As Members of this body know, for the past 9 months I have come to the floor every week to offer a doctor's second opinion on the new health care law. I do this as someone who has practiced medicine, taken care of families around the State…

The Senator mentioned the unelected bureaucrats in our comments. There was a story today in the New York Times. I would like to ask a couple of questions of the Senator from that story because I think it gets to the point he is making…

Well, I am very impressed by what the Senator have come up with. This leadership position takes that next step forward to protect our rights that he and I believe are in the Constitution and apply to the people of our States and apply to…

Mr. President, I rise to voice my opposition to S. 3991, the so-called Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act. I have a number of policy and constitutional concerns about this bill, and I have expressed them over the years, but I…

Mr. President, I allocate to myself such time as I may need. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I formerly served as the mayor of Gillette, WY, a city of 20,000 people. As I look around this Chamber there are too few here that have any experience with trying to balance a budget for a city or town, which may explain why this unfunded…

Madam President, the way that I propose to pay for this to help those seniors, to help those who have those needs, is a proposal that is very familiar to this body. It is because 21 of my Democratic colleagues voted in favor of this way to…

Madam President, in response to my colleague from Rhode Island, despite over a $13 trillion existing debt that we cannot pay back, the Democrats are back with another proposal to add another $13 billion to the deficit, add it to the…

Madam President, reserving the right to object, I note on the front page of USA Today ``Jobless Data could Break '80s Record.'' Not since the early 1980s has the nation's unemployment rate been so grim for so long, a government report due…

Madam President, reserving the right to object, would the Senator agree to include an amendment that would offset the cost of the bill with unspent Federal funds, the text of which I have at the desk?

Thank you, Mr. President. So I do object to the motion by the distinguished Senator from California. As I was saying, there are two ways to help those who are looking for work and one of which is to improve the economy. We can do that by…

Thank you, Mr. President. I appreciate the comments of the Senator from California. Senator Brown, who occupies the desk next to mine, was on the floor talking about this just 2 nights ago and does want to work to extend unemployment…

Mr. President, reserving the right to object, as I have just heard from my colleague, would the Senator agree to include an amendment that has been proposed by Senator Brown that would offset the cost of the bill with unspent Federal…

Mr. President, reserving the right to object, there are a couple ways we can help people who are currently looking for work. One is by extending unemployment benefits for those who have been out of work now 99 weeks. This is what the…

Mr. President, reserving the right to object, this request just came to us moments ago. This is the first time we have seen this request, and I cannot speak to the merits of this bill or the problems that may exist. What I do know is that…

Mr. President, my statement was, what I do know is that 42 Republicans have signed a letter to say what we ought to do and what we need to do is to find a way to fund the government and prevent a tax hike on every American come January 1.

I would be happy to read the entire letter that was sent to Senator Reid if there is some question as to what was exactly in that letter. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 4915, something we have been discussing the last week, and that all after the enacting clause be stricken and the substitute amendment at…