I want to extend a welcome to the nominees and to their families, and I thank you for your willingness to serve on the District of Columbia Superior Court.

I think you are in great shape.

Alstom strongly supports this bill.

the importance of their initiative in seeking to address the issues that our membership considers of upmost importance

Our preparations for the September MDG Summit provide an opportunity to build support for a more determined, strategically-minded and analytically-focused approach to the MDGs.

I have been a long-time champion of increased efforts to enforce intellectual property (IP) rights in the United States and abroad.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Recess Appointment

Mr. President, I rise to speak about one of the recess appointments President Obama made when the Senate was not in session. Before I get into my concern about this, I wish to emphasize the fact that I have been the ranking member or the…

What we need in talking about the long term of Kosovo, rather than insisting on Serb recognition, what I think you could have agreement on is that both sides want to see both Serbia and Kosovo integrate into a larger whole, into a region…

I would just urge you to do as much as you can to see if you can't get some dialogue going on between them.

The consensus from most of the people that we talked with that the Butmir process was not as fruitful.