Every 2 years it can.

This discussion matters a great deal not just to CBO economists and Senators on the Budget Committee.

George Bush's Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill has written recently that there is $1 trillion a year of excess cost in our health care system, and he is no fool, is he?

We have three major significant problems to deal with. We have one supply of political capital to deal with them.

Do we presently have an authority in government that can oversee the dynamic process of engagement?

It appears that we all agree with the need for a significant stimulus and soon.

I applaud my colleague, the distinguished Senator from Pennsylvania, for his remarks. In the year and a half we have served together in this body, he has stood out as a powerful advocate for consumers, particularly Pennsylvania consumers…

Every student of American history knows the story of the Boston Tea Party, the men who crept onto British ships moored in Boston Harbor on December 16, 1773, to destroy shipments of tea that the English sought to tax. They were patriots…

after 7 long years of the Bush administration, our country's economy is in the worst condition it has been in decades. In my State of Rhode Island this week, a gallon of gas cost $4.11. Grocery bills are up. Utility bills are up…

I wish to speak about the Medicare bill before us. One of the strongest obligations we have in this body is to uphold America's promise to care for those who have worked hard throughout their lives, who have raised their families, and who…

Well, here we go again. I have come to the floor several times already to warn of what appears to be a loss of integrity and legal scholarship at the once proud Office of Legal Counsel at the Department of Justice. First, back in December…

First, let me join in the condolences for our colleague, Senator Thomas. Let me also recognize what for many of us is a sad anniversary of a day when one of America's brightest lights was extinguished and a distinguished Member of this…

5 years ago President Bush and this administration misled this country into a war that should never have been waged, a war that has cost our Nation the lives of more than 4,000 courageous men and women, squandered many hundreds of billions…

First, the basic principle of this legislation is that polluters should pay, and I would hope that every person in this room would agree with that. Polluting industries should not get away with causing global warming by releasing carbon…

I rise to discuss my vote against the previous amendment which both appropriated $165 billion to continue the tragic and misguided war in Iraq, and also included a number of provisions relating to our policies regarding Iraq. I favor many…

as we conclude the discussion on the budget, I wanted to come to the floor because there is a significant feature in America's fiscal picture that affects this budget considerably but has not really gotten the attention it deserves; that…

In Rhode Island today, a gallon of regular unleaded costs $3.84 on average, according to AAA's daily report. That price is nearly 40 cents higher than it was 1 month ago. It is almost 77 cents higher than it was a year ago. I had a Rhode…

I mean, talk about the best and brightest. As we know from many tragedies, it is not only an extraordinarily challenging pursuit, it is one where you do put your life very much at risk on behalf of the progress of this country. He, in that…

for much of last year, as many of us will remember, the Senate Judiciary Committee was engaged in a very troubling inquiry. We were trying to determine whether the Bush administration had fired several U.S. attorneys for political reasons…

the matter before the Senate now that is currently being blocked by the minority is a bill that would permit work to proceed on hundreds of highway and transportation infrastructure projects, creating tens of thousands of construction…

I salute the leadership and the energy of the Senator from Michigan in this area. The Senator is clearly passionate about the economic issues we see across the country but those that particularly affect her State. There is not a person in…

I rise to oppose amendments offered to the Consumer Product Safety Commission bill by Senators Cornyn and Vitter. Before speaking about these amendments, I first commend Senator Pryor for his important work on this bill. I know he has been…

today's debate goes to the heart of what our country is and what we wish it to be, by asking this: Will the United States of America condone torture? Is there, at America's heart, a heart of darkness? This authorization bill for America's…

I want to follow the lead of the distinguished Senator from North Dakota and my friend, the Senator from Illinois, and continue on this question with the determination the Government has made that waterboarding is legal. It is a question…

if we vote for retroactive immunity, we violate the rule of law taking away legitimate claims in legitimate litigation in a manner that is unprecedented and unconstitutional. If on the other hand we do nothing, we leave American companies…