Mr. President, I appreciate the comments by my colleague from Michigan because this was brought to the floor previously but with a threshold of 67 votes, and there were two different approaches to trying to help the small businesses across…

Mr. President, I am not going to answer a hypothetical. What I will tell you is, we did send a letter to Leader Reid. I will be happy to go through the entire letter at this point: Dear Leader Reid: The nation's unemployment level, stuck…

Mr. President, reserving the right to object, this request, again, has come to us just moments ago. This is the first time we have had a chance to look at this. I will not speak to the merits of the bill and the problems that may exist…

Mr. President, welcome to the Senate. It is a pleasure to have the Senator from West Virginia joining this body. I will tell the Senator that ever since the health care law has been passed, I come to the floor every week as a physician, as…

I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The Senator from New Mexico has the floor.

Mr. President, reserving the right to object, and I will object, I understand Senator Brown of Massachusetts objected to this request yesterday and offered a fully offset alternative. Therefore, on his behalf, I do object and ask unanimous…

I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The Senator from New Mexico.

Mr. President, I would like to take the opportunity to express my appreciation to Robert Daley for his hard work as an intern in my Washington, DC, office. I recognize his efforts and contributions to my office as well as to the State of…

Mr. President, I would like to take the opportunity to express my appreciation to Greyson Buckingham for his hard work as an intern in my Washington, DC, office. I recognize his efforts and contributions to my office as well as to the…

Mr. President, I would like to take the opportunity to express my appreciation to Max Weiss for his hard work as an intern in my Rock Springs office. I recognize his efforts and contributions to my office as well as to the State of…

Mr. President, I would like to take the opportunity to express my appreciation to Ian Lowe for his hard work as an intern in my Washington, DC, office. I recognize his efforts and contributions to my office as well as to the State of…

Mr. President, I rise today to speak about the Johanns amendment that would repeal a provision in the health care reform law that, if not repealed today, will impose significant burdens on small businesses across this country. Repealing…

Mr. President, the Senate is close to passing legislation that includes three water settlements as well as funding to settle the Cobell and Pigford claims. I want to briefly discuss the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act, which is…

Mr. President, I want to talk about the paycheck unfairness bill that is before us. A better title for this bill should be the ``jobs for trial lawyers act.'' I am confident that there is no Member of this Senate who would tolerate paying…

Mr. President, the United States has one of the best food safety systems in the world. However, even the best of systems have room for improvement. That is why my colleagues and I worked together over the past year to produce a bill that…

Mr. President, the newspaper articles I have submitted for the Record were written by the editorial boards of the Boston Globe, the Chicago Tribune, and the Washington Post, while the other op ed, written by a guest columnist, appeared in…

Mr. President, a couple of weeks ago, Americans voted. They voted for more jobs, for less spending and, of course, for smaller government. As you know, I have come to the Senate floor week after week to give a doctor's second opinion about…

And the Senator from Arizona has not even mentioned the 1099 problem that is supposed to help pay for part of this bill. Mr. McCAIN. Yes, which our colleagues just voted down. They voted down a resolution by the Senator from Nebraska that…