For years he has led his party in some fierce budget battles here in the Senate.

I have sat with Senator Bingaman for most of my time here in the Senate.

Let me just ask you this question. CMS has now approved demonstration proposals from three States, with MOUs signed with Massachusetts, Washington, and Ohio.

I am supportive of State-designed efforts generally.

The system is not serving taxpayers well, and it is not serving patients well either.

In an otherwise partisan atmosphere, today's topic is refreshing.

Letter to The Honorable Jason Chaffetz, a Member of Congress from the State of Utah from Basic Research.

The Tax Court is important because it is a venue where taxpayers can litigate issues without paying a disputed liability in advance.

Well, I think both of you are very well-qualified.

Not aware of one person who is saying children with glasses are going to be taken away from their parents.

I didn't come prepared to cite Supreme Court precedent on this point but it's a well known fact --

Typically, Anderson, we use treaties to deal with international relations, to deal with the law of nations acting on the world scene. This deals with a lot of issues that are distinctively domestic in nature.

U.S. law, including the Americans with disabilities act, already provides the worldwide gold standard on the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities.

the U.S. has a moral obligation to act immediately if there's concrete proof Syrian troops have loaded chemical weapons that are ready to be launched.

Well, I respectfully disagree with the former attorney general's conclusions. I look at the treaty and I see one provision that arguably sets in place international entitlement rights, another provision that can be read to undermine the…

Well, you can't assume that because something hasn't happened already, that it couldn't happen in the future.

That is why it is so important to get this right right now.

Oh, Barack Obama, he bought votes. I would have won the election if he wouldn't have bought the votes.