I do not see why any foreign law or any religious law could or should supplant U.S. law.

For those who would condemn others in hateful language for doing that, that would not be--while that speech would be permitted, it would not be speech that--well, that speech would be permitted, but would you condemn--

The U.S. Constitution and the teachings of your church allow all Americans to practice any faith of their choosing or no faith.

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) and the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Ensign). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Bennet). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result…

I wanted to say a few words in support of the continuing resolution that the House of Representatives passed that we are going to be voting on here in another hour or so. It is H.J. Res. 48. This is the second short-term funding extension…

as three of my colleagues have already noted this morning, President Obama's health care law turns 1 next week, and in my view it hasn't been aging very well. On the eve of its 1-year anniversary, I too would like to review a few key…

would the Chair acknowledge that the 51 minutes now is the time of 1 hour, equally divided, minus the time of Senator Alexander; is that correct? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. That is correct. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that morning business be for 1 hour and that the time be equally divided. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

we are going to have a vote a little bit later this afternoon to proceed to a bill which I do not happen to think is a very good bill, but I am going to vote to proceed to it, because the majority leader has made clear we will have the…

I think it is very important that we spend the relatively small amount of resources necessary to implement in a more aggressive way the elements of Operation Streamline in the Tucson sector.

Other things that would help, for example, would be better enforcement of the hiring of illegal immigrants.

I do not want that to happen with regard to Agent Terry and his family as well.

I think it is appropriate--in fact, it is necessary to know who your enemy is in order to prevail against them.

I have been an advocate of victims' rights for a long time, among which are to understand the facts of the case surrounding the death of a loved one.

I rise today to make a few comments about the present bill, which has now been retitled the ``America Invents Act.'' This bill is almost identical to the managers' amendment that was negotiated by Chairman Leahy and then-Ranking Member…

I rise today to recognize and thank the patent lawyers and Senate staff who have played a critical role in the drafting and enactment of the present bill. Among the Senate staff who have played a role with regard to this bill are Chip Roy…

We have talked about this a lot. It is the Operation Streamline, the idea that for people who cross illegally there will be consequences, specifically jail time.

I appreciate your answer and would strongly encourage you to ensure that others in the Department do not shy away from, when it is appropriate, referring to terrorists by their real name.

DHS has an outside working group of advisers that has prepared a draft report that, among other things, deals with the terminology for referring to Islamist terrorists.

We need to do more than we are doing. We need to get it better than we have it today.

the story of human settlement in Arizona is in many respects the story of the extraordinary efforts people have made to harness water supplies for their use and benefit. Early Arizonans were keenly aware of the importance of the State's…

I am hoping that my colleagues will vote against the Feinstein amendment and support the authors of the legislation. I noted yesterday that every version of the patent bill from 2005 forward has included the primary, centerpiece reform of…

I rise to submit for the Record some of the materials I have quoted from during the Senate's debate on the first-to-file provisions of the America Invents Act. These materials are produced by the National Association of Manufacturers and…

I am talking about the America Invents Act, legislation that would modernize our patent laws, legislation which I believe will have very strong support as soon as we are able to bring our debate to a close and have a vote. There is one…

I rise today to speak on the Patent Reform Act of 2011, which I understand will be retitled as the ``America Invents Act.'' When this bill was marked up in the Judiciary Committee in 2007 and again in 2009, I voted against it, and I…