Jeff Bingaman: “I do think that this Centennial Challenge proposal has a lot of merit in concept.”

earlier today, the Senate voted to grant permanent normal trade relations to Russia by a vote of 92 to 4, and I strongly supported that bill. To extend PNTR to Russia, we had to repeal an out-of-date policy that was adopted during the Cold…

I thank my colleague Senator Leahy. Madam President, what is the pending business before the Senate now? Is it an amendment to this legislation? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Amendment No. 3371 is the pending business. Amendment No…

He knows the crucial role that Congress plays in setting policy and in overseeing how that policy is carried out.

Second, we would want a person with demonstrated managerial abilities.