I come to the floor to close this week but more importantly to address and continue the comments and remarks that have been made with regard to the death on October 25th last year of Senator Paul Wellstone. Senator Wellstone's plane, the…

I take just a couple of moments to comment on some of the activities in Iraq, especially in light of the donor conference that is underway as we speak. We know it is very important for the world to have a clear picture of the progress that…

one thing I did not mention over the course of the week is the vote on the Class Action Fairness Act. Although I was very disappointed in the outcome; that is, we were not able to proceed with that--I think it did focus the attention of…

you just heard a willingness to work together. There were 59 Members who spoke just a few moments ago who said, Let's proceed and do it right now on the floor of the Senate. We were one vote short. I accept that. I think we do need to…

Earlier this month, the Fatima Zehran Center for Women's Rights opened in Hillah in the Babil Province in Iraq. This center is the first of its kind to be established since the liberation of Iraq. It is also one of the many such planned…

I want to make a very brief comment to highlight a few of the encouraging developments on our economic front. There have been some very encouraging developments on the economic front. When the third quarter GDP figures are released next…

Today has been a very good day in the Senate, as well as in the House of Representatives, with a strong bipartisan majority vote in both Houses of Congress approving the funds necessary to support our soldiers and civilians serving in Iraq…

Today Pope John Paul II and billions of faithful around the world celebrate the 25th anniversary of his election in 1978 to the papacy. Born Karol Wojtyla on May 18, 1920 in Poland, John Paul II is the first non-Italian pope in 380 years…

I want to make just a few comments on the progress that has been made--and it has been real progress over the last 2 rac{1}{2} weeks--on the emergency request for Iraq and Afghanistan. While we will have much more debate over the course of…

we are about to vote on legislation that will provide important new protections against employment and health insurance discrimination based on genetic profiling. The bill protects Americans from both disease and discrimination. We have…

health care affects each of us in very personal ways. As a physician, but also being majority leader, people will come to me and ask: What are you doing about this particular health care issue? It might be a senior who asks: Why don't I…

in April of this year the Senate passed, with an overwhelming vote of 95 to 5, a bill called the charitable choice bill. It is obviously bipartisan legislation that was shepherded through this body by Senator Santorum, and a lot of work…

just briefly responding through the Chair, I very much appreciate those comments because, just as we have done with Medicare, it is going to take strong bipartisan support to get good, effective legislation through. Second, the point about…

this legislation and the unanimous consent that was just obtained signifies an important accomplishment of this body but an accomplishment that resulted after about 6 years of work. As with so much important legislation, I think we…

I want to discuss an encouraging development that most Americans have had no reason, at least initially, to pay attention to. That is what has happened in a country on another continent, the country being Sudan. This week, several days…

I am disappointed. I think we have an opportunity in this body to address a tragedy, and that is that there are impoverished children trapped in today's schools that are not serving them well. We have an opportunity to reach out and help…

Although we have not been able to finish the DC appropriations this week, we have addressed a number of significant, very important issues over the course of the week. Earlier in the week, we finished the Interior appropriations bill…

Thus, I would like to briefly comment on the importance of small business in this country, how the Senate is responding, and to put a little bit of perspective around the importance of the United States doing everything it can--whether it…

this evening at sundown, Jews around the world will gather to begin their observance of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and the beginning of the high holidays. Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, which will be observed over the next 10 days…

First is the issue that has been discussed for the last 3 days and which we will be coming back to on Monday--the issue of education of young children in the District of Columbia. With the leadership of the Mayor and working closely with…

I do feel it is important as we turn on our television sets every morning or read the paper and we see the importance of the security in Iraq that we address the issue which has been brought by our leaders on the ground there, the security…

the question is really centered on the debate, which we want to do in a thorough way. And the distinguished Senator from West Virginia, from day 1, has encouraged me to allow for adequate time for debate and amendment. Starting about 2…

very briefly, I want to make a comment on the President's comments yesterday before the United Nations. The President of the United States and leaders from across the globe gathered yesterday at the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan…

S. 150, the Internet Tax Non-discrimination Act of 2003, will be referred to the Finance Committee for a brief 30-day review. As many of my colleagues are aware, this consensus legislation was unanimously approved by a voice vote by the…

today President Bush will be addressing the United Nations, and he is asking those who champion freedom to pull together and support the reconstruction of Iraq. He will make a powerful case because freedom is a powerful force. Freedom is a…