Madam President, I will start by thanking my colleagues from Indiana and Kansas for their discussion on this very important issue. I say this somewhat facetiously, but I have been reading the stories about the rollout of ObamaCare just…

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 bill clerk called the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in…

I thank my colleague for being with me for this colloquy. I appreciate so much the legislative experience Senator Fischer brings to this body. It is very extensive. She was regarded as the leader in the Nebraska unicameral and chaired an…

Madam President, I remember that night well. It occurred just some months ago. The nuclear option was being threatened. Many had worked very hard to avoid that. Keep in mind that the nuclear option was not just discovered this year or last…

Madam President, I would love to be able to stand here today and say to my colleague from Nebraska that every time I submitted something to the legislature they loved it, blessed it, and passed it. But that did not happen. There was a…

Madam President, I appreciate the opportunity to enter into this colloquy with my colleague from Nebraska. We have a rather unique experience. For 6 years I was the Governor of Nebraska, and when Senator Fischer was elected to the…

Mr. President, I appreciate the comments of the Senator from Oklahoma, and I would like to use his comments maybe as a springboard for some thoughts I have, not only on this nomination but on the terrible mess we find ourselves in today…

I come to the floor to discuss reports I have heard from my fellow Nebraskans about the President's health care law. Senators have been quoting facts, figures, and reports about the negative effects of this law, and that dates back to when…

Madam President, yesterday morning I was pleased to be able to come to the floor of the Senate and join with a good, strong, group of women from both sides of the aisle to express our joint commitment--really the commitment of every Member…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that MAJ Casey Williams, a U.S. Army officer who is serving as a military fellow in my office, be granted the privilege of the floor for the remainder of the first session of the 113th Congress. The…

Mr. President, I thank my friends, the good Senator from Maryland, the dean of the women in the Senate, and the Senator from Maine, who have organized this portion of the debate this morning. I acknowledge and thank the other women of the…

It is amazing as I sit on this floor after 40 years of listening to so much nonsense from the other side when it comes to energy. This increase of production in the United States came from private lands and State lands, not the Federal…

Let's make the principle of tribal self- governance, which you talk about and never follow--you never give the Indians a break for anything. You pat them on the head, give them a blanket and half a beef, and expect them to be quiet. That…

Mr. President, a few weeks ago we opened our Web site to Nebraskans so they could tell us what they were dealing with regarding ObamaCare. I heard from a family in Grand Island, NE, and this is what they said: ObamaCare has made the…

Mr. President, I rise today to discuss higher premiums and deductibles facing Alaskans, despite President Obama's promise that he will lower premiums by up to $2,500 for a typical family per year. I can assure you that families in Alaska…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…

I ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 293, which was submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A…