I am worried about what they might be doing in Vermont.

Vermont is fiscally a very conservative State.

What changes do you think can and should be made to the programs, especially NAP, in order to encourage more farmers to enroll to recover from these sorts of natural disasters?

I have been begging HUD to send somebody up there on a permanent basis.

In my lifetime, I have never seen anything like that.

I just want to make sure you understand--I was looking at my numbers here.

You had in hand 140 completed applications, but you only approved 24.

One of the premier glass-blowing companies, Simon Pearce, is in there.

I am beginning to worry about the effectiveness of the SBA disaster loan program for businesses in Vermont.

as chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on the Department of State and Foreign Operations, I have strongly supported funding to protect U.S. interests around the world. I am also fortunate to have Senator Lindsey Graham as a ranking…

beginning more than 140 years ago, Congress enacted a series of racist and discriminatory laws directed specifically at persons of Chinese descent. Collectively known as the Chinese Exclusion Laws, these laws remained in force for more…

I am pleased that Members of the House from both parties acted quickly to reauthorize the U.S. Parole Commission. I was glad to help move this important measure in the Senate, and am disappointed that we were forced to accept this…

I pose this question, and as I look around this floor, with the exception of Senator Inouye, my dear friend from Hawaii, nobody has served in this body longer than I have--on the current membership--nobody. I keep hearing this talk about…

Our Constitution is intended to endure for ages . . . and consequently, to be adapted to the various crises of human affairs.

The Framers believed that would be the main protection of minorities--the main protection.

I cannot thank the two of you enough for being here.

I would like to take a moment to pay tribute to ADM Michael Mullen, a man who served our country with distinction for 43 years. During his tenure as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he has presided over the wars in Afghanistan and…

I actually believe that such public discussions serve our democracy.

As public officials, we owe it to all Americans to be transparent about what we do in our official capacities.

Americans should appreciate that, and they should learn to love the gridlock.

I wish to recognize the service of COL Tracey L. Watkins of the U.S. Air Force on the occasion of his reassignment from the Air Force Congressional Budget and Appropriations Liaison Office and to say hail and farewell. Colonel Watkins…

I wish to talk about the devastating flooding in Vermont but also our recovery. Last week, my wife Marcelle and I probably drove 400 miles around the State of Vermont--inside the State. We are a small State. The distinguished Presiding…

one of the great treasures of Vermont is Howard Frank Mosher. Mr. Mosher is a writer who knows and understands Vermont, and in books like ``Where The Rivers Flow North,'' he makes any Vermonter know they are home. A recent article in The…

the Senator from West Virginia is absolutely right. We have tens of billions of unspent dollars sitting in accounts for Iraq and Afghanistan for rebuilding roads and such there. Let's spend it in America. Let's spend it on America. It is…

the Senate today is expected to pass the Kate Puzey Peace Corps Volunteer Protection Act of 2011. I support this legislation and I commend its sponsors, Senator Isakson and Senator Boxer, and their counterpart in the House of…