The U.S. needs to develop a comprehensive national manufacturing strategy built from the input of small and large businesses.

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:30 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, June 22, 2011, at 9:30 a.m…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 212, which was submitted earlier today. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read…

I rise tonight to speak about our policy in Afghanistan. We know the President is about to announce a major decision on the policy. As the President determines the degree and scope of the drawdown in Afghanistan, there will be a lot of…

I ask unanimous consent the resolution be considered; the Conrad amendment, which is at the desk, be agreed to; the resolution, as amended, be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no…

I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 202 and the Senate proceed to its consideration. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will…

This is a critically important priority for the country, what happens to our children.

It is essential, I should say, for building a stronger workforce.

Just stunning when you think about that number.

Thank you, Senator Mikulski, for chairing this important hearing on quality early education and care.

I am grateful for the opportunity to be here today, and I would like to thank the witnesses for taking the time to share their insights with the subcommittee.

I certainly share concerns about how those dollars are distributed.

That present policy has had an enormous toll on American lives and on American treasure.

Sustainable stability.

I believe that we would be more successful in Afghanistan by reducing our troop presence in the south.

I have total confidence that you'll be confirmed, and you should be confirmed because we need you there.

It was wrong then; I think it's wrong now.

I certainly stand ready, and I'm sure all of us do, to be helpful to you as you take on this new assignment.

we've got an obligation, an enduring, abiding obligation, to do all we can.

I think that evidence-based, evidence-based research and the care that can come from that is going to be critically important.

I definitely believe those should be passed.

I am very pleased to see that the Department has listed about seven different companies who are engaged in activities related to the supply of refined petroleum products to Iran.

The question that Middle East peace... got, I think, more difficult in the last couple of weeks.

We are, of course, concerned about two basic areas. One is their nuclear capability and their determination to have a nuclear weapon in my judgment and I think in the judgment of others.

I wish to speak about a devastating illness, pancreatic cancer, and what we in the Senate can do to address this serious problem. Winston Churchill once said, ``Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have.'' I could not…