Yes, Mr. President. The deficit is bigger than a breadbox. If you don't believe me, check the Google.

He's impossible, and has been for seven years, to deal with.

The president's credibility --

For the last seven years, we have seen the same kind of misinformation coming from the White House.

All we're doing is dialing press releases that come from the White House.

I have a statement I will give later in the day about what we have done this year. But I want to take this opportunity to reciprocate with the kind words the distinguished Republican leader said on my behalf. Without in any way taking away…

we have reached the end of a long, hectic, at times contentious and frustrating but unquestionably productive first year of the 110th Congress. We welcomed back our friend and colleague, Senator Tim Johnson, who has made an extraordinary…

with the Senate's passage of the Omnibus appropriations bill for fiscal year 2008 and H.R. 6, the Energy Security and Independence Act of 2007, the Department of Energy must now finally understand that its irrational hostility toward…

I support this issue. All you have to do is look in the Washington Post today at their editorial. It says, among other things: This could be the start of an epic winter. If the past few winters here in the northeast have taught us…

I mentioned to my friend from Ohio a fact that I just heard. I hope it is wrong, but if it is wrong, it is not much wrong. The average income of people who vote in America today is $70,000 a year. I am very happy we have people who have a…

We have a domestic spending bill that has been worked out through the House and the Senate, Democrats and Republicans. We have the White House which has been involved in that. That part should be fairly easy. It may not be everything we…

I have publicly stated my feelings about Trent Lott on a number of occasions since he indicated he was going to retire by the end of this year. We had a lovely reception for him in the Mansfield Room. Other people have their own views as…

as the Senate finishes its business for the year, it is my privilege to rise today in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Orvis School of Nursing at the University of Nevada, an important part of Nevada's health care community. The…

I will vote for the Feingold/Reid amendment, which I have cosponsored and voted for several times this year. Feingold/Reid is the right approach to begin to responsibly end the war, and I will vote for it again today. The second amendment…

we have tried to work through this process, and it appears quite clear at this stage, on this bill, we are not going to be able to do that. As everyone knows, we are in the last hours, days, certainly, of this first year of this session of…

my friend has every right to object. It is quite obvious that this is required because Members will simply filibuster. They have told me so. If we are talking about something as sensitive as immunity, retroactive immunity, and prospective…

first of all, on the immunity issue--we have a lot of matters here. We have had 60-vote margins all year, including on the war in Iraq. The Senator is right that there is no requirement that there be 60 votes. But there is a requirement…

The American public is terribly concerned about this issue because it is easy to focus on. What has taken place in this country the last 7 years has really hurt the confidence of the American people in their Government. We have the worst…

Title II of the Intelligence Committee bill provides retroactive immunity to companies that are alleged to have cooperated with the Bush administration's warrantless wiretapping program. When we are on this bill, we are going to have an…

we are going to do the farm bill today. I have gotten a number of inquiries about why did we stop the farm bill from going forward when we did. At the time that occurred, we had 26 pending amendments. Christmas is 1 week from Tuesday. We…

This is such an important piece of legislation. I spoke briefly on this subject earlier, but I want to provide a more complete explanation of the process by which the Senate will consider this vital piece of legislation. Earlier this year…

I rise to express my optimism for the bill we are about to pass--and it will pass--and my appreciation that we have reached the point that we can get this done for the American people. Mr. President, every day the mortgage crisis grows…

in the proud history of America's Armed Forces, I fear that the Bush years will be known as a rare, even a dark time. At a time when we call upon our troops to face new challenges and great dangers, our President stretched them thin and…

it is with some consternation that I rise this evening. We have an amendment that is very important to working men and women in this country. Basically, what it allows is firefighters and police to organize collectively. It is very…

my heart is heavy, and I say that seriously, recognizing next year at this time Senator Domenici will be in the last few days of his 36-year service in the Congress of the United States. During 25 years of that, I have worked with him. My…