I, again, filed a carefully drafted version of the bipartisan Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act as an amendment to the STOCK Act. Despite near unanimous approval for this amendment just a few short weeks ago, there was an…

I note in morning business that the bipartisan Violence Against Women Act reauthorization now has 61 cosponsors. I thank Senator Crapo for his leadership and commend the Senators from both parties who came to the floor last week to speak…

2 years ago this week, President Obama signed into law the affordable care act. This landmark act will extend health insurance coverage to 30 million uninsured Americans in the next few years. Reform based on good-quality and affordable…

the Senate is about to vote on the nomination of David Nuffer to fill a judicial emergency vacancy on the Federal trial court for Utah. This is not a nomination that should have been filibustered or required the filing of a cloture motion…

I would note, on this side, at least--I know we have to have a rollcall on this first nominee. I will have no objection if there are voice votes on the next two. That would be up to others. But on the first one I ask for the yeas and nays…

today, I join with Senator Whitehouse, Senator Schumer and many other Senate Democrats as we renew our efforts to curtail some of the worst abuses now allowed because of the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United. The Democracy Is…

Yes, full access to fees is critical to help the USPTO achieve strategic goals and performance objectives.

last week, a jury in New Jersey convicted Dharun Ravi for violations of New Jersey criminal laws against bias intimidation and invasion of privacy. Mr. Ravi had used a Webcam to spy on and then publicize an intimate encounter between his…

I am moved today to talk about Frances Herbert and Takako Ueda of Dummerston, VT. This loving couple is legally married under the laws of Vermont. Yet, like many Americans, they are being hurt by the Defense of Marriage Act despite the…

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You know what it costs you to have these people locked up. You know what recidivism costs you.

We enacted the Innocence Protection Act as part of the Justice For All Act.

I considered myself a pretty active prosecutor.

The criminal justice system only works when all relevant evidence is collected, is retained, and is tested.

Something is wrong with that, society suffers, and I think we all suffer on that.

Mr. Haynesworth spent 27 years in prison for a series of rapes he did not commit.

If you have an innocent person locked up, it means that somebody who committed the crime is out there.

I am pleased that the Majority Leader and the Republican leader came to an understanding yesterday and a path forward so that we can finally consider the two judicial nominations the Senate will vote on today. With a judicial vacancies…

I believe we have reached the time for the vote. Am I correct? The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Sanders). The Senator is correct. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Gina Marie Groh, of West Virginia, to be…

what is the order? I had understood I was to be recognized at 1:45. Am I incorrect? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There will be 15 minutes for debate equally divided in the usual form.

when I hear concerns that the Republican delays are all the fault of President Obama, it sort of makes me think of some of the dialogue from the movie ``Casablanca''. I should tell my colleagues that there are 83 vacancies, sure. Several…

I would like to take a moment to pay tribute to Circus Smirkus, the award-winning international touring youth circus based out of Greensboro, VT. A treasured Vermont institution, renowned well beyond our borders, this year Circus Smirkus…

I want to thank you and your whole Department for all of the help and support you have provided to the State of Vermont in the wake of Hurricane Irene's devastation last August.

I have had very friendly conversations with Senator Reid and Senator McConnell during the past couple of days. Having served with both of them for a long time, I know that when an agreement is made, it is an agreement we will stick to. I…

yesterday I came to the floor to express my hope that Republicans would join together with Democrats to end the damaging filibusters of judicial nominations. With a judicial vacancies crisis that has lasted years, and nearly 1 in 10…