I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise today in strong support of the Repeal of ObamaCare Act, which will fully and immediately repeal the Affordable Care Act. ObamaCare is not merely a government takeover of health care; but as many…

My friends on the other side of the aisle keep saying we should focus on jobs. So let's look at how ObamaCare has impacted jobs and the economy. A few numbers: 48 percent of business owners say the potential cost of health care coverage…

Mr. President, I ask for a recorded vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there are no further points of order on rule XXVIII, the yeas and nays have been asked for on the motion to waive. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a…

If the Senator would yield, I appreciate very much her saying that. I did commend, and I will again, the work the Senator from California and Senator Inhofe have done in bringing this bill forward in the right way. I know my friend is as…

Mr. President, I rise here today to express my deep concern with this transportation conference report; in particular, about a provision that was slipped into the transportation conference report literally in the dark of night earlier this…

Mr. President, I jumped the gun a little bit. This gives me a chance to explain it twice. Let me say there was a bipartisan agreement that was reached on this. I will not name names, but after it went over to the House, somebody dropped…

Mr. President, I would like to raise the point of order that section 1538 of the conference report to accompany H.R. 4348 violates rule XXVIII as it is a matter not committed by either House. This is not a partisan issue. The Senator from…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent I be permitted to speak up to 20 minutes. I do not intend to take that much time, I do not think I will take that much time, but I think I will probably go over the 10-minute limit.

Mr. President, can I ask what the procedure is regarding time? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Senators are permitted to speak for 10 minutes each.

As a member of the House transportation conference committee, I join my colleagues in proudly supporting this legislation. My House colleagues and I attended many of the conference negotiations, and we fought hard for commonsense…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Indiana. Health Care Decision

Mr. President, I come to the floor today to speak about the Supreme Court ruling on health care. Obviously, we were all glued to the television set this morning and watched this historic and momentous decision. I was deeply disappointed…

It is no secret to anyone in this Chamber that the American people are unhappy with Congress. In fact, our approval ratings could only be described as terrible. As much as television personalities might like to analyze why, I don't think…

Mr. President, last week heads of state, key policymakers, and foreign aid implementers met in Washington to examine ``Frontiers in Development.'' It was my pleasure to provide the conference keynote address Monday in which I pressed for…

I would like to thank Mr. Walz for bringing this to the floor. I believe that we all can agree we must pass a long-term highway bill. In my home State of Indiana, Interstate 69 is being constructed through my district, connecting my…

I thank the gentlelady, my hardworking colleague from Tennessee, who is also a health care professional and quite conversant on these issues. You speak with some authority. So thank you very much. I come from the State of Indiana with…

Mr. President, I rise today to discuss the issue of national security leaks. A few weeks ago, the world learned that U.S. intelligence agencies and partners disrupted an al-Qaida plot to blow up a civilian aircraft. We are all very…

Mr. President, I associate myself with those last two remarks. I would have also voted no. I wish we had had a recorded vote. I wasn't able to understand even what the majority leader was saying, it was spoken so softly, but had we had a…