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Mr. President, I rise today to join with my friend and colleague, Senator Mark Pryor, in introducing the Patriot Express Authorization Act of 2011. This legislation codifies a critical Small Business Administration, SBA, lending program…
Mr. President, I rise today to join my colleague, Senator Lieberman, in introducing the See Something, Say Something Act of 2011. The number of thwarted and failed attacks in the past few years and the Fort Hood attack, which left 13…
Mr. President, I rise today to express my support for instituting biennial budgeting within the U.S. Government. We should reform the Federal budget process by converting it from an annual spending process to a 2-year cycle, with 1 year…
Mr. President, I rise today to introduce legislation with my colleague and chair of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Senator Landrieu, to reauthorize the critical Small Business Innovation Research, SBIR, and…
Mr. President, the law granting the Federal Government, for the first time, the authority to regulate the security of the Nation's highest risk chemical facilities is due to expire on March 18. We cannot allow this to occur. Given the…
Madam President, I rise to express my deep concern that the Senate has yet to consider the Defense appropriations bill for fiscal year 2011. As the Presiding Officer is well aware, we should have completed work on this bill and every other…
Madam President, if the Senator is truly going to wrap it up, I don't object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Mr. President, I rise to submit a sense of the Senate resolution that clarifies my opposition to tax increases on the job- creating sector of our economy--small business. It is becoming increasingly clear, and increasingly concerning, that…
Mr. President, I rise today, along with Senator Kerry, to re-introduce comprehensive spectrum reform legislation to modernize our nation's radio spectrum planning, management, and coordination activities. Taking this corrective action will…
Mr. President, I rise today to join Senator Lieberman and Senator Carper in introducing the Cyber Security and Internet Freedom Act of 2011. This vital legislation would fortify the government's efforts to safeguard America's cyber…
Mr. President, I rise today to speak about a Federal program that creates jobs, improves communities, and ensures air travel throughout the United States. The Essential Air Service Program was created in the wake of the airline…
Mr. President, I am pleased to join with my colleague and friend Senator Boxer to hail the inclusion of the passengers' bill of rights in the reauthorization of the FAA. We have worked together for 5 years to protect passengers, and moving…
Mr. President, Americans are resilient. Throughout our Nation's history, we have stood up to every challenge and we have stood together. At this moment in history, we face the challenge of recovering from the worst economic recession since…
Thank you, Madam President. (The remarks of Ms. Collins pertaining to the introduction of S. 361 are printed in today's Record under ``Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions.'') The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator…
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to proceed for 15 minutes in morning business. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Madam President, I rise today, with my colleagues, Senator Collins, Coburn, and Brown of Massachusetts to discuss an amendment to the S. 223, the FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act. Currently this bill contains…
Mr. President, I rise today to introduce The U.S. Postal Service Improvements Act of 2011. This legislation would help the U.S. Postal Service regain its financial footing as it adapts to the era of increasingly digital communications. The…
I urge our colleagues to support this amendment. I think it is a balanced approach that will give these employees more rights than they currently have without interfering with the essential mission of this law enforcement agency. The…