Mr. President, one of the greatest--if not the greatest threats to the security of our Nation and our ally Israel--is the concerted effort by the Government of Iran to acquire the technology and materials to create a nuclear weapon that…

I move to lay that motion upon the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. ____________________

So the reality is, if our information is right and, you know, the universe that you have already reviewed, although maybe not as large as you would like to, shows that, in fact, there are lower loan defaults, it seems to me that we improve…

the reality is that, according to CBO, who does the scoring around here, loan limits will not cost the taxpayers one dime

Mr. President, I rise to raise concerns about this amendment that would constitute a significant change to U.S. foreign and banking policies that should be carefully considered by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the Senate…

An October 2010 Zogby poll of business leaders found that 77 percent of them believe that corporations should disclose all the direct and indirect political expenditures.

Well, finally, Mr. Chairman, as someone who supported and voted for the legislation, it seems to me that I have a different vision, and I think many of us share that vision, of what your mandate is.

But if that answer you gave Senator Reed, that a robust housing market is ultimately going to place the taxpayers in a better position, why is it that you view so narrowly the ability to think a little bit outside of the box and help to…

Clearly, the fee is meant to ensure that the borrower is the one who bears the burden, not the entities.

We want to maximize the opportunity for people to be able to mitigate our losses, and in part, that means a robust housing market.

How do you define conserve and preserve? Give me your definition of that.