I rise to talk about one of America's great institutions, Gallaudet University. On July 4, 1861, President Lincoln celebrated our Nation's independence on the eve of the Civil War by declaring to Congress the principal aim of the U.S…

I would like them to be held accountable. I would like them to be shut down.

I would argue that what's happening down there is pretty darn close to being a war, a war on drugs, and a form of terror.

if the Senator would be willing to give us more specifics, it is very important to those 155,000 workers. I know a lot of them live in Pennsylvania. I don't know how many of them live in Wyoming. I could find that out. I understand his…

Is he aware that 155,000 new workers have been certified, that under the new TAA program since May 2009, 155,000 Americans have been assisted under TAA?

I want to make some brief comments about something very important for workers and businesses and international trade. In December, just before the 111th Congress adjourned, it extended two critical trade programs which Senator Casey and I…

I am again disappointed. This is a tax credit. The Senator from Wyoming knows this, as many colleagues do. This brings back the issue of health care generally. A bunch of us in this body who get our health insurance from taxpayers are not…

I rise in support of the Nelson amendment. The amendment would strike section 605, as Senator Hutchison said, from the FAA bill. Section 605 would establish an advisory committee on the future of aeronautics to, among other things…

In a sense, even poorly funded State and public defined benefit plans are better funded than Social Security.

I have heard Republicans say this is a bad law, that we have to deal with all these issues. I hear that over and over. But I also notice, by even a cursory observation or a look back at our Nation's recent history, that when President Bush…

With $530 billion taxpayer dollars at stake, the government needs strong controls to provide reasonable assurance that these contract funds will not be lost to waste, fraud, and abuse.

The fact that we are hiring 500 new auditors just smacks of me saying, 'Wow, something is broken somewhere.'

While contract auditing can be an important control mechanism, in our current fiscal environment the reality is we cannot audit everything nor should we.

I rise today to honor the heroic life of Suzanne Waughtel-Hopper, a deputy sheriff of Clark County, OH, and a beloved mother, wife, daughter, sister, and friend who was killed in the line of duty on the morning of January 1, 2011. On that…

Unfortunately, this may be my last meeting as Ranking Member as you are aware of.

I come to the floor pretty regularly to read letters from Ohioans, from people in my State, about things in their lives that are important to them. I think in this institution we--all of us, myself included--too often forget the pain of so…

I am very pleased that the Senate has voted to confirm Judge Kathleen McDonald O'Malley to the U.S. court of appeals for the Federal circuit. The Nation's gain is Ohio's loss. But it is also a proud day for us. As a child Kate was blessed…

This agreement among Senator Casey, Senator Kyl, Senator McCain, and me will make a difference in restoring TAA, trade adjustment, and the health care tax credit, in addition to the Andean trade references and some other things that will…

there has been concern, as the chairman pointed out and the ranking member pointed out, on Benita Pearson's views on animal law. With all due respect to my colleague, you know it is a red herring. If you look at the record of Ohio's…

These judges have made glowing reports on Judge Benita Pearson, who has been a magistrate, a CPA, practiced privately, worked for the U.S. Attorney's Office. She will be the first African-American woman to sit on the Federal bench in Ohio…

But the delays on these judges is pretty outrageous. Nomination of Benita Pearson Judge Pearson, who sits as a U.S. magistrate in the Northern District Court in Ohio, didn't have the same disruption in her life as soon-to-be, I hope…

Mr. President, I hold in my hand 500 pieces of paper, 500 testimonials from retirees who lost their pensions and health care during the GM bankruptcy. These are some of the 50,000 Americans who will be hurt if we do not pass an extension…

I rise to echo the words of the distinguished Senator from New Hampshire, Mrs. Shaheen, and her support of the repeal of don't ask, don't tell. It is important for our military, it is important for our values, it is important for human…

Bob Feller was a Clevelander through and through. He was signed by the Cleveland Indians at the age of 16, apparently for $1 and an autographed baseball. He struck out 15 batters in his first Major League start. He struck out 17 in a game…

I agree with him that this bill has as broad a public support as you get on a trade bill, a bill that deals directly with tariffs and trade relationships and manufacturing and help for workers who are laid off and help both with training…