It is now my pleasure to yield 3 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from New York (Mr. Crowley), a member of our committee and the vice chair of our caucus.

The bills today and the bill on Friday on ACA are more about politics than policy--politics at any cost by the Republican majority. They want to change the subject from their inability to legislate and their refusal to go to conference on…

I am introducing today, with my colleagues Senators Durbin, Stabenow, and Brown, the Petroleum Coke Transparency and Public Health Study Act, which would require the Department of Health and Human Services to conduct a study on the health…

for the Committee on Armed Services I report favorably the following nomination lists which were printed in the Records on the dates indicated, and ask unanimous consent, to save the expense of reprinting on the Executive Calendar that…

the choice before the Senate yesterday was very difficult. If we had failed to pass the student loan bill, students and their families would be stuck with interest rates for student loans that are double what they were just last year…

I support President Obama's nomination of Gina McCarthy to be the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA. The work of the EPA is critical to protecting Americans from toxic air emissions, polluted waters, harmful…

At this time, I insert into the Record a document showing benefits of the health care reform law in the 16th Congressional District of Ohio. Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in the 16th Congressional District of Ohio Committees on…

At this time, I insert into the Record a document showing the benefits of health care reform in the 12th Congressional District of Florida. Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in the 12th Congressional District of Florida Committees on…

At this time, I insert into the Record the benefits of health care reform in the 18th District of Pennsylvania. Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in the 18th Congressional District of Pennsylvania Committees on Energy and Commerce…

I yield myself 45 seconds. I would just like to ask the gentleman from Arkansas if the small business person he mentioned has any health coverage for his employees. What we need to do is to continue this law and its implementation so that…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Well, here we go again. Another repeal vote, another political sideshow, and another blow to bipartisanship, which is so vital to addressing a whole host of important issues, including an issue…

I yield myself an additional 15 seconds. Due to ACA provisions that prevent insurance companies from spending more than 20 percent of their premiums, now 35,000 individuals have insurance that cannot place lifetime limits on their…

Could you tell us the time on each side, please. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Collins of Georgia). The gentleman from Michigan has 8 minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Georgia has 14\1/2\ minutes remaining.

It is now my pleasure to yield the balance of our time on this bill to the gentleman from California (Mr. Waxman), the ranking member of Energy and Commerce and who is proudly one of the coauthors of health care reform after so many years…

I submit this report, which shows that hundreds of thousands of constituents in the 7th district of Tennessee benefit from various provisions in the Affordable Care Act. Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in the 7th Congressional…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 251, nays 174, not voting 8, as follows: [Roll No. 363]…

I was unavoidably absent earlier today during rollcall vote 302. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall vote 302, the Capps amendment to H.R. 2231, the Offshore Energy and Jobs Act. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on…

Well, Mr. Dingell, there are many aspects of life that I could comment on, for example, friendship. Our families have known each other well over 75 years, going back to the relationship between your father and some of my relatives. It's…

I will support the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act. This comprehensive approach will bring order to the visa program for H-1B applications and H-2A agricultural guest workers, thereby enhancing…

I wish to enter into a colloquy with my distinguished friends, Senator Schumer and Senator McCain, concerning a provision in the underlying immigration bill, S. 744. They have both played a crucial leading role in moving this important…

for the Committee on Armed Services I report favorably the following nomination lists which were printed in the Records on the dates indicated, and ask unanimous consent, to save the expense of reprinting on the Executive Calendar that…

the Great Lakes are a magnificent resource and unique in the world. These water bodies, formed during the last ten thousand years, are the largest source of surface freshwater on the planet. The lakes shaped how people settled and secured…

I come to the floor today to honor a great American on his retirement. ADM James G. Stavridis will retire at the end of this month after a distinguished Navy career lasting 37 years. During that career, he commanded forces at several…

this week, specifically June 19, people all across the Nation are engaging in the oldest known observance of the ending of slavery, Juneteenth Independence Day. It was on June 19, 1865, when African Americans in the Southwest received the…

much of what we read today in newspapers or on the Internet, much of what we hear on TV, much of what dominates our national conversation and our conversation here in the Senate is bad news. And it's understandable in a way that we're…