These agreements will have major consequences for workers and companies in the U.S. and the global economy.

We must work to ensure trade agreements create good-paying jobs here in the U.S.

The Administration is committing to us that there will be a significant, important role of Congress throughout this process.

I yield to the Senator from New York. I thank him for his leadership for a number of years on this bill and the hard work he did leading up to December to try to get this passed before the unfortunate response of the Republican majority in…

I will be no more than 3 minutes. I wish to make a short response to my friend from Idaho that the issue here is more about process than substance. We have slight disagreement on substance, partly from the delta issue. I understand the…

I thank the Democratic whip for his comments. I was part of a group, with Senator Leahy, Senator Whitehouse, and Senator Flake, who worked on this. The credit overwhelmingly goes to Congressman Van Hollen and Senator Durbin and Senator…

how much time is left on both sides? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Democrats have 5\1/2\ minutes remaining, and the majority has none.

Senator Durbin is right about that. Madam President, before putting us in a quorum call, I ask unanimous consent that the time be equally divided between both sides. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I rise today to speak on H.R. 26, the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program. I thank Senator Crapo, and I appreciate and enjoy the relationship we have had over the last 8 years since I joined the banking committee. He was already a relatively…

I think it is important to understand that TRIA is legislation that we need, which is the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act. We passed a bill with only two or three ``no'' votes in the Senate last year. But what the House of Representatives has…

in his first legislative message to the 89th Congress in 1965, 50 years ago I believe this month, President Johnson laid out what would become a key marker in the legislative fight for Medicare and Medicaid. Ultimately, the bill was passed…

I rise today to honor one of my best friends in the Senate and a long-time public servant whom I greatly admire, John D. Rockefeller IV. In 1964, in Athens, OH, President Johnson went to Ohio University, and he said: Poverty hides its face…

I ask unanimous consent that following my remarks, the Senator from Hawaii be recognized. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Tribute To Jay Rockefeller

I wish to congratulate Dr. Vivek H. Murthy on his confirmation as the 19th Surgeon General of the United States. Earlier today, the U.S. Senate held a series of votes in order to confirm Dr. Vivek H. Murthy as Surgeon General of the United…

it is no surprise to any of us that the first thing Carl Levin did when he spoke today was thank his staff. He thanked them, and then he thanked the police force and the groundskeepers and the food service people and the people who too…

Tom Harkin is my hero. Tom Harkin has never shied away from a fight when it comes to workers rights not only for Iowa but for workers all across the country and workers around the world. He has come to many of us repeatedly and said: Don't…

I join my colleague Senator Inhofe in the passage of S. 2614. This legislation corrects a glitch in the law that was doing great harm to 100,000 American Airlines employees, including approximately 10,000 employees working out of or…

Another important provision of our legislation addresses the issue of insurance accounting for a small number of non-publicly traded insurance companies. While every publicly traded company in the United States is required by the Federal…

I and other original cosponsors and strong supporters of S. 2270 have, like you, been disappointed by the regulators' failure to recognize that they have the authority to implement the Collins amendment as it applies to insurers in a…

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed, and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (S. 2614) was ordered to…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be discharged from further consideration of S. 2614 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will…

every year about this time--actually every few months, or maybe every month--there are attempts by Wall Street to again change the rules, cut back consumer protection laws, and change the regulations that protect the American public…

I appreciate the comments of the Senator from Vermont. I ask unanimous consent that at the conclusion of my remarks, of up to 10 minutes, that Senator Manchin be recognized for his remarks. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection…

I particularly appreciate that Senator Hatch and Senator Wyden appreciate the theme of this hearing.

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