Thank you, Mr. President. For the third time in the last year, I stand on the Senate floor in support of thousands of retired coal miners and their families across Indiana and the United States. If Congress doesn't act, many of the miners…

I thank Chairman Smith for sponsoring this legislation, the HONEST Act. I believe that this bill will take a very important step toward improving the quality of science at the EPA. This is incredibly important because this agency ensures…

Mr. President, today I wish to honor the 50th anniversary of the ratification of the 25th Amendment and recognize one of my predecessors from Indiana in the U.S. Senate, Birch Bayh. Birch Bayh represented Indiana for three terms in the…

When ObamaCare was debated 7 years ago, I wrote my Member of Congress to urge him to vote against what I saw as a government takeover of our healthcare system. At that time, I was a practicing physician, and I could foresee the disastrous…

The bill would shorten the time it takes to fire a VA employee for misconduct, give the Secretary the discretion to both revoke bonuses previously paid to employees engaging in misconduct and reduce pensions of employees found guilty of…

Let me first commend the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Roe) for his leadership on this issue and so many others on behalf of our veteran population. As a veteran myself of the war in Afghanistan, I have a deep commitment to ensuring that…

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 162, and ``yea'' on rollcall No. 163. ____________________

Madam President, it is an honor and a privilege to be here with my colleague from Delaware. I wish to take a few moments to talk about the nomination of Scott Pruitt to be the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. I have…

Madam President, the Senator's efforts on this have been extraordinary. To see the depth of concern the Senator has for our oceans, for our lands--we have both worked so hard to make sure we can work together with our farm communities to…

I thank Representative Black. Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.J. Res. 43. This resolution will overturn an Obama administration rule that forces States to direct Federal funds to abortion providers like Planned…

Many of us have come here to the floor to share with the country and our colleagues statistics and data demonstrating how ObamaCare is failing patients. We have shown the numbers related to skyrocketing premiums and deductibles and…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of all nominations on the Secretary's Desk; that the nominations be confirmed; that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table…

Mr. President, I rise today to speak about the nominee for Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos. I am here not only to reiterate my concerns about Mrs. DeVos but to share some of the letters and emails I have received from Hoosiers about…

Mr. President, I rise today to speak about the nominee for Secretary of State. I will be brief and to the point. Mr. Rex Tillerson led his last organization in a lobbying campaign to undermine the national security interests of the United…

I rise on behalf of the innocent lives lost as a result of Roe v. Wade. It has now been 44 years since the Supreme Court made this unconstitutional ruling, and over that period of time, more than 58 million--I repeat, over 58…

Last week, I met with a group of my constituents to discuss their experiences with the Affordable Care Act. Here is what I heard: My deductible went from $2,500 to $6,000, so it wasn't even worth it. The first year wasn't too bad until I…

As a medical provider, I understand how critical and necessary patient choice and input is to the overall quality of our healthcare system. Put simply, patients are better off when they are equipped to make their own decisions…

On behalf of the people of Indiana, I vote no. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Debate is not allowed during a vote. The Senate will be in order.