In fact, since 1965, more than 60 educational library studies have produced clear evidence that school libraries staffed by qualified librarians have a positive impact on student achievement.

We want to continue to maintain that commitment.

today I pay tribute to an exceptional U.S. Sailor, HM2 Jacob Emmott, known as ``Doc Emmott'' to the marines with whom he serves. ``Doc'' was awarded the Silver Star medal on July 14, 2011, for his extraordinary bravery and service. Petty…

these are challenging and daunting times. While we are coming out of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, with continued high unemployment, our economy remains fragile. The fragility is not simply a macroeconomic…

It seems from your comments that the possibility exists of having the worse of two worlds: regulations on the books which will require you under Dodd-Frank, but ineffective resources to respond to legitimate questions of business.

A modern, well-regulated market is one in which the regulators also use current technologies and techniques to keep pace with market developments.

I think the only real beneficiaries are not the rank-and-file business men and women, but those who deliberately will try to avoid following the law.

I rise today to talk about the regrettable and avoidable looming debt crisis if we don't take appropriate and timely steps beginning today and continuing over the next few days. As we continue to work to get our economy out from under a…

Well, how effective has it been since I believe Congress in the 1990s--in 1993, 1994--passed HOEPA, which was designed to address the issue of predatory lending?

Well, thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you very much, because I think that is an important clarification of what happens, effectively, on the day that the agency stands up.

today I am introducing bipartisan legislation to provide new support for environmental education in our Nation's classrooms. I thank Senators Kirk, Bingaman, Cardin, Durbin, Gillibrand, Kerry, Lautenberg, Mikulski, Murray, Sanders, and…

today, along with my colleague Senator Whitehouse, I am introducing the Rhode Island Fishermen's Fairness Act of 2011. For nearly a decade, I have worked to correct a serious flaw in our fisheries management system, which denies the…

I join my colleague Senator Whitehouse in welcoming Bishop Wolf to the Senate today. I commend Senator Whitehouse for his invitation. Bishop Wolf is not only a pastoral leader in our community, she is also a great community leader. She not…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 27, line 10, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $41,000,000)''. Page 32, line 4, after the dollar amount…

Pass the debt limit.

Thank you, Senator Schumer.

So a failure to raise the debt ceiling would be probably the most significant and immediate increase in the deficit that we are likely to see, the one act that would dramatically increase the deficit?

I completely concur, and I think the solution is to appropriately raise the debt ceiling, deal with the fiscal issues of the deficit that we face, and we are trying to do that.

effectively without this majority--without the ability to nominate directors and then without the ability to insist they at least get a majority vote, the leverage of shareholders is diminished.

I was a strong proponent of self-funding even though I am also an appropriator.

I think one of the dilemmas or sort of contradictions is that the presumption, of course, is that corporations are run for the benefit of shareholders, but I think particularly when you look at the companies that failed--Lehman Brothers…

If capitalism cannot turn to the owners to hold companies accountable, then we should not be surprised when we have the problems that we do.

In many respects, shareholders are the least powerful people in corporations, and they are, according to corporate law--and I will defer to Mr. Pitt and others.

I think this issue of sort of, well, if they do not have appropriate oversight by the appropriators, they just will not be accountable to the American people defies the financial system we have in place today.