We require the State Department to develop premium processing to expedite issuance of tourist and business visas.

We permit Canadian snowbirds to stay here for 60 more days a year.

There are some things about our current monetary policy that trouble me.

We set tough standards for visa processing times.

I want to give particular thanks and a shout-out to Senator Klobuchar.

This is without question our number one geopolitical foe. They fight every cause for the world's worst actors.

Thank you, Ms. Fudge. I would, first of all, like to thank Chairman Bachus and Ranking Member Frank and, on the subcommittee, Chairman Garrett and Ranking Member Waters, Mr. Stivers and Ms. Fudge from the Ag Committee, for their leadership…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise in support of H.R. 2682. I would like to thank Chairman Lucas and Ranking Member Peterson for their leadership on this important issue, as well as Mr. Scott from the…

You know, I mean, most people in this room don't give a lot of thought to something known as Dodd-Frank, this financial regulatory bill.

Madam President, in defending the Constitution and arguing for its ratification, Alexander Hamilton stated plainly in the first of the Federalist Papers the challenge and the promise of American democracy. He explained: It has been…

Madam President, I am pleased that the Senate today will confirm U.S. Magistrate Judge David Nuffer to the U.S. District Court in Utah. Two of the five judicial positions on that busy court have been vacant for some time, and Judge Nuffer…

Mr. President, I came here to talk on another matter, but I wish to take a few minutes to talk about my friend Barbara Mikulski. We have served a long time together. When she came to this body, I think I may have been chairman of what was…

Mr. President, this Friday the Nation observes an anniversary that most Americans would prefer to see removed from its calendar. I am talking about the second anniversary of the passage of the President's health care law. Rather than…

Mr. President, today I wish to pay tribute to our dear friend and colleague, the senior Senator from Maryland, Barbara Mikulski. This week, Senator Mikulski became the longest-serving woman in the history of the United States Congress…

I am very much in favor of people recognizing that these high gasoline prices are probably here to stay.

Apparently, the slipping poll numbers have convinced him to announce the lower half of that pipeline. If we can get his poll numbers just a little lower, we may be able to get the other side, too. So let's get that job done.

At the outset, I'd like to speak in support of the Scofield Land Transfer Act, which, if passed, would resolve an issue that has existed for more than a decade.

Thank you, Senator Wyden. And I'd also like to thank Senator Baucus and the witnesses today for coming in to provide testimony on these pieces of legislation.