On the record
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IN-RFormer senators
Madam President, today I wish to recognize the establishment of the William J. Motto Annual Bioscience Scholarship at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. To commemorate the 35th anniversary of its founding, Meridian…
we want to be supportive of what the Department and the FHA are doing to ensure the long-term viability of the Federal insurance program.
I have the utmost confidence in Joe Smith, who is the former Commissioner of State Banks in North Carolina.
Mr. President, I would like to announce for the information of the Senate and the public that a hearing has been scheduled before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The hearing will be held on Thursday, May 10, 2012, at 9:30…
Mr. President, I would like to announce for the information of the Senate and the public that a hearing has been scheduled before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The hearing will be held on Thursday, May 17, 2012, at 9:30…
It is crucial, that as this legislation is implemented, a clear distinction be drawn between 'innocent' owners in the supply chain who in good faith trade in wood products that they believe to be legally harvested abroad, and those who…
I hope that the Chairman will not let the rumors that we are hearing become reality.
we cannot wait for a perfect thing to make progress.
shouldn't the second lien automatically be extinguished first, period, gone?
I think there are some redeeming qualities to the Menendez bill.
I thank the Chair. So a bill that is intended to help students would actually make their job prospects even bleaker when they graduate. The American Institute of Architects said of the Reid proposal: If we're trying to make it easier for…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. DeMint), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk), the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Lugar), and the Senator from…
Mr. President, first let me say that I very much appreciate the comments of the Senator from Tennessee and his leadership on this issue. I join him in hoping we will be able to vote for the alternative he has provided, which is a more…
Mr. President, I rise today to say a few words about the nomination of Ajit Pai to be a member of the Federal Communications Commission. I have supported his nomination and that of his fellow nominee, Jessica Rosenworcel, and am pleased…
We are experiencing deep political divisions in our society right. These divisions have stalemated progress in critical areas. But these divisions are not insurmountable. I believe that people of goodwill, regardless of party, can work…
Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays on the first nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of…
Madam President, today I wish to speak on behalf of my colleagues and a grateful Nation as we welcome to the Nation's capital the 122 men and women of Honor Flight Northern Colorado. Together, they represent soldiers, sailors, airmen, and…
Everyone agrees we need to reduce our deficits and our debt.
