I would say to my dear friend, the senior Senator from Florida, I share his frustration. We put these judges through the Senate Judiciary Committee often with a unanimous vote and then they wait here months and months to get a vote on the…

Today the Senate will finally be allowed to vote on the nominations of Judge Sheri Chappell and Judge Michael McShane. For Judge Chappell in particular, this day is long overdue. She was nominated almost a year ago, and was one of the 11…

I yield to my distinguished colleague. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oregon.

all we are saying is that if you are going to be getting relief from the Federal Government but you have a better way to rebuild your culverts, you can do it that way rather than to have the ones that failed before. I am sure there are a…

Vermonters are fiercely proud of those who serve in our National Guard. For decades--and never more so than in the last decade--when the Nation sounded the call to service, the Vermont National Guard has answered. Today, I would like to…

each and every day, thousands of men and women in law enforcement put their lives on the line to protect our cities and towns, enforce our laws, and keep us safe. Just last month, we witnessed the superb investigative efforts of the…

the burden of the Justice Department to prove that they really need to take this extreme measure with the press, and he said that he -- on the face of it, he's concerned that the government may not have met that burden.

over the last month, Senate Republicans have failed to refute the facts of what they have done to President Obama's judicial nominations. The Senate's work on judicial nominations should not be about partisan point-scoring; it should be…

to many Vermonters, Joel Najman is part of rock-and-roll radio history. Taking the reins of the Vermont Public Radio show ``My Place'' 30 years ago this spring, he captivated rock- and-roll enthusiasts from around the region and staked his…

I am glad the Senate is finally confirming David Medine as Chairman of the bipartisan Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, PCLOB. The confirmation of this nominee is a significant victory for all Americans who care about…

I think Jordan has taken on an extraordinary burden, and I think you'll find strong bipartisan support here for any help we can give them.

It is a matter of huge import, not only to farmers that use pesticides, but also to those who are involved in organic farming without pesticides.

I'm worried that as important as the mission is we may not be doing as good a job as we should.

It's amazing what happens.

I'm worried that we end up with NGOs sometimes that have some very good and innovative ideas, but they're not part of the groups that have usually worked with USAID.

Every administration has recognized this. Doesn't matter if you're a Republican or Democrat, we've got to do this in a way where we're saving lives.

If I'm a U.S. NGO operating in a foreign country, how do I use USAID Open to see if there's a way I can partner with USAID?

I cannot think of anybody better for the President to pick to be U.S. Ambassador at Large for Women's Issues.

I think sometimes people don't understand that USAID's budget is about protecting the American people and our ability to compete in the world and to project American ideals.

I was proud to vote for your confirmation. I think your diversity of experience is going to be very good for us.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if all the rest of the world could be the same way?

Is it an oversimplification to say that for the same number of dollars you're feeding more hungry people?

If we have an individual able to come up with $1.8 billion, shouldn't we be doing more than $32 million?

The administration's spending request is a significant drawback from freshwater fish restoration.

I think it's a moral issue, too, when you're representing the wealthiest, most powerful nation in the world.