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Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Feb 12, 2015

Their letter expresses frustration with the fact that a policy dispute over the President's immigration actions ``could compromise the safety and security of our country.'' The letter continues: What kind of message does this send to the…

Congressional Record · 2015-02-12
Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Feb 12, 2015

Mr. President, I have come to the floor, with just 16 days left until the Department of Homeland Security shuts down, to again call for Congress to pass a clean full-year bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security. With our Nation…

Congressional Record · 2015-02-12
Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Feb 12, 2015

I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to speak for 10 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Congressional Record · 2015-02-12
Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Feb 12, 2015

If I could ask my colleague a question, isn't it true, I say to Senator Durbin, that the bill you are talking about, the clean bill Senator Mikulski and I have introduced, is the legislation that was agreed to last December by Senator…

Congressional Record · 2015-02-12
Susan Collins
@susancollins· Republican · ME· Feb 12, 2015

Mr. President, Alzheimer's is a terrible disease that takes a tremendous personal and economic toll on the individual, the family, and society. In addition to the human suffering it causes, Alzheimer's costs the United States an estimated…

Congressional Record · 2015-02-12
Susan Collins
@susancollins· Republican · ME· Feb 12, 2015

Mr. President. I wish to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Town of Woodstock, ME. Known today as a gateway to the rugged and beautiful Western Maine Mountains, Woodstock was built with a spirit of determination and resiliency that…

Congressional Record · 2015-02-12
Susan Collins
@susancollins· Republican · ME· Feb 12, 2015

Mr. President, we have to face the facts that if we do not invest in Alzheimer's research at the levels the experts tell us is necessary to develop effective treatments for this disease or perhaps a means of prevention or eventually a…

Congressional Record · 2015-02-12
Kyrsten Sinema
@kyrstensinema· Independent · AZ· Feb 12, 2015

Mr. Speaker, on rollcall Nos. 77 and 78 I missed the votes to attend the signing of the Clay Hunt SAV Act into law, a bipartisan law that will reduce veteran suicides. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on 77 and ``yea'' on 78…

Congressional Record · 2015-02-12
Sherrod Brown
@sherrodbrown· Democratic · OH· Feb 12, 2015

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Mr. Brown pertaining to the introduction of S. 522 are printed in today's…

Congressional Record · 2015-02-12
Sherrod Brown
@sherrodbrown· Democratic · OH· Feb 12, 2015

Mr. President, we have made great strides in recent years ensuring that Americans of all ages have access to quality health care. Part of this success comes from the Children's Health Insurance Program created in 1997 as a joint…

Congressional Record · 2015-02-12
Roy Blunt
@royblunt· Republican · MO· Feb 12, 2015

Mr. President, I heard the remarks earlier today about how we need to move forward with the Department of Homeland Security funding bill without any reaction to the President's Executive actions of last year. One way to see if that would…

Congressional Record · 2015-02-12
Roy Blunt
@royblunt· Republican · MO· Feb 12, 2015

Mr. President, I wish to follow on the comments of my good friend and neighbor from Arkansas, Senator Boozman. He was talking about what the President is now asking the Congress to do. I think there are many questions that need to be asked…

Congressional Record · 2015-02-12
Mark Kirk
@markkirk· Republican · IL· Feb 12, 2015

Mr. President, today I wish to celebrate the 206th birthday of the 16th President of the United States, as well as the penny that honors his name. Hailing from the Land of Lincoln, I have long celebrated the life and legacy of President…

Congressional Record · 2015-02-12
Dan Coats
@dancoats· Republican · IN· Feb 12, 2015

Mr. President, I also ask unanimous consent to exceed--I know morning business expires in 3 or 4 minutes. I doubt I will be speaking for more than 10 minutes, but for extra time in morning business, I ask unanimous consent. The PRESIDING…

Congressional Record · 2015-02-12
Dan Coats
@dancoats· Republican · IN· Feb 12, 2015

Mr. President, I rise today to address what I call an issue of public responsibility. More specifically, I rise to address the responsibility of both the legislative and the executive branches to deal with our Nation's out of control…

Congressional Record · 2015-02-12