let me thank the Senator from Maryland for his comments about the Ledbetter decision. What we are gathering on the floor today to discuss is whether American corporations are getting something more than a fair shake from Republican…

The unemployment insurance obstruction we are getting is simply cruel under the circumstances in Rhode Island. I know my friends on the Republican side like to argue that if we cut off people's unemployment insurance, that will motivate…

Senator Brown and I have come to the floor today to talk about the estate tax. Today's discussion was prompted by a recent New York Times report that an estate of a Texas natural gas tycoon--Mr. Duncan of Houston--is worth $9 billion. That…

I would hazard that we are 'the' global target for theft, not 'a' global target for theft.

I want to join all of my colleagues in applauding your leadership on this issue and emphasizing how important this is, as Senator Coburn has just said, to our economy.

The reason that I am asking this question is because from my point of view, it very much appears that this is an issue that average Americans do not appreciate, because the information is not out there about how significant it is.

I mean, I really do think that you could take Willie Sutton, Bonnie and Clyde, and the James Gang and add them all up together and they are penny ante.

we have watched with horror the unfolding disaster in the gulf. We have seen precious lives lost, hard-earned livelihoods hammered, treasured ways of life imperiled. We have seen the largest deployment of resources ever against an…

First of all, Mr. President, let me thank the distinguished assistant majority leader for his continuing work on this issue. It protects small businesses and consumers from gouging by the credit card companies and the monolithic monopoly…

I rise today to speak about the Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act, which I have filed as amendment No. 4324 to the package currently under consideration by the Senate. This amendment would close a loophole in Federal law that…

I watched with real horror and dismay as the events in the Department of Justice under the Gonzales Attorney Generalship unfolded.

I have come to the strong belief that he wants to work on these issues in completely good faith.

You do not necessarily have to give up the name of the bank for the public to know that X gazillion dollars were stolen from an American bank by cyber criminals in this period.

I think that we are way to the side of secrecy to the point where the secrecy is actually damaging our national security now rather than protecting it.

I think there is a role for the Department of Justice in protecting the Government of the United States against regulatory capture.

I think that is wrong.

I think that when a lawyer is before a court, the standard that they are held to has a couple of safeguards.

I stand in opposition to the resolution offered by the Senator from Alaska. The text of the resolution asks Senators to second-guess scientists and public health officials by voiding the scientific finding that carbon pollution may…

here in this historic Chamber it is appropriate to recall those who came before us and risked their lives to create the great Republic we serve in this Senate. Today, I would like to talk about a group of men who, 238 years ago, on this…

We do so at our peril very soon that if we don't take better care of them, the cost will be high.

We need to support Senator Menendez's legislation to lift the cap on Oil Pollution Act liability.

It is reasonable to assume that corporations act in a way to maximize their own economic self-interest.

Something has to change.

Meaningful civil and criminal fines and damages are one crucial tool for ensuring that a corporation takes proper precautions to avoid tragic errors.

But generally... you would create with your policy a one-way ratchet that worked only in favor of the corporations and not in favor of the Government when Congress changed the terms of a contract.