Mr. President, I come to the floor today to discuss the farm bill that is now before the Senate. I want to say at the outset that this is a reform-minded bill that saves money and continues the evolution of farm policy in our Nation. I…

Nothing creates dignity more than a job, and this legislation will ensure that all Americans can realize their right to economic independence.

Mr. President, I would like to announce that the Committee on Indian Affairs will meet during the session of the Senate on June 14, 2012, in room SD 628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, at 2:15 p.m., to conduct a hearing entitled…

I would appreciate any that you can.

I hope that the administration will help persuade the House to retain those measures in whatever emerges from the House, which I hope will be soon.

I think it has been a good hearing, Mr. Chairman, and I think we have sort of had a wakeup call for just how tough this is going to be to actually write a bill.

Mr. President, the Select Committee on Intelligence has just reported a bill that would extend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 for 5 more years. I voted against this extension in the Intelligence Committee's markup because I believe that…

Furthermore, it would interfere with their ability to effectively pursue their missions.

In essence, here is my objection. No. 1, it is an apples and oranges ratcheting of Senate bill 811 to title VII.

It is my opinion that ENDA as it stands now, in the form of Senate bill 811, would impose a substantial unconstitutional burden on religious organizations.

I think at this point, a short, legal history might be in order.

Those kinds of inquiries, of course, raise excessive entanglement problems under the Establishment Clause, and the Supreme Court noted that.

He says we need more firemen, more policemen, more teachers. Did he not get the message of Wisconsin? The American people did. It's time for us to cut back on government and help the American people.

Well, I knew that that's why the American people are having such a hard time. That's why where -- the idea of selecting as a campaign slogan 'Forward' is so absurd. People are having hard times in this country. And the president needs to…

It's important to make sure that every person in this country has the ability to live up to their potential.

I really believe that all Americans deserve to feel secure in their workplace, and discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity should not be tolerated in this country.

We need to keep in place the tax credits that we have to incentivize some of those purchases.

I hope the DOJ will renew the investigation into Lockerbie.