Mr. President, I rise today to discuss the importance of the issue of Net neutrality and the importance of it to our innovation economy. The Internet is a $638 billion economic force, and according to the McKinsey Global Institute, it…

Mr. President, even though we have made great strides in the treatment and diagnosis of breast cancer, this disease continues to be the second leading cause of death for women in the United States. When women receive their mammography…

I was very interested in your exchange with Senator Wyden in regard to the U.S. harmonizing with the international community on tax rates.

If you deal just with corporate tax rates, then those who have pass-through entities or use S corporations would be at a competitive disadvantage.

Mr. President, I am pleased to rise today with my friend and colleague, the senior Senator from Maine, Senator Collins, to re- introduce the Small Brewer Reinvestment & Expanding Workforce Act of 2015, otherwise known as the Small BREW…

I would just urge, as you look at your proposals for retirement securities, that we do not have the unintended consequence of adversely affecting employer-sponsored plans.

I would just at least put in a plug that you take a look at the progressive consumption tax that I filed.

We are still seeing community banks in Maryland being challenged to be able to survive.

But it changes the current competitive situation, and small businesses are already challenged today.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 4, at 10 a.m. in room SR-253 of the Russell Senate Office Building to…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 4, 2015, in room SD-628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special Committee on Aging be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 4, 2015, in room SD-562 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a hearing…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 4, 2015, at 9:30 a.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``Ending Modern Slavery: What is the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 4, at 2:30 p.m. in room SR-253 of the Russell Senate Office Building to…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet for a joint hearing with the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee during the session of the Senate on February 4…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 4, 2015, at 10 a.m., in room SD-215 Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled…

Mr. President, yesterday our friends across the aisle blocked--filibustered, really--a $40 billion funding bill that would have paid the funds necessary to keep the Department of Homeland Security running through the rest of this fiscal…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 4, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. special…