That is a story that would ring hollow to lots of cities in my State, large and small alike.

And doesn't that mean that it should be no surprise we have this sort of this huge bilateral trade deficit with China?

One thing China seems to understand better than we when they make these very, very small baby steps on currency appreciation is time.

manufacturing, typically automotive but manufacturing generally is the vehicle, if you will--pardon my pun there--to lead us out of recession.

But when the overall net effect--you can talk about it is not like we are losing jobs in paper, we are losing jobs in chemicals, we are losing jobs in steel, we are losing jobs in aluminum, we are losing jobs in glass and we are picking it…

I offer my congratulations to her and her family and all of those who are here to share this special day with her.

I am hopeful that we can move on this nomination very, very quickly.

For most of our nation's history manufacturing, transportation, and agriculture were the engines driving our economy.

I have met with her. I have done my due diligence. I have spoken with many of my former colleagues and folks that I practiced with when I was a practicing member of the bar and they all spoke very highly of her.

I want to commend the President for moving this--it will probably be national news, but I do want to commend the President--that was a joke.

It is, I believe, day 42 since 41 Members of the Senate have blocked us through filibuster, through obstructionism, through threat of tying up the Senate and shutting it down basically so that we have not been able to extend unemployment…

How do you actually forecast claims and relate that to the amount of hires? Is there a mechanism we can use?

Your leadership, particularly with the introduction of the Claims Processing Improvement Act of 2010, illustrates the commitment needed to end this ongoing injustice.

I would think perhaps we should strive toward a 100-way or 50-way tie for first here.

Well, let me say one more sentence about it. Ohio ranks 49th in the 50 States, and I am not sure what the 50th State is, but in terms of compensation for any illness or injury, and nobody can understand why that is when you tell them that…

We can't allow a system that has the amount you get paid dependent on what State you live in.

I think it should be tied for first with 49 other States.

I rise to speak about the extension of unemployment benefits, something we talked about 2 weeks ago before we left town. It is something we talked about the week before that and the week before that. There has been a lot of talk, and there…

I also am saddened to hear of the passing of Martin Ginsburg, the husband of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and I offer my condolences to Justice Ginsburg and her family.

I would like to express my heartfelt condolences to Senator Byrd's family for the loss that they've suffered during this difficult time.

it is unfortunate to watch what just happened again in this institution. The chair of the Small Business Committee, who is serving her State, is an incredible advocate for her State, is serving this country well, wants this government to…

I believe that Elena Kagan will meet that standard and I have every confidence that she'll be an outstanding justice of the Supreme Court in every sense of the word.

over the last few days, we have watched President Obama's Cabinet Members and leaders of the G20 nations in Toronto for an economic summit. Our trade relationship with China has been one of the most important among many issues the world's…

I think when you speak to individual people, you understand it. I want to share a handful of letters from constituents. It seems to me that our Republican colleagues--the people who consistently voted no on something as simple as extending…

I come to the floor to plead with our Republican colleagues to pass the extension of unemployment benefits. I still am amazed, as are so many Ohioans and so many Coloradans and people from all over the country, that all of a sudden my…