I want to pick up on what Senator Mikulski was talking about. Senator Nelson has not only been an advocate for the space program for NASA--and he is. As most everybody knows, has been up there. I was traveling with him one time, and I…

I will join my friend and long-time colleague, the senior Senator from Maryland and chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee Senator Barbara Mikulski, who has just spoken, in strongly supporting passage of the Consolidated…

I would like to respond to some of the remarks by my colleague and friend from Iowa. I think he is right on point when he said this is the first time we have been able to bring the appropriations process--I hope--back to regular order…

we have had a spirited debate today for very important reasons, and I will conclude my remarks on this bill by observing that, with very few exceptions, we have heard nothing but positive comments from our colleagues today here in the…

The article contains the following three comparisons that I found more than interesting. Four trillion dollars is equivalent to 24 percent of the U.S. GDP. That is greater than the GDP of the world's fourth largest country--Germany. Think…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Warren). Without objection, it is so ordered. The Federal Reserve

A recent Bloomberg analysis contains figures that help us put this staggering number--$4 trillion--into perspective. I also ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record that Bloomberg article. There being no objection, the material…

last night here in the Senate we confirmed Janet Yellen to be the next Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. I firmly opposed her confirmation. In 2010 I also voted against Dr. Yellen's nomination to serve as…

We should set the example here in the United States, and the Fed has historically.

I started wrestling with the GSE reform, as you know, and others probably, about 10 years ago.

last week in Illinois President Obama attempted to blame opponents of the ObamaCare for the law's broken promises. He lashed out at what he called ``folks out there who are actively working to make this law fail.'' Those were his words. He…

as we all know, we have a jobs crisis in America. High unemployment and weak economic growth have festered for nearly 5 years. American families are increasingly dependent upon government, and businesses are being suffocated by it all over…