Mr. President, I rise today to add my voice to the debate that has been going on in the Chamber about spending proposals and how we get through the balance of this current fiscal year and ensure that we do not end up with a government…

Mr. President, we have now almost a 9-percent unemployment rate in this country. I think the good news is that unemployment dropped to 8.9 percent, but it is still way too high. We have a $1.6 trillion deficit. Yet, despite these enormous…

I thank Senator Harkin for his efforts over the years to try to move us to a biennial budget and a process that gets a budget done that makes a lot more sense and allows us to be a lot more thoughtful about how we are supporting programs…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Budget

Mr. President, I rise today to introduce an important piece of legislation, the Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011--an important bill that is needed to address the rapid increase in deaths and overdoses from…

Mr. President, today I want to honor the passing of America's last surviving veteran of the First World War, Mr. Frank Woodruff Buckles. It is important that we as a nation express our deep appreciation for the sacrifices that Mr. Buckles…

Well, here we are. It's 8 weeks into the 112th Congress and still not a single Republican proposal to create jobs and strengthen our economy. No jobs proposals and no jobs. Instead, we have a series of reports stating really clearly that…

Mr. President, I rise today to honor another great Federal employee and a constituent of mine from Fredericksburg, VA. As we debate this week and over the coming weeks about making sure the Federal Government stays open, I think it is…

Mr. President, I thank Senator Boxer for her leadership. I thank Senator Mikulski for the work she has done to organize us this afternoon, to point out just what is being proposed by our colleagues in the other Chamber. We need to address…

Mr. President, I ask to speak for up to 8 minutes on the Democratic time. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Two weeks ago, after 90 hours of debate, House Republicans in this majority passed a long-term funding resolution that found more than $100 billion in savings off the President's budget. It defunded their government takeover of health…

I know the Senator from Utah, and I remind him he was the lead author of the Hatch-Waxman Act, creating the 180-day period for generics.

Mr. President, my amendment is based on legislation I introduced earlier this year, obviously quite recently. The cosponsors of that bill, which is called the Fair Prescription Drug Competition Act, are Senator Shaheen, Senator Leahy, who…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment so I may call up amendment No. 134. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? The Senator from Utah.

On rollcall No. 155, had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.'' Stated against:

One thing we share on a bipartisan basis is Republicans and Democrats like to breathe clean air. We don't want to see our kids exposed to aggravated asthma problems. That's why it's very disappointing that the Republicans are trying to…

Madam President, I am on the floor to speak again in support of amendment No. 115, which I propose in connection with the patent reform bill, a bill I support and a bill I intend to vote for and a bill that is going to be used as a vehicle…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Hagan). Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 115