Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration en bloc of the following resolutions which were submitted earlier today: S. Res. 463, S. Res. 464, and S. Res. 465. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 17, 2012, the Senate proceed to executive session to consider Calendar Nos. 646 and 647; that there be 90 minutes for debate equally divided in the usual form to…

Mr. President, I rise tonight to speak about the war in Afghanistan. I have spoken on the Senate floor many times over the last number of years about the war. I have done so because I believe the American people and our servicemembers in…

Mr. President, it is the majority leader's intention to begin consideration of the motion to proceed to Calendar No. 400, S. 3187, the FDA user fee bill, and equally divide the time until 10:30 a.m., with the Republicans controlling the…

Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:56 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, May 17, 2012, at 9:30…

President Obama has often claimed that we have 2 percent of the world's proven oil reserves, which is nothing but an excuse for inaction when developing American- made energy. As The Washington Post's fact-checkers noted, the President's…

As a foster parent, a father of two adopted children, and a cochairman of the bipartisan Congressional Foster Youth Caucus, I rise today to recognize May as National Foster Care Month. There are currently over 107,000 foster youth eligible…

Mr. President, I am pleased to help recognize the 150th birthday of the United States Department of Agriculture--USDA. As a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry as well as the Committee on Foreign…

Today I rise to recognize Military Mental Health Awareness Day, which is tomorrow, May 16, 2012. Our servicemembers have made tremendous sacrifices for our country, and many face serious conditions, including the potential for anxiety…

You know, Mr. Nadler, you could have offered an amendment last night. We had a whole total open process. And Mr. Runyan--where is Mr. Runyan?--Mr. Runyan added money to this project, to Violence Against Women. Secondly, this is a…

I think we have actually said enough. I think it is a good bill. I want to thank again Mr. Fattah and all the Members on both sides of the aisle. It was a good, bipartisan bill. I urge rejection of the amendment, and I yield back the…

The reconciliation package we bring to the floor today sensibly reduces spending so that we can continue to adequately defend our Nation. The first responsibility of the Federal Government is to keep our Nation safe from foreign threats…

I have one additional question for the gentleman. In fairness here, will you be bringing forward a bill to the House from the committee that's truly going to reform farm subsidies, produce savings, and result in deficit reduction?

I very much appreciate the gentleman's concerns and want to assure him that these issues deserve the attention of my Health Subcommittee. And as we continue the legislative process, I will gladly work with the gentleman and Governor…

This is paying lip service to a $200 billion problem. I recently heard from a doctor who has been practicing in my district for decades. He bemoaned defensive medicine but was even more concerned that doctors being trained in today's…

I would like to ask the gentleman from Oklahoma if he could respond to the notion: All of us want to protect the social safety nets for the truly needy, but we also want to stop abuses within the system that take money from those programs…

Israel is our friend and our ally. Israel is an island of democracy that supports freedom and religious tolerance. It is where a Christian church, a mosque, and a synagogue will peacefully exist on the same street. In neighboring…

Yesterday, the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee approved bipartisan legislation to reauthorize and reform the Food and Drug Administration user-fee program. This bill will smooth the process of reviewing medical devices and drugs…