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Mr. President, I rise today in strong support of this resolution, submitted with my colleagues, Senator Gillibrand and Senator Feinstein, which honors the life and legacy of Evelyn Lauder. Fittingly extolled by The New York Times as a…
Mr. President, I rise to speak about bipartisan legislation I am introducing today, the Cut Energy Bills at Home Act, which would provide a 30 percent tax credit for Americans to cut their energy bills, and catalyze our construction…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the pending amendment be set aside so I could call up to make pending en bloc amendments Nos. 1105, 1155, 1158, and 1180, which are at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…
Mr. President, I wanted to add to my earlier remarks in support of the FY 2012 conference report which includes language I co- authored along with Senator Leahy allowing the heaviest trucks to travel on the interstate highways in Maine and…
Mr. President, as the ranking member of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, I rise in support of this conference report, and I encourage our colleagues to join me in voting for this measure. Let…
I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise today in support of a provision in the underlying bill that will move the heaviest trucks traveling in Maine off secondary roads and onto the interstate. People in the State of Maine already know…
When I moved to Maine 40 years ago and started a little organic farm, growing and selling healthy food locally was out of the mainstream. It was something that the back-to- the-land crowd was into, but here in Washington the government was…
Mr. President, November marks National Family Caregiver Month, a chance to thank those who provide care for our loved ones in their time of need. According to the most recent census data, my home State of Maine has the oldest population in…
Mr. President, I would like to express my support for provisions contained within the amendment offered by Senator Tester, as they will make critical strides in addressing the reality that far too many of our Nation's veterans are finding…
Mr. President, I rise to express support for the pending legislation on a critical issue that addresses the burdensome cost of compliance with the Tax Code. H.R. 674 is modeled after bipartisan legislation Senator Brown and I introduced…
Mr. President, I rise today to join Senator Mikulski in submitting a resolution honoring the 100th anniversary of Girl Scouting. In March of 2012, the Girl Scouts of America will celebrate a century as the world's preeminent organization…
I thank my friend for yielding. More than 3 weeks ago, the Senate passed bipartisan legislation to address China currency manipulation. Since then, the Census Bureau reported that the U.S. trade deficit with China set a new record at…
Mr. President, today I introduce the Small Business Tax Extenders Act of 2011, targeted tax relief legislation to extend, for one year, the essential tax relief provisions that were included in the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010. When the…
Mr. President, disasters have affected nearly every State this year, and several States were hit particularly hard with devastating tornadoes and historic flooding. CDBG disaster recovery funding is an important tool that has helped States…
Madam President, only $6 million is provided for this program, but it makes a big difference for small rural communities that are struggling to provide air service. Air service is so important to jobs and economic development in these…
Mr. President, I rise to express support for the Republican leader's legislation on a critical issue that addresses the burdensome cost of compliance with the Tax Code. Senator McConnell's bill is modeled after bipartisan legislation…
Madam President, at some point during consideration of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies appropriations bill, I expect there may be a motion to recommit the bill to the Appropriations Committee…
Mr. President, Senator Sessions is on his way to the floor. He does have reservations about the nominee. I think it would be courteous, since we know he is on his way, to delay just for a couple of moments so he could make his comments…