I do not have a beef with you, but I do have a beef with the Treasury Department.

Do you agree to respond to my letters in full and in a timely manner?

It is important that the IRS and Treasury work together to collect every dollar that is currently owed before taxes are raised.

I have conducted vigorous oversight of various executive branch agencies during my almost 40 years in the Congress. I view oversight as my constitutional duty.

I am pleased that Senator Feinstein has joined with us to draft this critical legislation.

The second proposal, as developed by Senators Menendez and Boxer, would allow us to clear the remaining barriers to refinancing for borrowers with GSE-insured loans.

the first of our two equity-building proposals, which is being introduced today by Senator Merkley, would give all underwater homeowners who choose to participate in these programs the opportunity to apply the savings from refinancing to…

I am pleased that Senator Reed has introduced legislation to establish this program, and I urge Congress to move forward on the bill.

2011 #CelebrityApprentice winner @JohnRich and @MarleeMatlin interviewed the final four in this week's episode- http://t.co/2M1jSV0W

Mr. President, I rise today to speak on behalf of a friend of mine who is going to be voted on by the Senate shortly to be a U.S. district court judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas. But before I do, I need to offer a few comments on…

Mr. President, am I correct the time for debate under this bill will expire at 4 p.m.? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. At 4:30.

Mr. President, I say to my good friend from Wyoming--and he is my good friend, and we do a lot of good work together--I wish we could have this bill in our committee. I think we could work it out. But the fact is, to raise the money, it…

Well, I think that is where this came from. I don't know. I would also say to my friend from Wyoming, because I was listening to him, I think it is fair, if we are going to have a vote on ours, that we ought to have a vote on yours. I…

Mr. President, I wish to announce that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will meet in open session on Thursday, May 10, 2012, at 10 a.m. in SD 430 Dirksen Senate Office Building to conduct a hearing entitled ``Beyond…

Mr. President, parliamentary inquiry: We are now on the Stop The Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of 2012, is that not correct? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senate is on the motion to proceed to that measure.

Mr. President, I yield myself such time as I may consume. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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