Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Kristen Leis of my personal office have floor privileges for today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, for the past 6 months I have come to the floor of the U.S. Senate to offer my doctor's ``second opinion'' about the health reform law. Day after day, week after week, we continue to see disturbing news reports uncovering the…

Mr. President, I just heard the discussion about this bill. I know in the health care bill we hired 16,000 more IRS agents. If we hired 16,000 more IRS agents, we should not need a whole bunch more paperwork for small businesses to do, to…

Mr. President, I come to the floor today as the Senate returns to give a doctor's second opinion of the health care law. As the Presiding Officer knows because he has been here for so many of these speeches every week since this bill was…

Mr. President, I thought it was so important that more Americans should know about this. The article explains that: Key White House allies are dramatically shifting their attempts to defend health care legislation, abandoning claims that…

I think we can see what a terrible error it is to have this in the bill at all. I hope we will repeal it. I yield the floor.

Madam President, today I share with the Senate a remarkable story, a story about a man, who, simply by living and cherishing his American dream, inspired hundreds--if not thousands--to pursue their own. Dr. Kristaps J. Keggi came to New…

Madam President, I come to the floor today, as I have week after week since the health care bill was signed into law, with a doctor's second opinion of the health care law. I do this as someone who has practiced medicine, taking care of…

Mr. President, reserving the right to object, I do support the Cobell lawsuit. I have great admiration for my colleague from North Dakota and the considerable work he has done as chairman of the committee. He has worked very effectively…

Mr. President, again, I have a great deal of respect for my colleague from North Dakota. He is compassionate and makes a compelling argument. We do need to settle the Cobell lawsuit. I ask the leaders to, over the next couple weeks, come…

Mr. President, in Wyoming's 120 year history, only 21 people have served as U.S. Senator for our State. One stands out as a compassionate, skilled and illustrious figure. United States Senator Alan K. Simpson is a lifelong public servant…

Mr. President, I am pleased to be here today to speak about the passage of a bill that is a top priority for the disability community--Rosa's Law. As always, I have greatly appreciated the opportunity to work with Senator Mikulski on this…

Mr. President, reserving the right to object, this is something my colleagues have not had a chance to review. As a result, and not knowing the specific details and with colleagues now traveling back to their home States, on behalf of…

Mr. President, I rise today to talk about an issue important to us all--the safety of our food. Food safety is not a partisan issue--we all want to be confident that the food we eat and give to our children will not make us sick. That is…

Mr. President, I rise to express my concerns about a provision in the new health care law that will impose monumental burdens on small businesses, reduce wages and eliminate jobs. A provision that was included in the new health care law…

So there are issues of policy dealing with transparency, dealing with the production of records by the attorneys who are involved in this. When you read one of these editorials, the one in today's Hill, ``Unconscionable Cobell,'' written…

Mr. President, I appreciate the hard work done by my colleague from North Dakota and his commitment as chairman of the Indian Affairs Committee to try to come to a solution in the Cobell settlement. He is absolutely right. We still need to…

Mr. President, I would like to take the opportunity to express my appreciation to Kelsey Montgomery for her hard work as an intern in my Washington, DC, office. I recognize her efforts and contributions to my office as well as to the State…