We are really talking about a tax bill. I know the authors of the bill, the people who have spoken before, obviously think it is a major issue. It is a very important issue, but what we are really talking about is bringing to the floor a…

I appreciate the Senator bringing up the statements by our revered Senator Byrd. I remember when I first came to the Senate, he had, for lack of a better word, a lecture or maybe a sermon to us all about the comity of the Senate and why…

Is it fair to characterize these attempts by the majority to change the rules...as an 'arrogance of power.' Those are pretty tough words, but that is the exact term used by then-Senator Biden in 2005 to describe a similar attempt to…

after careful consideration and assessment of the nominee's record and expressed views, I rise today to express my opposition to Solicitor General Elena Kagan's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. In the nomination process, a telling and…

I come to the floor to speak with regard to election reform, democracy, and unfortunately partisanship, and most importantly, the first amendment. There is a threat to the Constitution on the floor of the Senate today. It is called the…

it is my understanding that we have reached an understanding that this amendment will be a side-by-side amendment to the amendment offered by Senator Cardin. So at the time it would be considered we would have the vote. Mr. President…

much like Senator Cardin's amendment, my amendment also recognizes the need to ensure that the youngest in our population have access to health care. My amendment does this by exempting medical devices primarily to be used by or for…

Simply put, Dr. Berwick has a long history of interesting statements--pertinent statements--that support government rationing of health care, an issue I have vigorously fought against throughout the entire health care debate. The White…

If the leader will yield, it is one thing to use the British health care system and be romantic about it, to quote Dr. Berwick, as an example for rationing, for practicing health care cost containment. It is another thing to do it by age…

I say to the leader, this isn't anything new. Dr. Barrasso has been predicting this for some time. Those of us on the Finance Committee and the Health committee, we got a double dose. During the health care debate, we tried to warn of the…

I have also been reading up on Dr. Berwick, who has a prolific record of statements and speeches and books that further lay out his ideas for the future of health care. I recommend everyone within the health care industry and every health…

I appreciate that. Over the past 2 years, Americans have seen an unprecedented government reach into the private sector, some of which may be necessary. They are angry about it, as they should be. For many, the overreach of government…