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I thank my good friend, the committee ranking member, for her leadership. Madam Speaker, this is a bill that should have been supported from the beginning. In fact--no offense to the Budget Committee--but if the Appropriations Committee…
As we just heard, the Senate continues to discuss and consider an extension of unemployment benefits. Many Americans certainly do continue to struggle to find work in today's economy. While assistance to those without work serves an…
I thank the gentleman for yielding. Health care is a personal issue, and many Kansans are worried about submitting their sensitive and private information into a system that can't protect them against the devastating consequences of…
Most Americans this week felt as though they were living on the North Pole. There was a condition called ``the polar vortex'' that became part of our common vernacular. Normal routines were disrupted. Schools closed, water mains ruptured…
I appreciate the opportunity to be here on the Senate floor this morning since I am intruding on the discussion about unemployment insurance extension. However, I wish to take a few minutes to highlight the life of a Kansan who passed in…
I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I thank him for his leadership on this critical issue. I will note that I am a proud cosponsor of this legislation. Mr. Speaker, I grew up on a family farm in Holton, Kansas. However, as anyone from…
CWO2 Joshua B. Silverman, age 35, Scottsdale, AZ; SGT Peter C. Bohler, age 29, Willow Spring, NC; SPC Terry K.D. Gordon, age 22, Shubuta, MS; SFC Omar W. Forde, age 28, Marietta, GA; CWO2 Randy L. Billings, age 34, Heavener, OK; SSG Jesse…
Our lives will go on, but the life of the world community was forever changed by the life of Nelson Mandela, who passed away this week. He chose the principles of truth and reconciliation and democracy and peace through justice to guide…
part of our job as Members of the U.S. Senate is to help people who have problems. This has been a very difficult time for many Americans and difficult for me as somebody who wants to be able to help people with a problem. As my colleagues…
By direction of the House Republican Conference, I send to the desk a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration in the House. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 437 Resolved, That the following named…
``Stop talking; start doing.'' That is what Gabriella Miller, a passionate childhood cancer advocate asks of our Nation's leaders. As an original cosponsor of the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act, I encourage my colleagues to honor…
Why do we not just disengage the tax system as much as possible for economic decision-making or political free speech?
The Affordable Care Act may be one step too far. One asks too much for the IRS to handle.
I have little confidence that the agency you are being asked to lead will be able to take on the Affordable Care Act in an efficient and effective way.
On November 20, during critical negotiations in Geneva about Tehran's nuclear program, Iran's supreme leader tweeted this disturbing statement: ``Israel is the sinister, unclean rabid dog of the region.'' That same day, he added, The…
For 100 consecutive days, the Safe Climate Caucus has brought to the House floor the reality and the ramifications of climate change. There was a recent report from three very reputable think tanks, entitled, ``The Arab Spring and Climate…
I am a new Member of the Senate, serving in my first term. I was a Member of the House of Representatives before coming to the Senate, and I had great anticipation and expectation of the opportunity that service in this body presented to…