A question, through the Chair: Would the Senator explain why it is that when it comes to the deficit it is more important to protect our national debt than it is to help our seniors, but it is less important to help our deficit and our…

I am happy to discuss with colleagues on the other side how this can be paid for, but I cannot help but note that colleagues on the other side do not share their concern for the payment and pay-go side of the equation when it comes to the…

I travel around my State pretty often, and when I do, I hear a lot in Rhode Island about the sacrifices people have had to make during what are, for our State, still very difficult economic times. We are still over 11 percent unemployment…

I rise today in support of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act. I commend Senator Durbin, Senator Harkin, and the many other Senators who have worked so hard for so long on this important legislation. It is long past time that we make…

I rise to speak about a bill I recently introduced: S. 3941, the Combating Military Counterfeits Act of 2010. This bill will help protect America's Armed Forces from the risk of defective equipment by enhancing the ability of prosecutors…

I come to the floor to speak about the legislation that will be required in order to bolster our Nation's cyber defenses and to protect our Nation's intellectual property from piracy and from theft. In the course of my work on the…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and that any statements be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING…

I rise today to express my disappointment in the failure of the Senate to invoke cloture on the Paycheck Fairness Act. After our triumph 2 years ago in advancing gender equality through the Lilly Ledbetter Act, the first piece of…

This has long appeared to be the most efficient and least costly way to keep families in their homes.

Many of these servicers are not even providing a human being to confirm that the foreclosure is warranted.

Thank you very much for listening, and I am happy to answer any questions.

This has been, I think, a very helpful hearing, and I want to say some particular thank you's.

I know that Richard Godfrey and the Rhode Island Housing team is working very hard to get that up and operating and helping.

It is our hope that we could generate such a provision on a bipartisan basis.

The administration's Home Affordable Modification Program, while well intentioned, has not succeeded in producing enough modifications.

I want to give Jack great credit for the success of that.

I thank the distinguished Senator from Michigan for her eloquent words that try to bring into this institution some of the difficulties and anxiety and pain families in our States particularly are feeling. Because while the national…

I appreciate very much that Chairman Leahy was willing to do that.

I believe that the urgency of getting the United States of America onto a robust and secure health information infrastructure... is a primary national goal and of real urgency.

I am extremely favorably disposed toward your nomination, but there are these institutional problems that need to be addressed.

It is a very solemn thing for members of the U.S. Senate to consider nominees for the United States district court.

Thank you, Senator Merkley. We very much appreciate your and Senator Wyden's expressions of support for these two nominees.

We are delighted to have him back and look forward to a more successful trip through confirmation at this time.

I think we do bring a perspective about the appropriate role of a judge to our duties.

One is to respect the role of Congress as the duly elected representatives of the American people in our system of American democracy.