We have heard hours of impassioned speeches on the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, most defending all or nothing, and pitting us against them. But the American people aren't interested in the politics. They want us to focus on what we…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, do you remember these lines when the President was pitching the health care bill? He said: If you like what you have, you can keep it. It will not add a single dime to the deficit. This is…

When it comes to health care in the United States low-income and minority people are underserved and uninsured, with this in mind the health care reform legislation was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama on March 23…

I announce that the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) are necessarily absent.

I announce that the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) is necessarily absent. I further announce that, if present and voting, the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) would have voted ``aye.''

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, so ordered. The assistant majority leader. The DREAM Act

Mr. President, I rise today to discuss a disturbing article which most of us saw on the front page of the Washington Post. It is entitled ``In Niger, hunger crisis raises fears of more child marriages.'' It was written by Sudarsan…

Mr. President, I ask that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The assistant majority leader. Child Marriage

Mr. President, it has been 3 years--3 years--since my colleague from Kentucky who just spoke announced to America that his highest priority as a Senate leader was to make sure Barack Obama was a one-term President. That was his highest…

Eleven years ago, I introduced the DREAM Act. It was legislation to allow a select group of young immigrant students with great potential to be a bigger part of America. The DREAM Act gave the students a chance to earn their way into legal…

Yesterday the Supreme Court made one thing very clear, or the other day they made one thing very clear: the individual mandate is nothing more than a tax. The overall tax burden that this puts on our economy is staggering. The overall tax…

I am well aware of the fact that there are many Americans who think when they hear the word ``ObamaCare,'' that somehow it is a takeover by the government of our freedom and of our health care. I'm hoping that people will take another look…

On Tuesday, July 10, 2012, my scheduled flight from Champaign, Illinois, to Washington was delayed well over an hour. As a result, I left immediately for another flight out of Indianapolis to Washington, As a result, I was unable to cast…

I know that many Americans have heard over and over again that ObamaCare is a bad thing. But now that the Supreme Court has declared it the law of the land, I hope that everyone will take another look and see what's actually in the law and…

On Monday, July 9, 2012 I had a meeting regarding environmental matters in Champaign, Illinois. Had I been in Washington, I would have voted ``aye'' on H.R. 4155 the Veteran Skills to Jobs Act, H.R. 4367 to amend the Electronic Fund…

I announce that the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye), and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Udall) are necessarily absent.

Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Tennessee for his comments. I share his concern about our deficit. I was a member of the Simpson-Bowles Commission, voted for the commission report, bipartisan effort to reduce the deficit by $4\1/2\…

I would be happy to yield to the Senator from Tennessee. I ask unanimous consent that I follow him. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Budget Control Act