Madam President, family is important to Hoosiers. We work hard every day to care and to provide for our loved ones and to give our children and grandchildren the opportunity to live healthy and fulfilling lives. We also recognize that…

Mr. President, I would like to discuss today's vote, as others who have come down here. First of all, it is important to understand that this was a vote on whether to start debate. I was one of those who joined several of my colleagues…

Mr. President, saner heads have prevailed. I think the news that we just received brought a much more reasonable way of moving forward rather than two more all-nighters with votes every 4 hours or so. It was not pleasing for anyone…

I know we will be voting shortly. The narrative out of the White House is that this health care plan is starting to work. That is not what I am hearing from home, and many are questioning this. The Wall Street Journal today published an…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other…

I ask for the yeas and nays. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote?

Well, it has happened to us, and I spent tortuous hours trying to sign up on the DC exchange. We all have to go through this as Members. People don't understand this back home. They think we are exempt. We are not. I went through this…

He is. I am happy to yield to him, but I have about 5 more minutes left, I want to wrap up with one more story from Doug from Indiana. After 2 weeks of trying to get on the Web site, he finally was able to at least create a log-in name and…

So she called up there and finally got through to somebody, and he said one word--``fine''--and hung up. Well, he probably was so frustrated.

I thank the Senator from Kansas. He mentioned signing up here and the frustrations so many people had. Kathleen from Mooresville, IN, called my office in Indianapolis and said: Help. She said this: I have spoken to someone at the 1-800…

The Senator from Kansas is a long-time friend and someone I have had the privilege of serving with and getting to know on a personal basis--he and his wife and family. We are both here with some experience under our belts, and unlike many…

I thank my colleague from Kansas. I am glad he mentioned his own personal experience and our experiences together. It is more than about the Senator from Indiana or the Senator from Kansas. It is about this institution. It is about the…

Not everyone calls me distinguished, but I am happy to yield to someone who does but also a good friend.

Madam President, we are now in about the third day of a somewhat tortured process that was the result of a power grab that has changed the tradition of the Senate, a tradition which held for about 225 years. Republicans are frustrated with…

Mr. President, I join my colleagues as one who has received tweets and hits on the Web site, emails, phone calls ringing the phone off the hook, written letters, responses that I hear as I talk to people back in Indiana. These are not…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant bill clerk called the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Baldwin). Are…

If I could add to what the Senator said, if you don't like your plan and if you want something different, we will tell you what you have to like and what you don't have to like. It is no longer your choice. We will tell you what we think…

Thank you, Mr. Roskam, for your leadership on the issue and for the opportunity to speak about this issue tonight. Mr. Speaker, in his State of the Union address on January 24, 2012, President Barack Obama said: Let there be no doubt…