I do not agree. There was a foul and there was a harm. But even if there had not been a harm, there was a foul. It was very wrong to blame the U.S. military for the don't ask, don't tell policy, and very, very, very wrong to blame some…

there has been some suggestion in the course of the discussion of Elena Kagan's nomination that her decision to bar the military from access to Harvard's recruiting office was a principled one and had no impact on the lives of Harvard law…

The dean of career services told the Air Force JAG: He stated that the faculty had still not decided whether to allow us to participate in on-campus interviews. . . . I asked him if I could at least post a job posting via their office and…

Well, I just do not want somebody to come back and say in the future that we had to file cloture to get a vote on this nomination, and you filibustered this nomination. I feel pretty strongly about that and am a bit uneasy that the leader…

I am delighted to hear back from my colleagues about how this change is doing such a great job for their constituents back home. Robust, I am sure, economic times in Massachusetts to where they don't have to worry about an adequate supply…

Once again this morning my Democratic colleagues are trying to scare this country. The facts of the case are that, as a result of the economic downturn of this country because of high taxes and more rules and regulations, more people are…

It is the 35th time this Congress that I have handled a rule. Once again, it is another closed rule. In fact, as we aim for our 6-week recess, we recognize how important it is for Members of this body to go back home and to receive…

Mr. Speaker, here we are on the floor talking about raising energy prices, diminishment of jobs, further debt, a Federal Government that's going to be empowered to do more in the gulf with regulation, and yet we haven't even taken time to…

I appreciate my colleague from Colorado raising these issues. The Senate does have a responsibility to treat nominees fairly. I have worked to do that as ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, and they are entitled to be considered on…

I wish to share a few thoughts on the nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court. This nominee has the least experience of any nominee in the last 50 years, perhaps longer than that, having practiced law only about 2 years, right out…

The legislation before us today brings more uncertainty to the long-term solvency of the NFIP. This legislation risks more American jobs and adds more to our State, local, and Federal deficits. It is true, as the gentleman spoke of, that…

You know, it sounds like the gentlewoman from West Virginia gave us a good way to think of things, and that is, too much of a good thing may not be good. What this rail service is about, Amtrak, I believe, is a pretty good idea, but too…