Should it not be possible to consider legislation and to complete work on behalf of the American people including middle class tax cuts, which we all agree upon should be extended, jobs legislation, the Violence Against Women Act, the farm…

Parliamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman will state her inquiry.

Mr. President, I wish to thank the Senator from South Carolina for his leadership on this incredibly important issue and to also express my appreciation for the Senator from Tennessee and my agreement with his remarks. I thought he was…

Mr. President, I stand tonight in support of the amendment of Senator Paul to provide limitations on the amount and scope of foreign aid the United States sends abroad. This is not a decision I have reached quickly, nor is it an issue I…

Mr. President, I rise to respond to my friend and distinguished colleague, the Senator from Massachusetts. In the first place, it is significant. Dr. Afridi has been in prison for more than a year. It is significant that this amount of…

Mr. President, 10 years have passed since the first consumer enrolled in the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program, an insurance option for Federal employees, retirees and their loved ones created by the Long-Term Care Security Act…

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 President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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

Mr. President, I rise today to again raise my concerns about and the desire to see action in the House to pass the Senate bill reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act. We need to continue this critical funding for survivors of…

Madam President, I rise to speak on energy legislation which is important to this country and legislation I truly believe we can and, in fact, need to pass this year. The U.S. House of Representatives is working on key energy legislation…

Mr. President, look at what is going on in the Middle East. We have more than 20 countries demonstrating with anti-American protests. Look at countries such as Egypt, Libya, Syria, and Yemen. Look at what is going on in Iraq. Yet at the…

During rollcall vote No. 587 on Previous Question H. Res. 788, I mistakenly recorded my vote as ``yea'' when I should have voted ``nay.'' I ask unanimous consent that my statement appear in the Record following rollcall vote No. 587.

Mr. President, it is bad enough that this Senate's Leadership, led by the Democrats, has not passed a budget in 3\1/2\ years. What is even worse than that is the fact they have not offered a budget in this Congress. They have not voted for…

Mr. President, reserving the right to object, I would like to take just a few moments to explain why I plan to object. I have right here a letter that is signed by 36 Members of this body who express the viewpoint that because of the…

This is the second-to-the-last day that we'll be here and be in session before we head home to our districts, and we still do not have a farm bill that gives certainty to our producers and our ranchers across the country. In a little over…

Mr. President, with great respect to my distinguished colleagues who are supporting this treaty and supporting a move to move it to the floor for a full vote right now, I understand and appreciate that they may not share some of the…

Madam President, I rise today to recognize and honor my friend Ryan McCoy, a departing member of my staff. Ryan McCoy is, in fact, much more than just a member of my staff; he has been the energy behind many of my legislative goals, and he…

Mr. President, something unusual is happening in Congress. Democrats and Republicans are agreeing on something; we appear headed toward same goal. The problem is, what we are agreeing on is more business as usual in Washington. They want…

Mr. President, first of all, I wish to thank my colleague and good friend from the State of Washington, Senator Cantwell, for honoring and recognizing a true American hero. We have had so many of them, and we still have so many, and I wish…