I find it really hard to listen to @BarackObama's speeches. He doesn't have a clue.

Well, I don't think it's that simple, Anderson. People always say make somebody else do it, I don't want to. But that's not how you build a strong nation and that's not what presidents should do.

But the president has got a problem about shoring up the center, independents. And that's where I think this -- this proposal of his is going to fall short both substantively and politically.

I will not support any plan that puts all the burden for closing our deficit on ordinary Americans. And I will veto any bill that changes benefits for those who rely on Medicare but does not raise serious revenues by asking the wealthiest…

A federal appeals court ruled that the 17-year sentence given to a convicted terrorist Jose Padilla was too lenient.

Everybody in this room understands that hydraulic fracturing doesn't connect to the groundwater. It's almost inconceivable that we would ever contaminate through the fracking process the groundwater.

Mr. President, last week, pursuant to section 106 of the Budget Control Act of 2011, I filed new committee allocations, new budgetary and Social Security aggregates, and a revised pay-as-you-go scorecard. Today, I am adjusting some of…

Mr. President, I am going to take just a little time this morning to make some remarks with respect to the issue of tax reform and particularly try to lay out why the naysayers, those who say tax reform is not going to make any difference…

Mr. President, yesterday I spoke on the floor about the need to restore revenue as part of our deficit reduction efforts. I explained that I have sent a letter to the members of the Joint Select Committee, now crafting a deficit reduction…

Mr. President, H.R. 2587 is at the desk and is due for a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the bill by title for the second time. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 2587) to prohibit the…

Mr. President, I would object to any further proceedings in regard to this matter at this time. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection is heard. The bill will be placed on the calendar. ____________________

Mr. President, today we pay tribute to the American men and women who traveled abroad to defend this great Nation but never returned home to our shores. We also honor those who have suffered as prisoners of war. We are grateful to them…

Mr. President, first of all, I want everyone within the sound of my voice to understand that I do not like the Colombia Free Trade Agreement, the Korea Free Trade Agreement, or the Panama Free Trade Agreement. I will vote against them. But…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 2 p.m. on Monday, September 19; that following the prayer and the pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum required under rule XXII be waived and at 5:30 p.m., Monday, September 19, the Senate proceed to vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 2832…

Mr. President, I have a cloture motion at the desk. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The assistant legislative clerk read as…

Mr. President, I now move to proceed to Calendar No. 166, H.R. 2832. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the motion. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to the bill (H.R. 2832) to extend…

Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 11:17 a.m., adjourned until Monday, September 19, 2011, at…