I thank the former chairman of the Finance Committee. About a year ago, when it wasn't so clear at all that the earned- income tax credit, which, according to President Reagan and most Presidents of both parties since, has been the most…

Mr. President, I will briefly explain the reasons I am reserving the right to object. I, first of all, thank Senator Moran. As a fellow member of the banking committee, while I disagree with him on this issue, we have found many things we…

Mr. President, 2 weeks ago most of us went home to our families to celebrate and give thanks for the many blessings we have in this country. We all look forward to spending more time with family during this holiday season, but for far too…

Mr. President, I appreciate the words of the Senator from Nebraska, Mr. Sasse, with whom I enjoy serving on the banking committee, and I appreciate his good work. I take a bit of issue with his comments. I know there are more than two…

I am not here to debate this. I don't know exactly what that means: a connection between the enemy and Islam. I know that semantics matter, and I know the criticism of the President in this body is sort of front and center no matter what…

Mr. President, in closing, I want to recognize a long-term staff member, a young woman who has served in my office, Meghan Dubyak. She has been my communications director for most of my years in the Senate. She comes from Shaker Heights…

Mr. President, a nominee to be inspector general of the FDIC, Jay Lerner, has been awaiting confirmation since January of this year. We know the Republican majority doesn't much like Obama nominees, even though President Obama is one of, I…

Mr. President, I am frustrated that my colleagues have chosen to continue to object without giving a reason why we are not going to vote on this nomination; not talking about Mr. Szubin's lack of qualifications--because that just wouldn't…

Mr. President, I rise again today to support Adam Szubin's nomination to serve as Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes at the Treasury Department, as well as to support several other nominees whose nominations have been…

Mr. President, I am further frustrated because of a lack of information as to why we are not confirming this nominee. We have had hearings and they have been vetted. There is no opposition to qualifications. There is no dispute over how…

Mr. President, the objections from my Senate colleague, my friend Senator Shelby, costs us American jobs. When you shut down the Export-Import Bank, it means that workers get laid off, it means that companies can't expand, it means…

Mr. President, I guess that is the conclusion of my efforts today. Senator Shelby can return to the Republican luncheon if he would like or debate me a little bit on this, but I don't get this-- first of all, in terms of our national…