The 2012 DISCLOSE Act introduced by Sheldon Whitehouse, our Rules Committee colleague Senator Tom Udall, and myself, among others, is already supported by 40 Senators.

If you do not require disclosure of the super PACs, there will be people who will want to give undisclosed.

Get rid of the limits on contributions and super PACs will go away.

I do truly look forward to working with you.

That is how it was designed. That is how Senator Whitehouse and those of us working with him designed it.

I believe our law is quite the same as California.

The inability of good people in either party to come forward is going to stop and the disrespect of our institutions... will grow.

These hearings were suggested by Senator Udall, who has been a true leader on this subject.

Wealthy individuals and special interests are buying our elections.

Thank you, Mr. President. First I wish to congratulate my good friend and hunting buddy, the Senator from Nebraska, for the great work he has done. It has been a pleasure to work with him. We have had parallel interests and his amendment…

I would like to thank the distinguished Chairman, Senator Rockefeller, for holding this hearing.

On February 10, 2011, I, along with some of my colleagues, sent Secretary Napolitano a letter asking that DHS deploy sophisticated military radar technology along the northern border to catch low-flying aircraft that would otherwise not be…

I too want to join in the accolades for our Senator from West Virginia, Senator Manchin. He is one fine guy. I got to know him when he was Governor and then campaigning, and he is doing a wonderful job here already. To have passion about…

I rise in strong, vehement opposition to the amendment offered by the minority leader, Senator McConnell, to repeal the health care reform law. First, I would say to my good friend from Nevada, yes, we would like to work together to…

It is sad that in America we don't have a GPS system--and just about every western country does--even Mongolia does; Tibet does not--to move forward and modernize our airports. It is important for jobs. It is important for travelers'…

I rise to speak in support of the bipartisan agreement on Senate rules reform. It is an important step forward in changing the way we do business in the Senate. Last year, the Rules Committee held six hearings on the filibuster. We heard…

I think every one of us agrees that the Senate needed to be fixed, and we also agree that we did a lot last year, despite the fact that it was broken. We had different paths to fix it, but fix it we must and fix it we will. I will say…

I rise to commend President Obama on the pitch perfect State of the Union he delivered last night. His speech was smart and balanced, forward thinking, and unabashedly upbeat about the future of our country. Fundamentally, the President…

I want to salute the leaders, as well as Senator Klobuchar, Senator Franken, Senator Lautenberg, and so many others, who have been so involved in our discussion and for the work they have done. I also want to say to my colleagues this is…

I want to say a few words about my dear friend, dear colleague, someone I so admire--Senator Barbara Mikulski-- on her remarkable accomplishments. Today, she took the oath of office, the Senator from Maryland, and made history as few…

Please don't stop this bill. We all know what it is and what it stands for. And we all know, if it doesn't happen now, it is very unlikely to ever happen again.

I would plead with my colleague from Oklahoma, Tom Coburn. He's a friend. He's a good man. He is very meticulous about legislation. Please don't stop this bill.

over the last few days, the Senate has finally begun to vote on judicial nominations that have been waiting on the Executive Calendar for months. There are currently three judicial emergency vacancies on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…

Today we vote on two very important issues in the great, long, and often difficult march that America has made toward equality. That is one of the greatnesses of this country, that we inexorably move to equality. Sometimes it is painful…

I commend my colleague from Massachusetts and so many, including our President, for making this the high priority that it is. We know how vital this is for somebody like myself who is so concerned about Iran going nuclear and the…