I want to concur with the statement of the distinguished Democratic Leader on the long-term durability of the Iran agreement. Assuming Iran complies with the agreement and takes the key steps necessary to substantially reduce its…

I am joined by my colleague on the floor today, both of us longtime friends of the now late Congressman Louis Stokes. Senator Portman and I sat together at Congressman Stokes' funeral at Olivette Church in Cleveland just a couple of weeks…

Given all the concerns surrounding terrorist financing, you would think this nomination would be a priority.

He is eminently qualified for this position and I welcome him here.

For 9 months, the Committee has failed to carry out its duty to consider and act upon the President's nominees.

I appreciate your willingness to allow a hearing on this nomination.

Imagine if that had happened. So we start off with 47 Republicans writing to the Ayatollah, saying, fundamentally: Don't negotiate with President Obama. We have seen now not a single one of my colleagues is in support of this agreement…

I thank you, Madam President, and I thank the assistant Democratic leader. Madam President, I rise in support of the international agreement designed to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. No one in this body trusts Iran. No one…

President Lincoln said: It has so happened in all ages of the world, that some have labored, and others have, without labor, enjoyed a large proportion of the fruits. This is wrong, and it should not continue. Early in President Obama's…

In June 2008, President Bush's National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice signed a memorandum with the P5+1.

the Bush administration laid the foundation for what became the Iran agreement: sanctions relief in return for strict limits on Iran's nuclear program.

I believe it is essential for U.S. sanctions law and policy to continue to evolve to meet any new security challenges presented by Iran.

I will be brief and turn it back to Senator Portman. We worked on this issue for a long time. We remember what happened with algal blooms 4 years ago. We remember just last year--1 year ago-- in August, 500,000 people in northwest Ohio…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. 50th Anniversary of Medicare

we know that our generation, people in the Senate and in the House--people in their forties, fifties, and sixties--inherited from their parents and grandparents the greatest infrastructure in the history of the world. From the 1940s…

I remind my colleagues that tomorrow marks the 50th anniversary of President Johnson traveling to Independence, MO, to be with President Truman, who in the 1940s had attempted to push through Congress legislation to expand the Social…

Senators Sherrod Brown and David Vitter have proposed a scale for capital requirements, with greater focus on the leverage ratio.

Much like all of you are elected and you have a responsibility to the citizens that put you here in Washington, I have that same responsibility.

Not only would I be willing, but I would demand it in my county.

during the financial crisis, $13 trillion in household wealth was erased. Nine million jobs were lost, and 5 million Americans, 5 million families and individuals lost their homes. The financial services industry has bounced back, and far…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate is in morning business.

I thank the Chair. I ask unanimous consent to be joined in a colloquy with Senator Merkley of Oregon and Senator Coons of Delaware. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

the Brown-Manchin amendment expands the full-service community schools model to schools across the country. Community schools are different from Promised Neighborhoods--two different approaches to what is a complex set of challenges…

Wall Street reform did not ruin the economy. Wall Street gambling did.

I continue to be concerned, as I know you are, that the economic recovery has not taken hold for all Americans, notably large numbers of women and in communities of color.