earlier this week I spoke to the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. I ask unanimous consent that a copy of my remarks be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in…

this morning the Senator from South Carolina, Mr. Scott, and I went to the American Enterprise Institute and outlined two bills that together represent the most ambitious proposals ever to enable States to use Federal dollars to allow…

last week I said on the Senate floor that serving in the Senate is becoming like being asked to join the Grand Ole Opry and not being allowed to sing. Here is what I meant by that. Take last week. The Democratic majority leader from Nevada…

I congratulate the Republican leader for his remarks. Without being presumptuous, I think I could express the hope that all of us feel that he will help us restore the Senate to the role the American people need it to play in this country…

Thank you, Mr. President. I congratulate the Senator from Missouri for his comments. Sometimes I think Republican Senators especially should begin and end every speech with an answer to the question, What would the Senator do if he were in…

we are watching America pass from the hands of the ``greatest generation'' to the hands of the debt-paying generation with nothing to show for it but the bill. For months Republicans have challenged President Obama to fix the Federal debt…

I thank the Senator from Vermont for engaging in this dialogue and appreciate the Senator from Washington clarifying that it is the intent of the budget measure for the Department of Education to continue to use not-for-profit servicers…

Reserving my right to object, again I will make my comments after the majority leader has completed his business, but all Senate Republicans wanted with the DC Circuit judges was to do what Democratic Senators insisted on doing in 2006…

Reserving my right, and I will make my remarks on this matter after the majority leader has completed his business today, I would note that on the last day we were here, November 21, there were only 16 nominations on the Executive Calendar…

If I may ask it through the Chair, as I understand it, there are a total of 13 district judges on the calendar, and the majority leader is the only one in the Chamber who has the right to bring a judge from the calendar to the floor. If I…

I appreciate the courtesy of the majority leader in allowing me to ask him a question. I have more to say about this whole subject. But let me go back to my point. There are 13 district judges on the calendar. On November 21, when we last…

I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to speak for as much time as I may require after Senator Reid does what he wants to do on the floor tonight, which would not interfere with the Senator from New Hampshire going ahead at this time…

I intend to speak for more than 10 minutes when I get the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from New Hampshire.

I thank the Senator from Alabama for his thoughtfulness and leadership. As Senator Byrd used to say: The purpose of the Senate is to have a place where there can be an opportunity for unlimited discussion, unlimited debates and unlimited…

Certainly. And if the Senator from Oklahoma needs to speak now, I will be glad to yield.

my point is that the charge is that Republicans had been denying President Obama his nominations by filibuster. Not on the Supreme Court, not to his Cabinet, and no district judges, I say to my colleagues. How many in the history of the…

It was signed in 2006 by all the Democratic members of the Judiciary Committee: Senator Leahy, Senator Feinstein, Senator Kennedy, Senator Biden, Senator Schumer, Senator Durbin, Senator Feingold, and Senator Kohl. These Senate Democrats…

I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to speak as in morning business for 10 minutes, without taking the time from either side. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I thank the Senator from Texas and the Senator from Missouri for their courtesy, and I will endeavor to do it a little quicker than in 10 minutes. Changing Senate Rules Madam President, this weekend, Vanderbilt plays Tennessee in a…

I thank my friend Dr. Coburn for his remarks, concern, and assistance with this legislation. I agree with him, and want to clarify that nothing in this legislation will constrain a doctor's options to practice medicine. The legislation…

I rise today to speak about the Drug Quality and Security Act and also to thank the members and staff who have worked with us to reach an agreement and pass this bill. The legislation addresses the current ambiguity around the regulation…

I agree that there are issues associated with animal drug compounding that should be examined. This bill does not change the current animal drug regulatory structure, and it is my hope that FDA would exercise its current enforcement…

this afternoon the Senate passed and sent to the President legislation that Tennesseans and Americans will welcome because it deals with the terrifying fungal meningitis outbreak that occurred more than a year ago that killed 16…

I have been working very hard with Senator Harkin, members of the HELP Committee, and members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on legislation to provide options for patients and providers who want compounded drugs made in…

The Tennessean reported on Tuesday morning in its headline that the State's largest underwriter is notifying 66,000 clients that their policies don't meet ACA coverage requirements. In other words, they are losing those policies. I have a…