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Mr. President, I come to the floor to speak about President Obama's State of the Union Address last week. It was a speech that I believe laid out a positive and forceful agenda for strengthening our middle class and for accelerating our…
Mr. President, this amendment recognizes that climate change is not a hoax, that climate change is a reality, and that we need to do some things together to begin to plan for and prepare for the inevitable consequences and impacts on our…
Congratulations on your historic nomination and your very fine conduct in this hearing today.
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment so that I can call up my amendment No. 115. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read…
I think we need legislation through this Committee and in this body that will help rationalize mandatory, overly long drug sentences for non-violent offenders.
I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To express the sense of Congress regarding climate change and…
The current Attorney General Eric Holder has served in that office with distinction under very trying circumstances.
We do a lot of oversight work here. We do a lot of asking of studies by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and others.
Last year, when we were in the 113th Congress, we legislated in three or four different Bills with respect to cybersecurity.
This is a timely, important topic. Let us see what we can learn from all of you.
We tried to pass information-sharing legislation, as you know, in the House and the Senate.
People want us to work together and the spirit that Senators Boxer and Inhofe bring to these proceedings is, I think, what the folks are looking for across the Country.
I realize you could help us buildup to that list and be real partners in this.
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend…
Mr. President, I appreciate this opportunity today. My colleague from Delaware, Senator Coons, knows that Delaware, until 4 years ago, developed and built more cars, trucks, and vans per capita than any other State in America. We lost…
Mr. President, two Senators from Delaware, back to back-- a double shot. Amendment No. 120 to Amendment No. 2 Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment in order to call up my amendment No. 120. The PRESIDING…
Mr. President, I come to the floor this evening to speak about our ongoing debate about the Keystone XL Pipeline and the need for this debate to shift to a much larger conversation. Tonight, as we are continuing in what has been 1\1/2\…