It's absolutely vital that we reauthorize the Older Americans Act.

Should we turn our backs on the people who raised us, the people who fought in wars, and allow them to suffer?

The economic vulnerability of people as they age is not new.

Let's pass this Older Americans Act Reauthorization bill.

It makes a lot more sense to provide adequate nutrition to frail seniors than to spend money on preventable hospital costs.

Madam President, let me congratulate the Gang of 8 for their assiduous work on this immigration bill, as well as Senator Pat Leahy, the chairman of the committee, for doing a lot of good work. There is much in this bill I support. I…

Is measurement of violent crime enough? And if not, what do we look to in between just the mere measurements of dollars and personnel trained?

Mr. President, I appreciate the great work my colleagues, Senator Durbin, Senator Schumer, Senator Rubio, and others, have done on the immigration bill. I am going to be pleased this week to support their work. But I came to the floor, as…

I am sorry that I missed some of your testimony, but I read most of it.

Providing employers, insurers, and consumer organizations with better data on provider practice patterns, such as the legislation introduced today by Senators Grassley and Wyden to make Medicare data more accessible, would accomplish this.

Mr. President, I am pleased to join Senators Moran and King in reintroducing the Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act of 2013. This legislation comes in response to a Drug Enforcement Administration, DEA, interpretation of the Controlled…

Madam President, at every confirmation hearing of every Cabinet position, and probably a lot of other positions as well, a Cabinet nominee is invariable asked a question similar to this: Will you come when you are called to a committee…

Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.

Mr. President, I am going to vote for both judges today. But today I want to inform my fellow Senators and American people regarding the facts on judicial nominations. Today, we will confirm two more nominees. I would note that we…

Just as the Consumer Product Safety Commission protects buyers of goods and supports a competitive market, we need the same for consumers of financial products, a new regulatory regime, and even a new regulatory body to protect consumers…

It is only fair to provide them with the information necessary to do that. That is how markets can work.

We are talking a lot about ways to use benefit design, et cetera, to make markets more competitive.

I do not agree with MedPAC on that issue, as you know.