We want to thank Mr. Royce, the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, for introducing this resolution and promoting the idea of having a bust of Vaclav Havel in the U.S. Capitol. We completely agree with his motivation and the words…

Yesterday, the President submitted a very modest but responsible budget request. It contains a host of very good ideas that should move this country forward and that this Congress ought to embrace. For example, on both sides of the aisle…

Mr. President, Senator Grassley, the ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, is unable to be on the floor at this time, and on his behalf I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Affordable Care Act

Mr. President, yesterday, while relaying to the Senate some anecdotes he believed proved the success of ObamaCare, the majority leader stated this: Despite all the good news, there are plenty of horror stories being told. All of them are…

If you listen to the other side, you would think that the costs of the Environmental Protection Agency's efforts to reduce global warming and to protect our environment are breaking the back of our economy, but that is hardly the case…

I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Iowa. ____________________

Mr. President, along with my colleagues, I have been in places across the country this past week. Most of my time was spent in Kansas, and certainly Kansans had a good opportunity to express to me some of their worries and concerns about…

Mr. President, reserving the right to object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Kansas.

Mr. President, the Gillibrand and McCaskill bills that the majority leader talked about were filed as amendments to the Defense authorization bill that the Senate passed in December of last year. They each have significant bipartisan…

On rollcall No. 31, had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.'' Stated against:

I thank my good friend, the committee ranking member, for her leadership. Madam Speaker, this is a bill that should have been supported from the beginning. In fact--no offense to the Budget Committee--but if the Appropriations Committee…

I serve on the House Intelligence Committee, where I spend time trying to figure out how to keep America safe, and on the Energy and Commerce Committee, where I think about how to keep America free. But today, I want to talk about how…

As we just heard, the Senate continues to discuss and consider an extension of unemployment benefits. Many Americans certainly do continue to struggle to find work in today's economy. While assistance to those without work serves an…

Most Americans this week felt as though they were living on the North Pole. There was a condition called ``the polar vortex'' that became part of our common vernacular. Normal routines were disrupted. Schools closed, water mains ruptured…

Madam President, I appreciate the opportunity to be here on the Senate floor this morning since I am intruding on the discussion about unemployment insurance extension. However, I wish to take a few minutes to highlight the life of a…

Madam President, CWO2 Joshua B. Silverman, age 35, Scottsdale, AZ; SGT Peter C. Bohler, age 29, Willow Spring, NC; SPC Terry K.D. Gordon, age 22, Shubuta, MS; SFC Omar W. Forde, age 28, Marietta, GA; CWO2 Randy L. Billings, age 34…

Mr. President, part of our job as Members of the U.S. Senate is to help people who have problems. This has been a very difficult time for many Americans and difficult for me as somebody who wants to be able to help people with a problem…