I want it fixed so the Affordable Care Act will succeed, not be torn down.

We voted 32 times, many of my colleagues on the Republican side--32 times to repeal or defund the law.

Millions of Americans are eagerly awaiting its benefits: health insurance that doesn't cost more because you're a woman, or that excludes treatment for a preexisting condition.

Mr. President, today marks another step forward in the progress of the United States of America in making sure that all of our citizens are treated fairly and equitably under the law, that each citizen of this country will know he or she…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Sergio Plaza and Warren Erickson of my staff be granted floor privileges for the duration of today's session and that Katrina Rogachevsky be granted floor privileges for the duration of this…

Mr. President, I rise to congratulate the Employee Benefit Research Institute on its 35th anniversary this year. As chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, I know how important it is for policymakers to have…

Mr. President, in the course of our hearings on this bill, we heard from executives from Nike and General Mills, among others. Asked why they had chosen to implement strong nondiscrimination policies themselves, the Nike executive…

Madam President, the Senate is about to take another historic step. Think about it. In 1964 we had the Civil Rights Act. In 1990--23 years ago--I stood here when we passed the Americans with Disabilities Act, which extended civil rights to…

Madam President, I want to illustrate why this seat doesn't need to be filled. These are the other circuits. The average of those other circuits is 383 caseloads. The DC Circuit has 149, so workload doesn't demand it. Secondly, we are in a…

What that doesn't take into consideration is that there are six senior status judges on this court. Chief Judge Garland told us that their workload is the equivalent of 3\1/4\ judges. So presently there are enough judges to go around and…

Mr. President, I rise in opposition to any motion to invoke cloture on nominees to the DC Circuit. I am somewhat disappointed that the Senate majority wants to turn to a very controversial nomination next rather than to continue on a path…

Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 569, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.'' ____________________

Mr. President, I wish to announce that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will meet in open session on Thursday, October 31, 2013, at 10 a.m. in room 430 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to conduct a hearing…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate be in a period of morning business for debate only until 7 p.m., with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is…

Madam President, I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? At the moment there is not.

Madam President, reserving the right to object, my good friend from Tennessee has raised just another effort to divert resources from the implementation of the Affordable Care Act which we can then use to fix the very problems he has…

Mr. President, I wish to announce that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will meet in executive session on Wednesday, October 30, 2013, at 9:15 a.m. in room 430 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to mark-up S.__…

Madam President, the Centers for Disease Control has declared the misuse and abuse of some prescription and over-the-counter medicines in the United States to be an epidemic. According to the most recent National Survey on Drug Use and…