I wish to announce that the Committee on Rules and Administration will meet at 10:30 a.m., on February 12, 2014, to conduct a business meeting to consider the nominations of Thomas Hicks and Myrna Perez to be members of the Election…

I wish to announce that the Committee on Rules and Administration will meet on February 12, 2014 at 10 a.m., to hear testimony on the ``Bipartisan Support for Improving U.S. Elections: An Overview from the Presidential Commission on…

I wish to announce that the Committee on Rules and Administration will meet at 10:30 a.m., on February 12, 2014, to conduct a business meeting to consider the nominations of Thomas Hicks and Myrna Perez to be members of the Election…

I rise to speak of my colleague, our friend Senator Baucus, who hopefully will be confirmed by the Senate to his new post in a few hours. I have, of course, known Senator Baucus since I came to the Senate, but even before, one of my first…

after more than a year of debate, negotiation and compromise, the farm bill has finally been approved. This legislation is a win for the family farmers and rural economy that is at the heart of Upstate New York. While the final product…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Tribute to Senator Max Baucus

None of these institutions will bring down the country if, God forbid, they were to fail.

But, oftentimes, it is also applied to banks that might have $30, $40, $50 billion in assets but are plain vanilla banks.

I rise today in very strong support of the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act and urge my colleagues to vote today to pass this legislation that will help millions of Americans across the country. First, I want to recognize the…

I thank my colleague and friend from Tennessee for his, as usual, thoughtful presentation, even though I disagree with it. His positions are always thoughtful, carefully thought out, and I appreciate his thoughts and efforts. The need to…

Thank you for your continued commitment to our men and women in uniform.

We will get you the legislation, and you can put it through the long, laborious executive branch traps.

I appreciate the administration's support for the Free Flow of Information Act, which would protect confidential sources.

I have introduced legislation, we call it in New York 'Avonte's Law,' named after this lovely boy.

I want to thank Senator Cornyn.

the DISCLOSE Act, which I introduced with 50 colleagues last month, to end the toxic scourge of massive, undisclosed spending in elections.

Well, but different if he gives money to a political campaign to influence the candidate.

If you want a democracy worthy of our storied history, you must have 21st century management practices.

There is no reason why this DMV performance cannot be improved.

I want to thank my colleagues for participating, particularly Senator King, who pinch-hit for me, and sharing his thoughts.

we owe them our best efforts to remove as many obstacles as possible.

Delaware seems to seamlessly transfer information from the DMV--motor vehicles--to the election rolls.

It is just confounding and strikes me as perhaps self-interested that people are actually against disclosure.

The deterrent effect should not be underestimated.

I think it will work very well in elections too where you have the same idea.