The FN57, which is a hand gun which will go through body armor... it is strictly a killing gun.

We have to have an honest conversation about what people on the streets can buy and whether there is a need for it.

Mr. Speaker, I rise tonight to honor an American hero. Jeremy ``Scott'' McGuire was a special agent assigned to the National Security Investigations Division at the Department of Homeland Security in New Orleans. Scott began his career in…

Mr. President, it is fair to say that Americans are sick of partisanship when it comes to issues of greatest concern. They are asking, if you will, that we in the Senate put party behind us--behind the needs of the people. This is…

Mr. President, before us as the Senate right now, aside from issues Mr. Blumenthal referred to, is the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act. I am a physician, and I have been practicing in hospitals for the uninsured for the…

Mr. President, the topic before us is clearly the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act, and that is what I rise to speak about today. In part I will speak as a Senator, and in part I will speak as a doctor, as I am a…

Mr. President, I followed the remarks of the Senator from Tennessee. We speak to the American people in light of the House just voting 217 to 213 to repeal and replace ObamaCare. If there is somebody watching right now, quite likely she is…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairwoman of the Budget Committee for yielding. I was in strong support of this bill, Mr. Speaker, that finally provides relief to the American people across this country from the failures of ObamaCare. Just how…

In order to restore the First Amendment free speech rights of nonprofit organizations, including churches, it is necessary for Congress to act.

It is imperative that the free speech rights of pastors and nonprofit leaders be restored.

Pastors and nonprofit leaders who wish to speak out about political candidates should be free do so.

The absence of the Johnson amendment does not mandate nor certainly license or allow a church to become a political action committee.

Mr. President, I rise to pay honor to Rose Landry Long. This past week, the State of Louisiana lost a caring mother, loving grandmother, supportive spouse, and, to me, my wife, and so many back home, a dear friend. Rose Landry Long left us…

Multiple, multiple layers in our bill that we passed today that not only protect people with pre-existing conditions, but actually focus real targeted money on lowering premiums.

To speak the conscience of an issue, especially in its relationship to the exercise of religion, is a cherished belief and foundation that we share as Americans, and it's simply not the role of government to police speech.

Politicians should not get a free pass when it comes to moral scrutiny, and that takes place largely as people have the freedom to express their opinions and to weigh that scrutiny up to their religious beliefs.

Doing good in society should not engender a muzzle and the political speech rights of churches and nonprofit leaders should be restored by rolling back the Johnson amendment through the Free Speech Fairness Act.

Mr. President, Today I wish to honor Congressman Henson Moore and recognize his years of service, including his leadership on the Battle of New Orleans Bicentennial Commission. Raised in Hackberry, LA, Henson moved to Baton Rouge where he…