we heard again this afternoon the same old story from President Bush about the war in Iraq. He claimed again that his new escalation strategy is working, that the signs of success are everywhere, and that victory is imminent. He also, once…

yesterday I spoke to Governor Kaine, Tim Kaine, the Governor of Virginia, a wonderful man. He is a public servant for all of the right reasons. He has been burdened as Governor of the State with this terrible tragedy at Virginia Tech. He…

I rise in recognition of Cover the Uninsured Week, which is being held this year from April 23 to 29. As many of us know, this nonpartisan initiative was created to focus the Nation's attention on one of the most serious challenges facing…

sometime last year, word was received that Senators Bingaman and Alexander had an idea. The idea was to do something about our country's educational slide the wrong way. I spoke to them on several occasions. They wanted to see what we…

the White House has been telling America that Democrats are doing the wrong thing by calling for a change of course in Iraq. They say holding the Iraqi Government accountable is wrong. They say finding a political solution in Iraq is…

As long as we follow the president's path in Iraq, the war is lost.

This war is lost and the surge is not accomplishing anything.

Also, on this day I think it is important, to reflect on the Holocaust, that this day in 1943 was the beginning of the Warsaw Uprising at the Warsaw ghetto. As I recall, the Germans invaded Poland in 1939. They were, to say the least…

I appreciate very much the minority allowing us to move to this bill, this most important bill, dealing with court security. But here we go again; nothing happening on it. I am willing to have Democrats and Republicans debate these…

On the prescription drug issue, when all else fails I think we should look at common sense. What we are asking is that Medicare be able to negotiate for lower prices in the purchase of drugs for senior citizens. This is opposed by the…

Sunday is the 37th anniversary of Earth Day. I have been pleased to read reports that people across the country are planning to come together to celebrate our environmental accomplishments and to renew their environmental commitment to…

if I could take another minute of the time of the distinguished Senator, we hope we can finish this bill tomorrow. That would be my desire. Tomorrow is Thursday. I am filing this tonight. The time ripens for voting on this Friday morning…

I hope there's not a rush to do anything. We need to take a deep breath.

in July of 1944, 11 years before Rosa Parks became the mother of the civil rights movement, an African-American second lieutenant of the U.S. Navy was court-martialed on charges of insubordination for refusing to move to the back of a…

We weren't in session because there was no activity on this bill. No one was offering amendments. I would go one step further than the distinguished Senator from Missouri suggested. The amendments have been filed. Why don't we do the…

let me say, it is a funny way of wanting to move forward on this bill by stopping cloture twice during the last 30 hours. I repeat, I said anybody who wanted to could offer amendments. We sat for 2 days doing nothing, for 30 hours doing…

I came here earlier today anticipating there would be Republicans who would rise above the partisan clamor. I looked, as the vote was being cast: no, no, no, at the people I thought could do this. Sixteen agencies are all responsible for…

I believe we have produced. The minority talk a lot about their desire to see this Congress pass meaningful legislation. They talk a lot about supporting our troops. We have heard a lot from them about the need to defeat terrorists and…

As mentioned in the prayer by Admiral Black, today America suffered a tragedy that defies our ability to comprehend. The news out of Virginia Tech and Blacksburg is still breaking. We don't know yet all the facts except there are 22 dead…

However, as a result of objections from the other side, the Senate now finds itself in the unfortunate position of having to run out the clock for the next several days rather than promptly considering and completing action on this…

last November, the call for change in Washington rang out from coast to coast. The American people called for us to put partisanship aside in pursuit of common ground, to end the culture of corruption, to cast away the rubber stamp, and…

Senator Stevens had already been here 12 or 13 years. He has a distinguished service: 38 years in this Chamber, going on 15,000 votes, decorated pilot in World War II. But there are a number of instances that I want to spread on this…

I've seen astounding and compelling numbers indicating Democrats will pick up Senate seats in '08 because of the war -- not that Iraq is about politics.

throughout the world, Easter has been celebrated. This was done on Sunday. On that joyous day, Pope Benedict spoke of the human condition with a very heavy heart, and I quote: How many wounds--how much suffering there is in the world…

I do not believe there should be a single drop of American blood, additional blood, shed in Iraq. I do not believe there should be another head injury in Iraq of an American soldier. Let the Iraqis handle their own country.