What do they actually do to protect the public, which is their number one job, and not employees who don't do their job?

Madoff's caper was not caused by any lack of laws, rules or Federal employees; it was caused by a lack of employees who were willing to do their jobs.

Mr. President, I certainly want to congratulate Senator Mikulski for all the hard work she has done, not only on this bill but on all the bills on which she has worked so hard on behalf of women in our country. I applaud her for her…

Equal pay for equal work to me is just basic common sense. I hope this body can come together to address this disparity that exists in North Carolina and around our country. I again thank Senator Mikulski for the work she is doing on…

The administration's manufacturing initiatives fully recognize that the future for U.S. manufacturing will only be successful if the American people are successful.

I share Mr. Lipinski's view that we must on an ongoing basis do a better job with strategic thinking and planning to maintain the competitiveness of the U.S. manufacturing sector.

We were able to work together to get a bill through the House before and I am sure we can work together to do it again.

I think we can all agree that we want a stronger manufacturing sector.

I look forward to working with Mr. Lipinski and all of my colleagues to make sure that that is the case.

Mr. Speaker, in 2009, the Obama administration said unemployment would never reach 8 percent if the stimulus was approved. Three years and $1.2 trillion in spending later, unemployment has remained above 8 percent for 39 consecutive…

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I thank him for his leadership on our committee. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 5651, the Food and Drug Administration Reform Act, and want to simply highlight section 865, the Rare…

One of the biggest obstacles has been the permitting process for environmental impact studies.

And you think that is a good idea. And as I understand it, insurance is basically an actuarial assessment of risks...

I thank the Chair. Amendment No. 2127 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, there will now be 2 minutes of debate equally divided prior to a vote in relation to amendment No. 2127, offered by the Senator from Illinois, Mr…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to withdraw the Burr amendment No. 2130. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

Section 901 of the managers' amendment to S. 3187, Enhancement of Accelerated Patient Access to New Medical Treatments states that an accelerated approval under section 506(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act is subject to…

First, Madam President, I do want to applaud the hard work of the Senate HELP Committee chairman Tom Harkin and the ranking member Senator Mike Enzi. This bill is truly one of the most bipartisan efforts I have had the opportunity to be a…

Madam President, let me reiterate what my colleague just said, which is that Chairman Harkin and Ranking Member Enzi have done a wonderful job with a very complicated bill in navigating what was a negotiation that Members of Congress never…