That is what I was about to ask the Chair, to have permission that my statement not related to Senator Mikulski be placed in a separate part of the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Mr…

Mr. President, I am going to give a statement and make a UC request that I planned at 5 p.m. And if I could suggest I be followed by Senator Sessions, and then Senator Carper, Senator Coats-- --

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent there be printed as a Senate document a compilation of materials from the Congressional Record in tribute to Senator Barbara Mikulski, and that Members have until Thursday, March 29, to submit such…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to S. Res. 403, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 403)…

And Members of the House, first of all, let me thank the chairman for his willingness to allow me to speak on an issue on which we do not agree. I appreciate the courtesy; I appreciate the lively debate that has preceded me in, I think…

You are very kind to do that, Mr. Conyers. {time} 1920 I think I probably pretty well addressed it. I think between myself and my inarticulate comments and your opposition and some opposition over here, I think the debate has been very…

Thank you for yielding. Madam Chairman, did you notice something? The gentleman from Oregon-- and I took a note and I'm kind of paraphrasing, but he basically was arguing from the other side of the aisle that IPAB, this cost control board…

I thank the gentleman very much for yielding to me. I hope the American people understand what's going on here today. H.R. 5 represents another in a long line of partisan political attacks on the Affordable Care Act. Since its passage 2…

I want to thank the chairman of the full committee, Mr. Issa, for his staunch support of this bill, and I also want to thank my good friend Mr. Chaffetz for working so closely with us to craft this bipartisan bill and in working to get it…

Everyone in Washington is trying to arrive at the same destination. We seek to end our dependence on foreign oil, a dependence that endangers our environment, hurts our economy, and weakens our national security. Importantly, there is a…

On Monday, March 19, 2012, I had a previously scheduled meeting with constituents in Champaign, Illinois. As a result, I am unable to attend votes this evening. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on H.R. 3992, to allow…

Mr. President, we are given an opportunity in the Senate to witness many things that have an impact on our values and on our votes. I have found that, of course, representing my own State and knowing the challenges families face from one…

I say to the Senator from Texas, a point the Senator said earlier, and I think bears repeating at this moment in our dialogue, is that Rosoboronexport is a Russian state-controlled arms export firm. This is no so-called private company…

Mr. President, it is my honor to join my colleague and friend, the Senator from Texas. We are on opposite sides of the aisle, but we are on the same side of this issue. Listen to what America has said about what is happening in Syria…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 15, 2012, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on March 15, 2012, at 10 a.m., in SD 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct an executive…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 15, 2012, at 2:15 p.m. in room 628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to conduct a hearing…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 15, 2012, at 10 a.m., in room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled…