I thank the gentleman for the additional time. Basically, we have got 518 rules in one day, 18 pages of rules in one day. I think it is important that our citizens have access to these rules in a way that they can understand and a form…

175,268. That is the number of pages of Federal regulations on the books that are breaking down the backs of small businesses, farmers, and families across our entire country. Some of the folks across the aisle may say that there aren't…

Madam President, I am here today to talk a little about the bill we saw posted late last night--a bill that I think has better results than the process itself would have suggested we might have. There is no question that we have to get…

Mr. President, I wish to talk for a few minutes today about mental health. It is a topic that gets a lot of attention every time somebody does something that we don't think makes sense, when people do harm to others in ways that we don't…

I thank the gentleman from North Carolina. Madam Chair, the EPA has decided that 12 million wood-burning stoves in 2.4 million households across America need to be regulated. Back in the Eighth District of Missouri, about 30,000 households…

Mr. President, I have listened carefully to the Presiding Officer's comments earlier and the comments of others who have talked about the importance of passing this bill and drawing focus again to the health care plan that is just not…

I urge adoption of the amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Smith). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 3 Offered by Ms…

The American people have been misled. They were incorrectly told that Dodd-Frank was meant to go after big banks and Wall Street. However, in my rural congressional district, the effects of this law and its close to 500 regulations have…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 4, line 12, strike the first period and insert ``, including consumers and small businesses in rural…

I think this is a problem, and there are lots of families in the United States who would love to have kids from wherever in the world kids are who need families. The two examples you have just given are some of the frustrations of…

I would say in this regard that there are several things we are trying to do that we are still working on with Senator Klobuchar and others together. Clearly, there are great stories to be told. One thing we don't want to forget with…

Mr. President, before I start my remarks, let me say how pleased I am to see Senator Reed and Senator Collins here with this important bill, the opportunity to amend the bill and do the business we should be doing. This Senator is also…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 315, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A resolution…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…

I thank the gentleman from Florida for yielding. A majority of the Financial Services Committee and, in fact, the majority of Congress recognizes the need to preserve the current State- based model of insurance regulation. It is an…

Mr. President, I am honored to represent nearly 500,000 Missouri veterans in the Senate. Tomorrow, on Veterans Day, we pause to reflect on the countless contributions and sacrifices that the men and women who serve in uniform and have…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to speak for up to 15 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, I wish to inform all Senators that on November 9, 2015, the Committee on Rules and Administration adopted the U.S. Senate Internet Services and Technology Resources Usage Rules which will supersede and replace the U.S…