Mr. President, I come to the Senate floor to strongly urge consideration and passage of the first of several amendments I will be presenting on this so-called comprehensive immigration reform bill. It is amendment No. 1228 and is about the…

I thank the Chair for the opportunity to speak, and I wish to continue discussing what my good friend from Iowa was talking about. There is a reason for the Senate. There are times when it is hard to figure out exactly what that reason is…

And I would suggest to you that the lack of enforcement of existing regulations before Dodd-Frank is a critical component to bank failures.

Unfortunately, the report falls short of providing Congress an understanding of the DHS and National Guard's capacity to respond to a cyber attack jointly.

I thank the chairman and the manager of this bill for his support of this particular amendment, which I hope is going to be noncontroversial. It has to do with clarifying some technical parts of the law dealing with adoptees and how they…

Mr. President, there is very little disagreement about the fact that America's immigration system is broken and in need of reform. For far too long, our immigration system has punished those who come to this country to pursue the American…

The ranking member of the Finance Committee, member of the Judiciary Committee, I was told I could speak even before that, but then the majority leader came out to the floor to do some important business, and I was put back. I have about 5…

Mr. President, I would like to join in the debate on immigration reform, and I think my colleague from Utah who just spoke makes a couple good points--one on the substance of the legislation and the need for us to be concerned about what…

Mr. President, I rise to introduce the Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2013. This legislation would protect millions of American consumers and businesses from unauthorized charges on their wireline telephone bills. In 2011, the Senate…

Madam President, I thank the Senator from Vermont. I appreciate what he has said about this issue. This is a debate we need to undertake, and we are doing so. We are doing it in a way that the Senate in my previous experience has…

With the Nation facing a critical shortfall in infrastructure funding it is important that the Federal Government explore ways to encourage private investment in infrastructure projects.

Mr. President, today I rise to honor a true patriot and native son of Canton, CT. After more than 3 years of service as the legislative assistant to the Commandant of the Marine Corps, Brig. Gen. Steven R. Rudder is deservedly moving up to…

I strongly hope that the Russian Government will reconsider its approach and allow organizations to operate transparently.

I wish to start tonight by saluting our Gang of 8. I won't call them by name; you know their names, but four Democrats and four Republicans. I wish to thank them for their tireless efforts to bring this bipartisan legislation to the floor…

I have read about this 3 years ago so I am a little rusty but the Army takes some issue with that epidemiology, as I recall.

The very last one, because all the studies I have read were all on rat data, so unless the rat data is----

The United States has historically been a beacon of human rights to the rest of the world, and so it is no accident that a fellow comes to the United States seeking religious freedom. I think the undertone of what others here have spoken…

Thank you, Congressman Fortenberry. Mr. Speaker, a couple of things. First, I associate myself with the remarks made by my colleagues. I think that there is a concern regarding our religious freedoms here in the United States. But for just…