I am honored to have worked with him on so many priorities, whether it was veterans or workers, whether it was dairy farmers or the economy of Pennsylvania or whether it was our soldiers or our children or our families. He has been a…

I rise to speak about two or three topics in this debate on the START treaty, but first and foremost, one that speaks directly to the amendment that is pending. That is the question of verification--the ability for the United States to…

First of all, if we listen to a couple of folks who have not only experience but have a real interest in our urgent priority of addressing tactical nuclear weapons, it becomes clear that the best way to address that issue is, in fact, to…

I wish to commend the work by this administration for the letter that was sent recently that reiterated once again the commitment of the United States. I would argue that is an unwavering commitment to missile defense, consistent with the…

I rise to discuss the vote that will occur in a little more than an hour on the don't ask, don't tell policy. I have some basic thoughts about it, coming from a State where we have contributed probably as many or more soldiers to almost…

I rise to speak about legislation that has broad bipartisan support and will have a positive impact, if we pass it, on job creation in the United States. This is H.R. 6517, which is known as the MTB, the miscellaneous terror bill. First…

let me say by way of response to our colleague from Alabama, I have great respect for and appreciate the sentiments he is expressing for workers and employers in his State, fighting hard for them, and the concern about jobs going overseas…

I am grateful for the work our chairman, Chairman Kerry, has put into this treaty over many months now--in fact, many years when you consider his work as a member and now chair of the Foreign Relations Committee. We are grateful for the…

this month, the Obama administration will submit its review of the war in Afghanistan. I expect--and I think a number of Members of Congress expect--that this review will provide answers to the key questions before us, questions the…

Thank you very much.

last weekend I voted for legislation that would extend tax cuts for all Pennsylvanians. This legislation also included a continuation of expired unemployment insurance, a series of tax incentives that have created jobs in Pennsylvania like…

thank you very much. First of all, I wish to commend the remarks our colleague from Oregon made. He has great insight into our Tax Code. I think he has reminded us yet again we have a lot of work to do, and we are grateful for his comments…

I commend my colleague from New Hampshire, Senator Shaheen. I am proud to join my colleagues this morning in support of the New START accord. Next Sunday will mark 1 year since American inspectors were on the ground in Russia. We need to…

This report released today had a number of findings: First of all, that the emergency expansion of unemployment insurance programs in 2007 has benefited 40 million people in the United States of America who have either received or lived…

I object to that for the simple reason that the construction of that amendment involves dollars already allocated to Federal programs across the board. Although the money has not been spent yet, it has been allocated. If there is a…

the next time we sit down to eat dinner with our families, are we sure that the food on our tables is safe to eat? I understand that many Americans are concerned about food safety issues. We all want food for our families that is…

I rise today to speak about our economy and some of the debates and discussions we are engaged in now about tax policy as well as to emphasize the need to be guided during these debates by the two essential priorities on which we must…

I guess I have a couple of questions. One is, how do we measure results of all of those efforts?

This is work that will live on well after your time here.

We need to keep it up and we cannot forget that children are still in grave need of help.

It wasn't that the plant was adversely impacted?

We need a body that regularly and closely examines the needs of American children and their families.

Given the low level of usage for ammonium nitrate fertilizer in Pakistan's domestic agricultural use, the customs data indicates that import levels far exceed domestic usage and thus may have been legally transshipped onward to Afghanistan.

If you had a full ban in Afghanistan, what's your sense of the implications of that?

A faithful friend is a sturdy shelter. The children of this country will always need, especially now, at a difficult time for our country, a faithful friend.