Herb Kohl

In the past few years, the newspapers were consistently laden with stories of scandal at every level of government. In November, the American people told us that they were tired of Congressional corruption. And today, the Senate finally…

I rise to talk about putting our country on a path to insuring all of its children. For the past decade, the Children's Health Insurance Program--CHIP--has given kids in working families the doctor's visits and medicines they need when…

I wish to discuss several provisions in the conference bill, H.R. 1, Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007. As chairman of the Special Committee on Aging, I wish to thank Senators Lieberman, Collins, Dodd, and…

I believe the arguments set forth by the administration, as well as those on the floor today in opposition to this bill, are without merit. For example, we disagree that it would harm U.S. interests overseas. The Justice Department has…

I rise at this time with 13 cosponsors to urge all of my colleagues to support our bipartisan no-OPEC amendment to the Energy bill. This amendment will hold OPEC member nations to account under U.S. antitrust law when they agree to limit…

Today, Madam President, I rise to offer an amendment with Senators Specter, Leahy, Grassley, Biden, Snowe, Feingold, Coburn, Schumer, Durbin, Boxer, Lieberman, and Sanders, which will authorize our Government, for the first time, to take…

generation by generation, the face of America is always changing. In the next quarter of a century, the laugh lines of that face will deepen as the number of older Americans explodes. Today, those over 65 account for 12 percent of our…

I wish today, on National Police Week, to honor this Nation's law enforcement officers. Our law enforcement officers are some of the bravest men and women we will ever come across. They selflessly dedicate their lives to keeping our…

I rise to elaborate on a food safety amendment that has been accepted on both sides. Under current law, the FDA's most decisive legal recourse for dealing with suspect food imports is to stop them at our boarder. My amendment strengthens…

I rise today and would like to briefly speak about Senator Durbin's amendment regarding food safety. I was happy to cosponsor this amendment, and I agree with all of the sentiments expressed by the Senator earlier today. This amendment…

I am today introducing with Senators Baucus and Conrad a bill that will eliminate the prohibition on interstate commerce in State-inspected meat and poultry products. Senator Hatch is also introducing a State meat inspection measure and I…

today I am pleased to be a cosponsor of the Elder Justice Act of 2007. As in previous Congresses, I am an original cosponsor and fully support the bill's goals and passage. I want to thank Senators Hatch, Lincoln and Smith for their…

Today the Senate confronts the tragic situation facing us in Iraq. No Member of the Senate, the administration, or our Armed Forces is happy with where we stand in Iraq. A mission that began with the great success of our men and women in…

In Congress, we rarely have the opportunity to consider a simple, straightforward issue. It is uncommon when we can debate an issue with significant bipartisan support; one that the Senate has a strong record on. And it seems exceptional…

as Chairman of the Senate Antitrust Subcommittee, I believe it is my role to investigate and help end-- monopolistic practices that exploit American consumers. In that spirit, I rise today to introduce along with my colleagues, Senators…

I rise today to speak in more detail about the ``earmarks'' that some members of this body claim remain in H.J. Res. 20. On February 7, 2007, one of our colleagues issued a press release on his Web site which was critical of H.J. Res. 20…

today I have the unenviable task of encouraging my colleagues to support the continuing resolution that lies before the Senate. Loading all of the unfinished bills from last year into a continuing resolution that barely funds programs at…

I rise today on the first day of this new Congress to introduce the Citizen Petition Fairness and Accuracy Act of 2007. This legislation will help speed the introduction of cost-saving generic drugs by preventing abuses of the Food and…

5 years ago, the Nation woke up to a crisp and sunny fall day and went to bed in a world forever changed. We lost so much that day--3000 lives, a skyline, a sense of safety in our homes, our comforting ignorance of the stark face of evil…

I rise today to ask the chairman and ranking member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee for clarification of language that appears in title IX, on page 238 of the committee's report. Under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance''…

Given this interpretation, I urge the committee to work with the Army to ensure that funds provided in this title and elsewhere in this bill should be used for upgrading equipment to current production type, model, and series, where…

I rise today with Senator Schumer to introduce the Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking, PACT, Act of 2006. As the problem of cigarette trafficking continues to worsen, we must provide law enforcement officials with the tools they need to…

today the Senate will debate and consider the Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006. We can all agree that the Voting Rights Act was one of the most significant civil rights laws ever enacted in this country…

I thank the Senator. I rise today in support of H.R. 810, the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005, which is a bill that will expand the number of stem cell lines that are eligible for federally funded research ensuring that…

I rise to introduce the Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2006. This legislation will eliminate obsolete antitrust exemptions that protect freight railroads from competition. The unneeded exemptions stand in stark contrast to the…