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It is disheartening to me that so many people are working so hard to discredit the Affordable Care Act rather than to make sure that it works and that our constituents and the American people have access to quality affordable health care.
Let me thank you and your staff for the way in which you have handled one of our most precious commodities, and that is health care for the people of these United States.
Mr. Speaker, this week, Mr. Hoyer launched his Make It In America initiative to strengthen our manufacturing sector and spur job growth. American manufacturing has been a bright spot in our economic recovery, but too often I hear from my…
Listen, we are legislators. The way a bill becomes a law is there is an idea... and it becomes law.
I thank my colleague. We want to welcome Robin Kelly to the Chamber. You'll find that people are working hard on both sides of the aisle to represent the folks that they are here to represent. The Illinois delegation has a monthly…
Thank you so very much. It is truly an honor to be standing here and humbling to have been chosen to represent the families of the Second Congressional District. I thank the entire Illinois delegation for their support and advice. I would…
Mr. Speaker, the founder of Earth Day, Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson, was asked in 2005, just before his death at the age of 89, if Earth Day should be celebrated. ``Our work is not finished,'' he replied. ``There's a lot more that…
Mr. President, I rise to discuss the Increasing American Jobs through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013. I am introducing this bill along with my partners from the last Congress. Senator Chris Coons from the State of Delaware is in the…
Mr. President, Arlington Heights, IL, is known as the City of Good Neighbors--and if you ask people there who best embodies that spirit, there's a pretty good chance they'll answer: Mayor Arlene Mulder. After 20 years as mayor and more…
Mr. President, before I make a statement relative to an unrelated issue, I just want to say a very quick word about the historic vote that took place a few minutes ago on the floor of the Senate. I believe we had 16 Republicans who joined…
Mr. President, the last point I would like to make is that included in the bill that came before us is not only an opportunity to change some of the circumstances that might have saved lives in Newtown but also to address some underlying…
I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) is necessarily absent. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 68, nays 31, as follows…
Mr. President, I wish to commend the Senator from Connecticut, Mr. Murphy, as well as Senator Blumenthal. In the last 2 days they have come to the floor many times leading the floor debate and discussion on the pending legislation we will…
I would like to ask if the Senator would yield for a further question through the Chair. One of the issues the Senator just raised is one I would like to have him expound on; that is, the issue of mental illness and mental health. I think…
Just because one might not like what the facts or the science is telling us does not mean that we can simply ignore science or facts or wish them away.
I want to thank my colleague, Luis Gutierrez, the dean of the Illinois delegation. Ladies and gentlemen of the House, it is my honor to introduce to you one of the most remarkable persons that you will ever want to meet--a fine…
I don't think that we have to decide between climate change and jobs. I think that is not the issue here.