We ought to go read the treaties.

As Senator Murkowski said, we were in Alaska last week and presented a $1.5 million Garret Lee Smith grant to the State of Alaska.

I have said that we have made it a priority at SAMHSA to make our resources available in Indian Country.

This issue of suicide is very personal to me.

Suicide is preventable and help is available.

the things are being turned around and we're getting very close to stabilizing the banking industry.

We're so fortunate we were able to get it passed. It's going to give this country a shot in the arm.

We're so fortunate we were able to get it passed. It's going to give this country a shot in the arm.

We're so fortunate we were able to get it passed. It's going to give this country a shot in the arm.

I rise today to recognize Guy Rocha, who retired from his post as Nevada State archivist on February 2 exactly 28 years to the day from the time he assumed this position. He began as the youngest State archivist in the Nation. At this…

in 1844, a man came to Washington recognizing the country had been in a deep recession in 1837 and it spilled over a number of years. He came to Washington with an idea. He came to Congress with an idea. What he wanted to do was build some…

More than one-third of this bill is dedicated to providing tax relief for middle class families; cutting taxes for 95 percent of American workers.

the millions of Americans who are out of work, struggling to keep their homes and make one paycheck last until the next one comes, deserve to hear five words from Congress: Help is on the way. Moments from now, we will have the opportunity…

we have worked very hard this week. It is not often the Senate is in session this time of night on a Saturday or this time of night most any time, but we have had a long hard week and spent many hours trying to come up with an answer to…

around midnight last night I was in conversation with the President and some others, and the President indicated that this morning, unemployment numbers would come out, and they would be somewhat scary. That was absolutely true. At 8:30…

earlier today, the Labor Department announced that the unemployment rate had gone up very high. We now find the housing crisis is worse, with lending freezes still upon us, and small businesses are shutting down as we speak. Job losses are…

I wish we could outlaw polls. I think they are one of the things that hurt the body politic. I don't believe in them. I don't watch what they say. I don't care about them. But I can read them. We were all present at a meeting yesterday…

we are going to go back to work immediately on H.R. 1, the Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Yesterday, we reached an agreement on a number of amendments, and that was certainly done. After we completed the voting last night, the…

although the housing crisis has devastated cities and towns across America, nowhere has been hit harder than Nevada. Nearly 1 in 20 households has been affected by foreclosure, and that number goes up every single day. Every time a home is…

We are going to work until we get it done. There are a number of Senators working in good faith to try to come up with a proposal that will pick up a number of Republican votes. This legislation is very important. The reason we need to…

We're all grateful for every one of these fine people who work with us.

Ron Weich is one such person who has worked for me as part of my senior staff for 4 years.

In the best tradition of Department of Justice, he will serve in a manner blind to partisanship, blind to politics, and--rule of law.

I am pleased to present Ronald H. Weich as the nominee for Assistant Attorney General.

I believe we are a better country because of people like Ron Weich.