Part of the reason I ask that question is because the family is not very satisfied with the information that they are getting, and I do not blame you for that, but I want you to know that there is that dissatisfaction.

Mr. President, I am pleased to join my colleague, Senator Feinstein, in cosponsoring the Saving Kids from Dangerous Drugs Act of 2011. I believe we have an ongoing moral obligation to ensure our young people have every opportunity to grow…

We should not design or conduct undercover operations which include guns crossing the border.

Mr. President, I urge my colleagues to support final passage on the America Invents Act. The Judiciary Committee has held numerous hearings on the need for patent reform, and has done a lot of work over the past several Congresses. We have…

Mr. President, I want to discuss an important component of the patent reform legislation that protects against frivolous and vexatious litigation arising from qui tam suits for false patent markings. The bill before the Senate abolishes…

Yes, the $70.7 million provided to the program in the fiscal year 2010 omnibus remains available to NIOSH to use until expended. It is our understanding that $13 million remains of that $70.7 million and that it will be used to continue…

Mr. President, first, I thank my colleague from New Hampshire for her great leadership on the subject about which she just spoke; that is, the necessity of moving beyond our old system of having appropriations bills every year. I have…

Yes, I commit to working with the Senator. I commit to the Senators that we will specifically allocate in the CR that will pass the Senate the amount of funds that are necessary to ensure a smooth transition in July.

I thank the Senators. The Senator is absolutely correct, the 2011 continuing resolution that was proposed by Senator Inouye will not reduce any services or treatment available to responders in the World Trade Center Health Program. In…

Put my name in because you are right on--and Senator Isakson. It is a bipartisan effort and it should be a bipartisan effort. I talked to a number of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle who believe the same way we do about this…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I may speak for some little time after 10 minutes.

Mr. President, the American economy remains on an unsettled footing, as we all know. There are some real signs of economic recovery, but it shows a very fragile recovery. The consumer confidence level seems to be increasing, and that is…

Mr. President, today we continue in our efforts to lessen the burden our overworked courts currently face. We are about to confirm three more judicial nominees. Two of the three nominees we will vote on tonight are for seats designated as…

Mr. President, do we report it first and then object or do we object even to the reporting of it? I heard the Presiding Officer say report the amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator can object to laying aside the pending amendment.

OK. I object on behalf of Senator Coburn of Oklahoma. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.

Tax strategies are bad because they allow the tax law to be patented. A patent gives the holder the exclusive right to exclude others from using the patented invention. A tax strategy patent makes taxpayers choose between paying more than…

Madam President, I associate myself with the remarks of the chairman of the committee. I ask that people on my side of the aisle not support the Feinstein amendment. At this point, I move to table the Feinstein amendment and ask for the…

However, now, in order to allay the concerns of Intuit, makers of Turbo Tax, I have worked with Senator Baucus to make clear that tax preparation software such as Turbo Tax is not a tax strategy. Financial management software, however, is…