On the recordMay 24, 2012
I was unavoidably absent during today's votes on the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act due to my daughter's high school graduation. I supported this bipartisan legislation earlier this year when it was before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and had I been able to attend today's votes, I would have voted in support of final passage of this important legislation. Additionally, I would have voted to support the Bingaman amendment No. 2111, the Murkowski amendment No. 2108, the Sanders amendment No. 2109 and the McCain amendment No. 2107. I would have voted against tabling the Durbin amendment No. 2127 and voted to table the Paul amendment No. 2143. During the Senate's debate on S. 2343, the Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of 2012, I would have opposed the Alexander amendment No. 2153 and supported passage of S. 2343. ____________________
