Today, March 18th, I missed three rollcall votes. Had I been present, I would have voted: Rollcall vote 76-- ``yea''--Journal Vote; rollcall vote 77--``yea''--H. Con. Res. 18-- Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National…

Today, March 6th, I missed a rollcall vote. Had I been present I would have voted: Rollcall vote 62-``nay''- Final Passage of H.R. 922--Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Full-Year Continuing…

I have no additional speakers, and I would just say at this point that I urge passage of this legislation. It is very important in terms of our ongoing commitment to public health and emergency preparedness; and, of course, once it passes…

I am pleased to rise in support of the Senate amendment to H.R. 307, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013. And I want to recognize the work that Ms. Eshoo, my colleague on the committee, has been doing on…

While I'm glad that we will have the opportunity to vote on Senate passed version of the Violence Against Women Act today, I can't believe that we have to stand here playing partisan political games with legislation meant to protect the…

I thank my good friend for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of the Violence Against Women Act offered by Congresswoman McMorris Rodgers. It authorizes $2.2 billion for VAWA to help victimized women & children seeking…

Mr. President, the sequestration spending cuts that are scheduled to begin tomorrow would cause pain and hardship across our country. These cuts will be devastating to workers, small businesses, middle class families, and children. The…

Mr. President, today is Chuck Hagel's first day as our Secretary of Defense. This is a great development for our Armed Forces and the Nation they protect. I was proud to support Chuck Hagel's nomination to become the Secretary of Defense…

Unless Congress acts this week, a series of drastic spending cuts known as the sequester will take effect. Sequestration threatens the jobs of hundreds of thousands of middle class Americans, as well as vital services for children…

We need a balanced approach to reducing our deficit which makes responsible cuts while also raising revenue. This bill is not the way to do it. I have great respect for the gentleman's intellect, but this is one of the dumbest bills I've…

I wouldn't use the two words that you used. I would use the word ``demeaning.'' We have demeaned our staff, which is not included in this, I understand that. But you want to know something? Those unemployment figures for the last 6 years…

If we face yet another fiscal cliff in 2 weeks, it is imperative that this Chamber produces a real solution to ward off a financial disaster that could deeply impact the American people. The idea behind sequestration was to create a…

They're not stick figures. They walk the streets, navigating through flooding, debris, downed power lines, these Army Corps, these FEMA folks, in order to assess damages and reach out to the victims. They're not nameless. They're not…

I thank my good friend, the chair, for yielding. I thank him for his support and for Mr. Rahall. And I want to thank Gracie Meng for her cosponsorship and leadership on this important bill, and all the cosponsors, and to Eric Cantor and…

Again, this legislation permits houses of worship to receive the same type of generally available assistance in picking up the pieces after stunning devastation that many other similarly situated nonprofits receive. Thus, the bill not only…

Just to underscore for my colleagues the broad support that this has, the American Jewish Committee has also supported it, the Family Research Council. As I said earlier, the Becket Fund and so many others have written very extensive…

I thank my good friend for yielding, and I thank the gentlelady from Texas for her very strong and passionate remarks. I especially again want to thank Congresswoman Meng for her excellent statement and her support and cosponsorship of…

Mr. President, pursuant to the requirements of paragraph 2 of Senate Rule XXVI, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record the rules of the Committee on Foreign Relations for the 113th Congress adopted by the Committee on…