We should raise the Federal minimum wage to $10.10 per hour.

I think this is one of the areas where we're way behind. Paid sick leave, I think, maternity leave, Senator Casey's bill on the pregnancy act are just things I think that make our society more caring, more inclusive, and more considerate…

We can't afford it? We're the richest nation in the world. We're the richest nation in the history of the world.

The fact is we have better and more accurate studies that have been done in the last few years.

The Fair Pay Act, introduced by Chairman Harkin and Representative Holmes Norton, would address the devaluation of women's work.

The Healthy Families Act... would ensure workers have access to paid sick days and would no longer have to worry about taking a financial hit if they or their children fall ill.

Mr. President, I am glad the Senate is finally getting serious about passing tax extenders this year. Congress has put off the extension of the expired tax provisions until the last minute all too frequently. In 2012 provisions remained…

I authored provisions in the Affordable Care Act that ensure every American has access to tobacco cessation services without co-pays or deductibles.

Tobacco use remains the No. 1 preventable cause of death in the United States.

I've authored legislation that would eliminate this problem by equalizing tax rates across tobacco products.

I joined with 10 of my colleagues to release an investigative report revealing that manufacturers are devoting massive resources to the marketing of e-cigarettes and their marketing strategies are expressly designed to appeal to kids.

But there are some of us that believe the Senate ought to be the deliberative body it is supposed to be, and I include in that that we should not be spending all day on a bill like this. But there should be some debate on it.

Mr. President, there are new reports that the majority leader is considering bringing to the floor the so-called Smarter Sentencing Act, and to bring it to finality. I rise again today to express my strong opposition to this bill and to…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Smarter Sentencing Act

Congress is going to want to know what the premiums will be for next year.

When you were nominated, I said that anyone put in charge of Obamacare would be set up to fail.

The legislative process certainly was by any means necessary, and the implementation has operated similarly.

The Department is supposed to implement the employer mandate a year overdue and significantly altered from the statute.