Ron Weich will play an integral role, an integral part, rebuilding the Department of Justice to the once-again place where all are equal under the law, all are protected by the law, and no one is above the law.

in the long and lurching march toward equality that in no small manner defines our progress as a nation, this moment in history will be remembered as a golden age. The election of Barack Obama fulfills a dream that seemed unimaginable a…

despite all of this, Tom Daschle will be confirmed as Barack Obama's HHS secretary

he's the best person to help reform health care

Not one member of the GOP voted for it in the House.

If Judd Gregg resigns from the Senate, you have got 59 Senate Democrats right now. All of a sudden, if that governor appoints another Democratic, you have got the magic number of 60 Senate Democrats, enough to break filibusters, to put off…

it is very cold in Washington today, but our Nation's heart is warm. From every corner of our country and the furthest crevices of the Earth, people came together at the apex of our democracy to be a part of an American renewal. President…

I know the day is late, but I can't help but comment on this legislation. One of the big problems we have in America today is a total shortage of counselors. Most of our elementary schools have no counselors and high schools have just a…

Parting is with such sweet sorrow. I have such great respect for this man we call Ken Salazar. The accomplishments and life of Ken Salazar are less known but no less remarkable; in fact, in most instances more remarkable. Kenneth Lee…

On behalf of all Senators, I congratulate and welcome our new colleague, Ted Kaufman, to the Senate. Senator Kaufman earned his bachelor's degree from Duke University, his MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. He moved…

I have known Hillary Clinton for many years, but for the past 8 years I have had the pleasure of working with her as a colleague in the U.S. Senate. People on all points of the political spectrum agree that Senator Clinton is one of the…

Finally, let me say about Vice President-elect Joe Biden, Senator Joe Biden, Joe Biden: Everyone knows about his courage, his wonderful family, his remarkable career in the U.S. Senate. We know he overcame a tremendously difficult personal…

it is in times of unusual strain and challenge that we are called upon to prove ourselves, as people, as Senators, as a country. With our economy struggling and the American people suffering, most Senators have risen to the challenge. I…

With all the challenges our country faces, I think we all agree on the importance of this Congress getting off to a fast and effective start. In many ways, I believe we are on that track. Today, we will likely pass a major wilderness bill…

I think that, you know, he was caught holding the ball. And I don't think he handled it well in the beginning.

I rise to call the attention of the Senate to the 80th anniversary of the League of United Latin American Citizens, LULAC. As a pioneer of the Latino civil rights movement, LULAC has long fought to better the economic condition…

for more than 25 years, the State of Kentucky was represented in the Senate of the United States by a terrific man and a great legislator, Wendell Ford. Senator Ford was known by all as a moderate, deeply respected by both sides of the…

I think we will get the necessary votes, yes. I feel very confident about that.

there will be no votes today and likely not tomorrow. We are waiting for President Bush and/or President-elect Obama as to what, if anything, they are going to do on TARP, and that is occurring as we speak. We are going to have a…

what a sad but happy day it is to have that letter read before the world. Joe Biden, from the day I came to the Senate, was the most gracious, helpful person one could imagine. Having chosen him speaks volumes about Barack Obama. We will…

I have notified a number of Members--I had a meeting with them at 9 o'clock this morning--that because of a Senator not allowing us to move forward on this legislation last night and throwing every procedural hurdle in the way of these…

on the Fourth of July of the year 1851, the legendary statesman Daniel Webster, himself a former Senator, laid the cornerstone for the Senate Chamber where we now gather. He said: Be it known that on this day the Union of the United States…

(the) President-elect reiterated his promise to work with me to prevent the dump from ever being built. The first step is to make even deeper budget cuts this year than I have already been able to make in the past. Yucca Mountain was a…

We have made unprecedented investments in clean, renewable energy and new, green jobs that can never be outsourced.

We have a lot of stars from New York, Bobby Kennedy, Hillary Clinton, I mean Caroline Kennedy would be perfect.