I think that there may be an opportunity to look at repatriation if it was part of tax reform.

Permanence is the way to go.

More than 90 United States Senators voted against a VAT.

There is a sense that it is just a back-door plan to hike taxes.

I find it pretty alarming how short shrift small business is getting in this whole discussion about tax reform.

What I wanted as part of the end-of-the-year agreement was a 1-year extension of the Bush tax cuts so that you would force Congress to step up this year.

I wish we were getting this done today, largely because this would give us a chance on the first day of the Senate's new session to send a message that once and for all we were deep-sixing secrecy, that we were saying public business ought…

The fact is, secrecy has real consequences. I mentioned the fact that Chief Justice Roberts has been so concerned about the judicial emergency he has seen develop in the court system. I saw during the lameduck session, on a bipartisan bill…

I was still able to make it to Saturday's session.

One of Manchin's colleagues in the Senate who did show up to vote was Oregon Senator Ron Wyden.

Senators, let me thank all of you for your many kindnesses over the last 48 hours. When news about your prostate is ricocheting around the blogosphere, all the calls, notes, and even offers to object on my behalf have meant a lot. I only…

briefly, it was so important for me to be here today because don't ask, don't tell is wrong. I don't care who you love. If you love this country enough to risk your life for it, you should not have to hide who you are. You ought to be able…

I wish to commend Senator Warner and Senator Chambliss in particular for their important work, and tomorrow it will be even more important given that this agreement will pass tonight. There is always another election around the corner, a…

today, I am pleased to reintroduce the Medicare Enhancements for Needed Drugs Act, the MEND Act, with my colleague, Senator Olympia Snowe. One of the most important promises of the original Medicare Part D debate, and from the more recent…

I agree with the Senator from Oklahoma that an important role of Congress is to provide oversight to help make Federal programs more effective, to increase efficiency, and to reduce duplication, waste, and unnecessary expenditures. I have…

with the passage of S. 2925, the Senate is sending to the House the first ever all-out battle plan to defeat one of the fastest growing criminal enterprises in our country; that is, trafficking children for sex. Senator Cornyn and I have…

I thank the Senator from Oklahoma for his constructive work in helping to craft an agreement to pass S. 2925. As he notes, sex trafficking is modern day slavery. It is a morally reprehensible epidemic that ensnares far too many children…

I ask unanimous consent that the Commerce Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. 841, and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will…

I think we have a choice. We can continue to have this debate at the margins about how to extend a thoroughly discredited, insanely complicated, job-killing system that we have today or we can find a way, as Democrats and President Reagan…

I am pleased to join with my colleagues from Idaho and Oregon, Senator James Risch, Senator Mike Crapo, and Senator Jeff Merkley, in introducing the Geothermal Production Expansion Act of 2010. This legislation will amend an already…

today, along with my colleagues Senators Sessions, McCaskill, and Thune, I am introducing a bill to help crime victims and state courts recover the restitution and fees that are owed to them. This bipartisan bill would accomplish this…

Promoting American innovation, and securing its protection, is vital to creating new, good-paying jobs. But it is important that the government reach an appropriate balance between protecting intellectual property and promoting innovation…

let me commend the Senator from Massachusetts on a very fine statement, which I think highlights exactly what we are seeking to do. The Senator from Massachusetts has been a real pleasure to work with on this matter. As he says, the whole…

our country strives to provide exceptional support for the sick, elderly and terminally ill in home and hospice settings. These vulnerable individuals, as well as their family caregivers, are indebted to the many professionals and…

The Senate has come back to a full-throated debate about the comparative benefits of the tax policies of George W. Bush and Barack Obama. I want to take a few minutes today to point out that I think that debate misses the point because…