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IN-RFormer senators
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for 2 minutes; immediately thereafter, the Senator from Ohio, Senator Brown, be permitted to speak for 5 minutes; and then the Senator from Kansas, Senator Moran, be permitted to speak for…
I will be brief. First, I wish to thank our chairman, Senator Johnson of South Dakota, for being so steadfast in bringing this bill to the floor. He worked in tandem with Senator Shelby, whom I thank as well. Senator Menendez has been a…
I liken it to football, if you are a football fan. Imagine if all of a sudden there was 8 times the number of teams but no more referees, and then instead of having seven refs on the field you had one on the field.
Even if you think capital requirements are the major protection here to provide the cushion, maybe because you cannot regulate every single little trade, that transparency--that does not gainsay the need for transparency.
I think one of my greatest regrets in the Dodd-Frank bill is we had a proposal...
That is one of the reasons things are taking longer than they should.
Mr. President, I believe the development of the Internet, its networks, and the digital economy are one of the great achievements of our age. The Internet links humanity together, facilitating economic growth, bringing education and health…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Internet
Mr. President, I come to the floor to lend my voice to asking my colleagues to vote for the motion to proceed to the FDA Safety and Innovation Act. Like the Presiding Officer, who is from Delaware, where its excellent private sector and…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the call of the quorum be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Coons). The Senator from Maryland.
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the cloture vote on the motion to proceed to Calendar No. 400, S. 3187, the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, be vitiated; that at 2:15 tomorrow, Tuesday, May 22, the motion…
Madam President, before we leave here this evening, I must mention the good work done by the Banking Committee. Senator Johnson of South Dakota has been stalwart in this issue. He and Senator Shelby worked together. It has been very…
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table and that any statements related to this matter be printed in the Record in the appropriate place as if read. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…
Mr. President, we are now on the motion to proceed to the FDA user fees bill. At 4:30 the Senate will proceed to executive session to consider the nomination of Paul Watford to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit. At 5:30 there…
Mr. President, I now move to Calendar No. 400, S. 3187. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 400, S. 3187, a bill to amend the Federal…
