Speeches

Mr. President, yesterday we were again thwarted in our attempts to take another important step in supporting our Nation's economic recovery.    In 2009, we passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which provided a much needed... Read More

Mr. President, today the Senate passed the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2010. I was pleased to have been involved in the crafting of this bill, which is the product of months of bipartisan discussions, collaboration, and... Read More

Mr. President, this afternoon at Arlington National Cemetery, this Nation laid to rest a great American, a great patriot, an extraordinary Senator, Ted Stevens.    I had the privilege of serving with Senator Stevens for 13 years. In that... Read More

Madam President, we have been debating for weeks now a needed solution to our economic recovery in the United States. We have seen some progress, but it is a long and difficult journey for American families. The depth of the crisis that materialized... Read More

Mr. President, we are debating the President's nomination to succeed Justice John Paul Stevens, who has served this country admirably and with great distinction. I rise in wholehearted support of Solicitor General Elena Kagan's nomination to be our... Read More

Mr. President, last Friday, this Chamber played host to heroes: seven wounded warriors from the 82nd Airborne Division, who are currently recuperating at Walter Reed Army Hospital. They came down for a tour of the Capitol, and for moments here on the... Read More

LEHRER: We get the reactions of two United States senators. Missouri Republican Kit Bond is vice chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Democrat Jack Reed of Rhode Island serves on the Senate Armed Services Committee. Senators,... Read More

Mr. President, yesterday, the Senate voted for cloture on the unemployment insurance extension bill. Unfortunately, we are still delaying and deferring the final vote on this measure. This is essential to millions of Americans who need the money they... Read More

Mr. President, on June 29, 2010, the House-Senate conference committee completed its deliberations on the most significant financial regulatory legislation since the 1930s. And, now, this conference report is before the Senate for final enactment. It... Read More

Mr. President, I rise to pay tribute to an extraordinary officer and gentleman--my dear friend BG Patrick Finnegan.    Pat Finnegan and I go back a long way. We were classmates from the class of 1971 at West Point. We went to the Kennedy... Read More

 Mr. President, next Monday, LTG Franklin Hagenbeck will retire from the U.S. Army after 39 years of service. He is a friend and a classmate from West Point, the class of 1971.    Buster Hagenbeck has distinguished himself as a... Read More

CROWLEY: Joining me now, two members of the committee that will be holding confirmation hearings for General Petraeus this week, Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, and Democratic Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island.Thank you, gentlemen,... Read More

WALLACE: Joining us now to assess what the nation needs to do to prevent future terror attacks are two leading senators on national security -- from Phoenix, Jon Kyl, the second ranking Republican in the Senate, and with us here in studio, Jack Reed,... Read More

BAIER: White House officials say they are confident Elena Kagan will be confirmed as the next Supreme Court justice. But there are a few possible sticking points that could be coming up at her confirmation hearing starting Monday. Correspondent... Read More

Mr. President, I rise to pay tribute to an extraordinary Senator--Robert Byrd of West Virginia. Chairman Byrd was the longest serving Senator in the history of this country. He served with extraordinary distinction not only on behalf of the people of... Read More

Mr. REED. Mr. President, first, let me join Majority Leader Reid in saluting these incredible Americans who are with us today, wounded warriors and Bob O'Malley. As someone who served 12 years in the U.S. Army, my appreciation is profound for what... Read More

MR. REED. Mr. President, I rise today to urge my colleagues to reject the proposal by Senator Shelby and Senator Chambliss. It is well intentioned. It is designed, as other proposals are, to try to provide some appropriate regulation to a very... Read More

MR. REED. Mr. President, I had the great privilege of observing Senator Dodd as he stepped into the breach for Senator Kennedy and did an extraordinary job--hour after hour after hour--listening to the comments, the suggestions of both sides of the... Read More

MR. REED. Mr. President, I rise to enter into a colloquy with the chairman, Mr. Inouye, and vice chairman, Mr. Cochran, of the Senate Appropriations Committee, as well as my colleague from Tennessee, Mr. Alexander. I want to thank my colleagues who... Read More

Mr. President, I am proud to be here with Senator Stabenow who is leading this effort to remind all of us of our obligations to the most vulnerable Americans--those who have lost their work in this economic crisis, who are looking desperately for... Read More