I have heard from many Arkansans and businesses, particularly small businesses, which are struggling to meet an increasing regulatory burden. Each year, Federal agencies issue more than 3,000 final rules, many of which have significant…

I yield the floor and suggest the absence of a quorum. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

I would like to speak for 5 or 10 minutes, and my understanding is we may still be in the Republican time, but they have allowed me to speak now. (The remarks of Mr. Pryor pertaining to the introduction of S. 1606 are printed in today's…

I rise today with Senator Tom Udall to introduce the Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act of 2011. Recently, the United States Council for International Business, which represents America's top global companies…

I would like to ask my colleague from Vermont, the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee and lead sponsor of the America Invents Act before us today, to further clarify an issue relating to Section 18 of that legislation. Ideally, I would…

the goal of workers' compensation is to compensate injured workers.

sometimes in an effort to try to find a lot of savings, the workers can get left out.

But as I understand your proposal, you would actually leave the FEHBP?

that there are no sacred cows.

And what about on Medicare? Tell me, Mr. Donahoe, again about the impact you think you would have on Medicare.

And do you know what impact that would have on the rest of the FEHBP?

We need people who are well qualified, enthusiastic, and experienced in these types of positions.