My question, Madam President, is where were their concerns about Christmas as they have had filibuster after filibuster on major pieces of legislation during this entire Congress, not once, but 87 times?

I don't need to hear the sanctimonies lectures of Senator Kyl and DeMint to remind me of what Christmas means.

I don't need to hear the sanctimonious lectures of Senator Kyl and DeMint to remind me of what Christmas means.

Yesterday America lost one of the most talented and dedicated diplomats it has ever produced. Richard Holbrooke began his diplomatic service several decades ago as a young foreign service officer in Vietnam. The storied career that…

I could not imagine the talent he had and I have witnessed since that time. The State of Indiana is losing a superb Senator in Evan Bayh. Senator Bayh announced his retirement earlier this year and is wrapping up his second term, where he…

last night I was at home and received a message on my BlackBerry that Ambassador Richard Holbrooke had died. I felt very sad about that. He was such a nice man. He was the epitome in his dealings with me of a gentleman. Everyone who worked…

to be honest with you, I was hoping the Republican leader wouldn't be here at this time so I could avoid him because I didn't want to talk about the Saturday basketball game when Louisville beat UNLV. It was an upset. But I guess turnabout…

discrimination has never served America very well. When it applies to those who serve America in the Armed Forces, it is both disgraceful and counterproductive. The theory behind don't ask, don't tell is a thing that happened way in the…

Senator Bennett is a very courageous man. What a disappointment he was not reelected. I am not usually giving speeches for my Republican colleagues, but it is a real loss to the country that Senator Bennett will not return to the Senate…

this resolution concerns a request for testimony and representation in a criminal action pending in Minnesota State Court. In this action, protesters have been charged with trespass for occupying Senator Al Franken's St. Paul, Minnesota…

we have a piece of legislation that passed last night in the House of Representatives. I received a call last night, I guess around 9:30 or 10 o'clock, from both the majority leader and the Speaker that the so-called DREAM Act had passed…

I have such admiration and respect for Senator Levin. He does such a wonderful job protecting America in so many different ways, not only as chairman of that important Armed Services Committee but on the Permanent Subcommittee on…

The only way we can have some control over amendments is to do it that way. The answer to my friend's question--would I fill the tree--the answer is yes.

This has been taking months to do this -- months. And the time has gone, as Senator Levin has said, to stop playing around with this.

We have a lot of things to do in a short period of time. Let's run over what we have to do. We have a tax issue. We've got the funding issue. We've got the START treaty. We've got the defense bill. And we have the DREAM Act. We have the…

The online poker bill I am working on is good for the country and for Nevada. Finally, the revenue and jobs from this multibillion-dollar industry will stay where it belongs, here in America.

He is using his senatorial power to go and pay back the people who have donated the most to his campaign.

The online poker bill I'm working on is good for the country and for Nevada. Finally, the revenue and jobs from this multibillion-dollar industry will stay where it belongs, here in America.

This has been taking months to do this, months. And the time has gone, as Senator Levin has said, to stop playing around with this.

He's using his senatorial power to go and pay back the people who have donated the most to his campaign.

I rise today to recognize the lasting achievements of the Walt Rulffes. His recent retirement from the post of Superintendent of Clark County School District means that southern Nevada is losing one of its most versatile leaders. Walt's…

as far as lameduck sessions of the Senate go, our agenda is rather ambitious, and the session itself is relatively long. It did not have to be this way. We have tried many times this Congress to tackle each of the priorities on our agenda…

I note that the main mover of this matter is Senator Barbara Mikulski of Maryland. She worked very hard to recognize this important office, and she did it for a number of reasons, some of which I worked with her on. There was a massive…

Yes. I will file cloture on the 9/11 situation in New York, the firefighters negotiation matter. The third would be the DREAM Act, and the fourth would be giving seniors a $250 COLA.

We need to complete the impeachment as quickly as we can to make sure everything is fair, and we will make sure that is the case. We expect some work to be done on Tuesday, with votes required in the Senate. Most of the proceedings will be…