I pushed to ensure that we had a strong, independent Inspector General, and that led to the creation of the Special Inspector General for TARP.

I do not think we have paid enough attention to the mortgage and financial fraud that has so dramatically contributed to the economic downturn.

This is not a partisan issue. This is something that Republicans and Democrats should certainly agree on.

today we reintroduce the Artist-Museum Partnership Act, and once again, I am pleased to be joined in this effort by my good friend Senator Bennett from Utah. This bipartisan legislation would enable our country to keep cherished art works…

We do know that banks and mortgage companies relaxed their standards for loans.

I commend the Senate Appropriations Committee for including $7 billion in the Reinvestment and Recovery Act for the Department of Commerce to improve broadband access in our country. This new program should bring broadband to unserved and…

for the past week, the Senate has been debating an economic recovery plan introduced by Senators Inouye and Baucus. I support this plan because the American people and their communities need it to create jobs, help stabilize the economy…

I pledge to continue this strong presumption that the Solicitor General's Office will defend each and every statute enacted by this body.

It is frequently said that the Solicitor General serves as the 10th Justice.

I represent the United States of America.

I am pleased to tell the managers of the bill and all that we have reached agreement with Senators Enzi, Kennedy, Snowe, and Klobuchar to preserve the important privacy protections of electronic health records in the bill. I think these…

I would like to see some people go to jail.

If you ran your real estate business this way, it wouldn't last very long.

Today, Senator Hatch and I renew our bipartisan effort to improve and modernize our intellectual property laws. We are reintroducing the Performance Rights Act to ensure artists are compensated fairly when their works are used. I am…

Mr. President, nearly 80 years ago, two men--Mr. Smoot and Mr. Hawley--led an effort to enact protectionist legislation in hopes of curing the woes of the American worker. Despite the strong objection of over a thousand leading economists…

They are using 20th century techniques in a 21st century society.

Obviously, there wasn't a heck of a lot of cooperation here.

FDA's infrequent inspections and the agency's oversight of State contracted inspections contribute to illness outbreaks.

When somebody thinks they are going to go to jail if they don't report something, report it adequately and clean it up, that is an entirely different thing.

I think the case proves the FDA has to be given effective inspection oversight and Congress should look at requiring specific inspection frequencies for all food plants.

I am confident that Gil Kerlikowske will bring the collaborative approach needed to succeed.

Will you make sure that no resources are diverted from the needed northern border activities to go to other parts of the country?

I know that Gil Kerlikowske will work closely with Secretary Napolitano, Secretary of State Clinton, and Attorney General Holder.

Will you focus on both existing programs and new programs as Drug Czar to help us cut down on meth use in the less densely populated areas of the country?

As Senator John Warner knows, that happens all the time.