Mr. President, that is very kind of the Senator from West Virginia. My statement is quite lengthy. So if the Senator from West Virginia, in light of his commitment, would like to precede me, I would be more than happy to have him do so. I…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as if in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Honoring the Life and Legacy of Dr. Sally Ride

Mr. President, I rise to pay tribute to the life and legacy of Dr. Sally Ride, the first American woman to enter space and who passed away, sadly, this week. A truly extraordinary woman and an American icon and hero, Sally was a…

Mr. President, I am pleased to join my colleagues in support of Senate debate and passage of the fiscal year 2013 appropriations bills. I want to begin by commending both Chairman Inouye and Vice-Chair Cochran for their leadership on the…

Mr. President, today I have filed an amendment to extend for 1 year the individual income tax provisions of the 2001 and 2003 tax relief acts for all Americans, but with a surtax of two percent on those earning $1 million or more, coupled…

Mr. President, I rise today to recognize the service of the women of the American Red Cross Clubmobiles. These brave young Americans served our country with distinction overseas during the Second World War. During the War, the Red Cross…

Mr. President, on December 21, 2011, the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, finalized the mercury and air toxics standards, MATS, rule for powerplants. These standards, which will be fully in effect in 2016, will require coal-fired…

Mr. President, I rise in strong support of this amendment I have offered along with Senator Gillibrand of New York on a bipartisan basis. I thank the Chair and ranking member for working with us on the modifications in support of this…

I ask unanimous consent that amendment 2190 be modified with the changes I am sending to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment, as modified, is as follows. (Purpose: To…

I call up amendment No. 2190. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows. The Senator from Maine (Ms. Snowe), for herself and Mrs. Gillibrand, proposes an amendment numbered 2190.

I am opposed. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. Pingree of Maine moves to recommit the bill H.R. 5882 to the Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report the…

I thank my colleague, Mr. Moran, for allowing me to speak and join him with this amendment today. I rise in support of this amendment, which would prohibit us from using taxpayer money to stock the House cafeterias with polystyrene, or, as…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, this 15-minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by 5-minute votes on passage of the bill and the…

Every day my colleagues on the other side of the aisle talk about cutting spending. In fact, a fair number of them came here after getting elected by promising to slash wasteful spending and be good stewards of the taxpayer dollars. And…

Mr. President, I rise today in support of a resolution recognizing the incredible courage and tremendous skill of the firefighters and emergency first responders who extinguished the fire aboard the USS Miami (SSN 755), a Los Angeles-class…

Mr. President, I rise today to introduce legislation to cease federal involvement in the National Veterans Business Development Corporation. This bipartisan bill would cease, once and for all, Federal involvement in the National Veterans…

I thank both Mr. Grijalva and Mr. Hastings for their support. I'm very happy to stand in support of my bill, H.R. 2336, the York River Wild and Scenic River Study Act. It is my pleasure to see this piece of legislation, which was proposed…

Mr. President, I rise today to urge that the Senate pass S. 414, the ``Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act.'' As the Senate prepares to approve this bipartisan measure, we should take a moment to acknowledge and reflect upon…