This approach by the Postal Service is all the more inexcusable given its unfortunate reputation for fuzzy math. By cutting service and raising prices and not fully calculating the resulting disastrous revenue losses, the Postal Service…

Mr. President, the majority leader has indicated that the Senate may soon turn to legislation to reform a much needed, much beloved American institution--the U.S. Postal Service. The Postal Service is nearly as old as our Nation itself…

Mr. President, I rise today to urge my colleagues to support H.R. 3606, Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011, or JOBS Act, that passed in the House with 390 votes. The components of this legislation…

Mr. President, it has now been more than 890 days since the last long-term surface transportation bill, SAFETEA LU, expired. And what has Congress accomplished since September 30, 2009, when it comes to crafting a new Federal policy regime…

Mr. President, I rise today to offer amendment No. 1660, the EPA Regulatory Relief Act, to the highway reauthorization bill. I am very pleased to have Senator Alexander, Senator Pryor, Senator Toomey, Senator Landrieu, and Senator…

Mr. President, this is a very modest bipartisan amendment. It simply gives the EPA more time to get these regulations right, and our struggling manufacturers will get more time to comply with them. It is a false choice to say that this is…

Mr. President, I call up my amendment numbered 1660, which is at the desk, and ask that it be reported. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Maine [Ms. Collins], for herself…

Mr. President, let me just explain very briefly. I was told that the amendment had been modified to accommodate concerns I have raised, and then the amendment was not so modified. So I wanted to put in that explanation to explain why the…

Mr. President, on rollcall vote No. 28, I voted aye. It was my intention to vote no. Therefore, I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to change my vote since it will not affect the outcome. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…

Mr. President, I rise today, at the onset of Women's History Month, along with my colleagues Senators Gillibrand, Landrieu, Bennet, Shaheen, Mikulski, and Murkowski to introduce the Fairness in Women-Owned Small Business Contracting Act…

Mr. President, this was very frustrating to me. I asked a key question, and I could not get a straight answer. It also demonstrates many of the problems associated with employer mandates. I believe the sponsor of this amendment is…

Mr. President, I have always been a very strong proponent of family planning programs and of measures to promote and protect women's health. Like many Americans, however, I was very concerned in January when the Department of Health and…

Mr. President, I rise today to introduce valuable, bipartisan legislation that would codify the current policy of the Social Security Administration, SSA, to protect access to the Supplemental Security Income, SSI, program for those who…

Madam President, first let me thank the Senator from Arkansas and the Senator from Tennessee for their usual courtesies but also for organizing this colloquy on the Senate floor this evening. I am very pleased to join my colleagues as we…

Mr. Bishop, thank you for allowing me this time. Mr. Chairman, this amendment would prohibit any oil and gas drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf in the northeast, including my home State of Maine. An accident or a spill off our coast…

Mr. President, I do rise today to introduce with the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee Senator Lieberman, as well as Senator Rockefeller and Senator Feinstein, the Cyber Security Act of 2012. As always, it has been a great…

Last month I submitted comments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau about the rising problem of student loan debt. I've heard from many people in my State--students, former students, and parents--who are struggling to pay back…

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 H.R. 1734, if…