I think the Senator from Utah has made a clear point. The costs are real. The costs of doing this are very real. The benefits, however, are theoretical. I see my colleague and friend from Idaho here. I ask him, who elected the…

Madam President, I thank my colleague for allowing me to conduct this colloquy with other colleagues who are here as part of the Senate Western Caucus. We are here to speak in favor of the Murkowski resolution in opposing what the…

In May of this year, we issued some Treasury bonds, and the sale was undersubscribed, which means there were not enough countries or individuals who purchased U.S. treasuries, our debt, at the price at which they are being offered, which…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. The chart he has up does compare the U.S. to Greece. But what is really frightening about that chart is, in 5 years, our debt to GDP will be at 112 percent, whereas right now Greece is 115 percent. In…

The Republican Study Committee has a proposal through Jim Jordan's subcommittee on the economy that would balance the budget in 10 years. It would cut spending in areas other than homeland security and defense, and it does not touch Social…

Well, thank you. I thank the gentlemen for allowing me to join you both this evening. I thank the gentleman for his courtesy to the previous group that was talking about our policy with Israel. I thought that was appropriate to allow them…

Mr. President, I come to the floor today because the President of the United States earlier today had a townhall meeting to talk about the new health care law, the law he has promoted and talked about and which has been a major point of…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Health Care Reform

Mr. President, I rise today to remember the life of Senator Craig Thomas. Senator Thomas passed away on June 4, 2007. On that day, the people of Wyoming lost a native son. His presence back home is still missed. One week from tomorrow will…

Mr. President, I rise to express my opposition to the fiscal year 2010 Supplemental Appropriations Act. It represents what is reprehensible about the conduct of the Federal Government: unchecked, unpaid for, deficit spending. After a…

Yes. Mr. McCAIN. I understand the Senator from Illinois was talking about Arizona and the border. I wonder if the Senator from Illinois has ever been to the Arizona border. He has?

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for up to 10 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, may I engage in a colloquy with my friend from Wyoming for…

Mr. President, I come to the floor today, as I have done each week for over a month now, to give a doctor's second opinion about the health care bill that has now been signed into law. I do this as somebody who has practiced medicine…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for up to 15 minutes. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Health Care

Mr. President, it is with great pride as well as regret that I rise today in the Senate to recognize a great son of the State of Wyoming. He is my chief of staff, Shawn Whitman. He joins me today on the Senate floor. Shawn is leaving the…

One of the great ironies of being a freshman in Congress is you see who people quote. It is so ironic that we Republicans, as Mr. Akin and I are, frequently quote JFK. JFK never disavowed American exceptionalism. {time} 2045 He…

Thank you, Mr. Akin. Would you be so kind as to pull the chart up that you have behind you, the one that displays what has happened to private sector employment versus public sector employment? As you can see from the chart, private sector…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to speak for 10 minutes as in morning business. I will be speaking on the supplemental bill, however. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.