Mr. President, I rise to present and discuss the next amendment I personally offered which I am going to be bringing to the Senate floor; that is, amendment No. 1330, to prohibit anyone who has been convicted of offenses under the violence…

Mr. President, we have talked about this since 1996 and 9/11 happened. When are we going to do it if not now? I urge support of the amendment.

Mr. President, may I inquire how much time is remaining? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator has 9 seconds remaining.

I actually think if everybody involved here decided, OK, we are going to treat other people like we would want to be treated, this would work out pretty easily.

Last Congress, bipartisan legislation was introduced by Senator Daniel Akaka (S. 998) and Representative George Miller (H.R. 1867) to address this problem and assure that all pilots are provided fair benefits.

On this committee with Senator Cantwell's leadership, it always happens that we are always treated fairly and equitably.

Madam President, I come to speak on S. 415, the ``Small Business Disaster Reform Act of 2013.'' As Chair of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, as well as a senator from a state hard hit by disasters, I am proud…

Mr. President, I offer this amendment. It is a technical amendment, three technical but important changes to the Child Citizenship Act of 2000. Senator Coats, Senator Blunt, and Senator Klobuchar have helped lead this effort. I have…

I just hate to see us in the so-called interest of paying down our deficit and our debt actually hurting ourselves and hurting people at the same time.

What this bill would do is allow States to develop a Home Care Consumer Bill of Rights exactly like we have in Minnesota to protect seniors from abuse and neglect and exploitation.

I believe the government must give proper weight to both keeping Americans safe from terrorists and protecting Americans' privacy.

I believe that the government can and should provide that information, again, in a way that does not compromise our security.

Mr. President, I rise to talk about Medicare solvency. I know that to many people the words ``Medicare solvency,'' which is the ability of the Medicare program to meet its financial obligations, sounds like an invitation to a nice nap. You…

Madam President, there are many reasons given to enact immigration reform. Being from Arizona, we bear a disproportionate burden in the State from the Federal Government's failure to have a secure border and to have a rational immigration…

Is it not important to this country and the decisions we make right here on funding or not funding things that will make this country secure to not just think about tomorrow--I mean, 2 years from now but 10 years from now, 15 years from…

Madam President, it is my pleasure to honor the residents of Hot Springs County, WY as they celebrate their centennial. Located in northern Wyoming, and nestled in the Big Horn Basin, Hot Springs County is an incredible place to live and…

Powerful special interests always get a say in Washington, but today I want to make sure that some of these seniors' voices are heard.

The Older Americans Act has been a nearly 50-year promise enacted in the same year that we created Medicare.