I assume a number of my colleagues have seen the movie ``Lincoln.'' One particularly brief but poignant moment of that movie showed the President's staff discouraging him from spending so much time talking to regular people, leaving the…

It is my view, and I believe that I speak for every Member of this Committee, that when men and women put their lives on the line to defend this country, they must be treated with dignity and respect when they return; not with red tape…

Without being overly dramatic here, we all know that one of the tragedies facing the veterans' community right now is that 22 veterans every single day are committing suicide.

A bipartisan majority in the Senate created the CFPB in 2010 to help ensure that Americans have access to safe and transparent financial products and services.

For CFPB to thrive, it must have sound leadership, a leader who is able to work with institutions and individuals.

No one I have heard says anything less about Rich Cordray's qualifications than that he is superbly qualified for this job.

He remains the right person to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Rich Cordray loves dogs and cats, too.

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for up to 10 minutes, and Senator Inhofe, the senior Senator from Oklahoma, be given 20 minutes after I speak. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

I rise to recognize the lasting contributions of 80 courageous Americans who participated in the Doolittle raid, our Nation's first offensive action on Japan's soil during the Second World War. I am pleased to have Senator Boozman as the…

I will speak briefly, and then I will certainly yield to Senator Alexander. I appreciate very much Senator Vitter's words and comments and insight. I wish to expand for 2 or 3 minutes on one thing he said about the subsidy that these…

I know Senator Alexander is waiting to speak. I thank Senator Vitter for his work on this issue. I remember the first discussions Senator Vitter and I had about this when he was asking some tough questions of a couple of regulators--it…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senator from Louisiana, Mr. Vitter, be allowed to speak following my remarks. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I welcome Senator Vitter and his cooperation in this matter. I appreciate the work he has done on the issue. He and I are going to address the concentration of the financial system in this country and what that means to the middle class…

Throughout this month, students across my State, across Ohio, are reciting speeches by Sojourner Truth, Frederick Douglass, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., to commemorate Black History Month. Dr. Carter Woodson started what was originally…

I rise in support of a great sport with a great tradition in our Nation, especially in Ohio. Unfortunately, the sport of wrestling may be put on the sidelines at the Olympic games. Citing ``an effort to ensure the Olympic games remain…

I was concerned when I saw a number of my colleagues are again trying to block the appointment of Ohioan Richard Cordray to the consumer agency. That agency has already played a significant role in saving tens of millions of dollars for…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for 5 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

It is clear that China's currency manipulation means jobs in my State.

I mean, really, it is Federal policy that subsidizes the mega-banks by the implicit 'too big to fail' policy, but we can debate that later.

It is my hope that you will approve his nomination swiftly.

The administration has been pretty good on trade enforcement through Commerce and through ITC but has fallen short when we asked the administration to include currency in their filings.

Don't you think it is unfair for these banks, $2-trillion banks in at least a couple of cases, these mega-banks, to receive government-subsidized funding advantages that community banks in West Akron, or Palmyra, or Sycamore, OH do not get?

if GAO, with Senator Vitter's and my request, finds these subsidies exist, will you commit to working with Senator Vitter and me to take further steps to eliminate that government subsidy, that government support for these mega-banks?

I congratulate the Presiding Officer on becoming the senior Senator from Massachusetts in almost record time. We hope to complete consideration of the debt limit legislation before the end of the week. ____________________