I would note, as you and I visited privately, this is the one issue that, in my opinion, has the potential to derail your nomination.

I asked each of those two nominees if they would commit... to identifying at least three existing Federal regulations that should be modified or repealed because they're impeding job creation.

This body has repeatedly failed to pass the DISCLOSE Act, because a substantial number of members of this body believe it is unconstitutional and bad policy.

my top priority is economic growth. And critical to economic growth is regulatory reform, reducing the burdens of Federal regulation on small businesses, on job creation.

I think getting rid of the telegraph rules makes a lot of sense.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on June 17, 2013, at 5:30 p.m. in the Mansfield Room, S-207 of the Capitol. The…

Mr. President, last Saturday was the first anniversary of a very historic day. On June 15, 2012, President Barack Obama announced he would grant temporary legal status to immigrant students who arrived in the United States as children…

I announce that the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin) and the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) are necessarily absent.

Well, that is the theory of the ACOs.

there is a live petition for rulemaking, filed by Media Access Project, filed a year ago, asking the Commission to examine the Commission's authority under the Communications Act, to require more disclosure in political advertising.

it is not infrequently that I get the panicked call to one of our Florida offices from a senior citizen with, for example, what happened last week, a bill from the hospital of $40,000.

But what is happening is consolidation of the hospitals--exactly the opposite.

I do not know how we would do that if, in a given urban market, the hospitals are owning most of the practices.

I am concerned, as we implement the Affordable Care Act, and we are seeing, at least in Florida, hospitals buying up doctors' practices and other health care provider practices.

All I can say is that if I were President, Snowden would have already been returned to the U.S. (by their fastest jet) and with an apology!

Likewise, an article dated June 6, 2013 in Commentary debunks the myth that immigration would bankrupt the Medicare trust fund. The title of the article is notable: ``Message to Congress: Immigrants Pay More Than Their `Fair Share' of…

Mr. President, I ask that any time remaining be yielded back. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. All time is yielded back. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Luis Felipe…

Mr. President, as we continue yet another week debating S. 744, the bipartisan immigration bill, I hope we can start making some progress on this vital legislation. The American people know what some of us have to realize: our immigration…