On behalf of the people of Tennessee, whom I represent, and the American people, as well, I wish to thank the Senator from Iowa for his leadership on these two bills, but particularly on the compounding pharmacy bill. Our differences of…

I thank the Senator from Alaska for her excellent remarks. I was pleased I was able to hear them. The Senator from Alaska and the Senator from Massachusetts were at the hearing this morning when the head of the Centers for Medicare and…

I come to the floor today to give thanks and show respect to World War II and Cold War heroes who served in our Nation's nuclear weapons programs on this fifth National Day of Remembrance. They weren't serving in the heat of battle but in…

the majority leader says it is time to cut off debate and vote on the President's nominees to fill three vacancies on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. I will not vote to end debate now because I think such a vote would be…

before the Internet, RCA knew how many records Elvis was selling every day. Before the Internet, Ford knew how many cars they were selling every day. Before the Internet, McDonald's could tell you how many hamburgers it sold each day. Yet…

I thank the Senator from Utah. If that suits his convenience, I appreciate that courtesy very much. I will not take more than 8 or 10 minutes. The President should ask the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, to…

I thank my friend, the Senator from Iowa. I'm disappointed--this administration described itself as the most transparent in history. All we have asked for is how many people are signing up, how did they do, where do they live, and what…

tomorrow, according to the statement made by the majority leader, we will be voting on the nomination of Richard Griffin, Jr. for General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board. I will be voting against Mr. Griffin's nomination for…

before the Internet, RCA knew how many records Elvis sold every day. Before the Internet, Ford knew how many cars they were selling every day. Before the Internet, McDonald's could tell you how many hamburgers it was selling every day. Yet…

this government shutdown is disappointing to me. It's disappointing to those who are affected by it, and I'm sure it's disappointing to the American people. Because they're seeing their government not function in such a visible way. What…

I appreciate being part of the colloquy with the Senator from Texas, and I was listening to his comments. I remember being asked by Senator McConnell and the House Speaker John Boehner to speak on behalf of Republicans at the President's…

once after I made a speech my late friend Alex Haley, the author of ``Roots,'' came up to me and said: Lamar, may I make a suggestion. I said: Of course. He said: When you speak--instead of ``making a speech,'' would you say, ``let me tell…