I would like to say on behalf of several Republican Senators, including Senators Burr, Isakson, Kirk, Roberts, Hatch, and Enzi that I am introducing today the Every Child Ready for College or Career Act. This bill would let States decide…

Thank you, Mr. President. If the Acting President pro tempore will let me know when I have used 10 minutes, I would appreciate it. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Chair will so notify the Senator.

5 years ago I spoke at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. I began with a story from our past about our future. It is a familiar story to those of us in Tennessee. President Franklin Roosevelt called the chairman of the Senate…

I am here today to speak on clean energy independence, but before I do that I want to note the passing of Senator Frank Lautenberg. When I came to the Senate 10 years ago, there were a number of Members here who were veterans of World War…

being a majority leader is not an easy job whether you are a Republican or a Democrat. Some good things have been happening in the Senate recently, and I think we should credit both the majority leader and the Republican leader with…

I will conclude for those who are expecting to do that, but these are timely remarks. So, Mr. Srinivasan, nominated on June 11, 2012--no hearing by the Democratic majority and the executive committee, I wonder why; nominated January 4 by…

In the article, it said: . . . Ms. Sebelius had made calls soliciting support from the health care industry, including insurance and pharmaceutical executives. . . . . a spokesman for Ms. Sebelius, said she had suggested that health care…

Friday's Washington Post reported that Secretary Sebelius of the Department of Health and Human Services ``has gone, hat in hand, to health industry [executives], asking them to make large financial donations to help with the effort to…

I ask unanimous consent to also have printed in the Record the names of the members of the Iran-Contra select committee. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: [From The Washington Post…

I thank Senator Enzi for this opportunity, and in fact there is a Federal moratorium that prohibits State taxes on access to the Internet. I was in the middle of that debate several years ago, and when the Marketplace Fairness Act is…

we have an opportunity to vote today on an important piece of States rights legislation--at least that is the way I look at it as a former Governor of Tennessee. Here is what the legislation does. It is called the Marketplace Fairness Act…

I congratulate the Senator from North Dakota on 20 years of work on this issue, Senator Enzi for 11 years of tireless work here, and Senator Durbin for his effective advocacy. I will make four quick points. The Senator from Texas said…