only marginally, is a national disgrace--a national disgrace.

Democratic U.S. Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey pleaded not guilty today in federal court.

I'm angry and ready to fight.

I strongly support Senator Isakson's efforts here, which passed in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee last year, working with the State Department, and moved unanimously to approve this bill. This is to give 52 Americans, who were held…

the Congress came together to create the do-not-call list, and it is time for Congress to come together again to update this important consumer protection legislation and protect Americans as we intended to do. We all know of many of our…

the United States is not a party to the Arms Trade Treaty. It has not even been submitted to the Senate for consideration. Regardless of your position on the treaty itself, prohibiting funding for any international organization anywhere…

To me, that is not theoretical. It just makes common sense.

As we saw in the financial crisis, risk can build anywhere in the financial system regardless of the types of entities involved or the jurisdictional boundaries of regulators.

I recognize, as someone who sat here during that whole period of time and was part of the Wall Street reform legislation, that no legislation is perfect, and the Wall Street Reform Act is no exception.

As the Committee considers proposals to change financial stability measures, it is important, in my view, to distinguish between those that are aimed to reduce costs or prevent unintended consequences, which I would be inclined to support…

I hope we can strike the right balance between reducing compliance costs without undermining regulatory objectives.

We should be open to calibration, however, in both directions, areas where protections may need to be strengthened and areas where the law may need careful tailoring to reduce costs of compliance and unintended consequences.