"The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provides us with the greatest tool in our economic arsenal-the first step to re-igniting the great American economic engine through targeted tax relief, job creation, infrastructure, education projects, and more. I'm proud to have cast one of my first votes as a United States senator for this legislation. It's a testament to what Congress and the White House can achieve when they work together, and it represents some long awaited relief for working class families around the country and for those in Illinois. The Senate Budget Committee has prepared a Brief Analysis of President Obama's FY 2010 Budget. It is posted on our committee website and can be viewed HERE.

Senator Roland W. Burris salutes the brave men and women from Illinois who have served our nation in uniform in Peoria. Senator Burris serves as a member of the United States Senate Veteran's Affairs Committee.

"President, it is my great honor to stand here today and commemorate Abraham Lincoln on the bicentennial of his birth. "Abraham Lincoln's leadership during one of our darkest periods forever changed the face of our nation. Because of his bold vision and undivided faith in the future of our great nation, freedom and justice for all was realized. "Without doubt, as this resolution affirms, President Lincoln 'redefined what it [means] to be an American.'