as Senator Harkin has long understood and appreciated, a commitment to wellness is the partnership between provider and persons in their care

I am with you.

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I appreciate the privilege to come here to the floor and stand up for the rights of the innocent unborn in this country. At the root of this issue is the question of what is human life and is it…

The Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will come to order.

Madam President, everyone in this body agrees that we must take aggressive action to reduce the deficit, but we have to do it right. Frankly, the best way to bring down the deficit is to help 15 million unemployed Americans get good…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Samantha Wessels, Kelly Mormon, and Carolyn Trager of my staff be granted the privilege of the floor for the duration of today's proceedings. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

Mr. President, as a member of the Senate who has been very interested in and involved with the areas of biomedical research, health care and the improvement of the public health, I want to draw the attention of the Congress and the Nation…

Mr. President, I am pleased today to be joined by a number of my colleagues in introducing the Domestic Energy Promotion Act of 2011, an important piece of legislation that I believe is a good starting point in how tax policies for ethanol…

Madam President, I rise to oppose the cloture motion on Jack McConnell, who has been nominated to be U.S. district judge for Rhode Island. In the first few months that I have been ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, I have worked in…

Mr. President, it is not going to surprise any of my colleagues or the public at large that a lot of times I come to the Senate floor to speak about agriculture and to speak about ethanol. What brings me to the floor today is the ongoing…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for a much longer period of time, for 45 minutes. I may not use all that time, but I would like to have permission to speak for that time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

Mr. President, I rise today to speak in opposition to one of President Obama's most controversial nominees, Mr. Jack McConnell, who has been nominated to be U.S. district judge for the District of Rhode Island. He has dedicated his…

I believe the Senate should confirm Deputy Attorney General Jim Cole's nomination without further delay.

Senator Grassley and I worked together in the last Congress to write and pass the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act.

I would like to see the same unity we displayed right after the 9/11 attacks.

I take exception to the notion that Congress must hold off on an investigation on the grounds that discovering the truth could hinder prosecutions.

I appreciate Attorney General Holder's consistent support of our efforts to reauthorize the expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act.

I urge all Americans to not only support our President but all of us in Congress in both parties who work with him to keep America safe.