I join my other colleagues in thanking the Senators who joined us in the vote earlier today. My profound thanks go to all who voted among the 68 to enable this debate to go forward, to provide and permit debate and votes in coming days…

we are on the verge of a historic vote that will determine whether we make America safer and assure that we do everything possible as Senators and citizens to ensure there are no more Newtowns. On the evening of December 14, when we left…

This provision is supported as well by educators, the civil rights community, health care providers and others. It is a proposal that is eminently sensible, reasonable. It's a matter of common sense. A majority of Americans have…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 10, 2013, at 11 a.m., to hold a briefing entitled, ``Intelligence Update on Syria''. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 10, 2013, at 2:30 p.m. in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building. The Committee…

I ask unanimous consent that the Special Committee on Aging be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 10, 2013, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Tax- Related Identity Theft: An Epidemic Facing Seniors and Taxpayers.''…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on April 10, 2013, at 2:30 p.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 10, 2013, in room SD-628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, at 2:15 p.m., to conduct a hearing entitled…

I am honored to stand again on the floor of the Senate, as I will be doing, along with my colleague Senator Murphy and others who are allied in this effort to make America safer and to stop the scourge of gun violence that has plagued this…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 10, 2013, at 9:30 a.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ``Border Security: Frontline…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 10, 2013, at 10 a.m. in SD-430. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

I wish to congratulate and thank my colleague from Connecticut, Senator Murphy, on his profoundly eloquent and powerful statement to our colleagues and join him in calling attention to the horrific tragedy that has brought us to this point…

The practices energy drink manufacturers use to sell these products associate them with sports and physical activity.

Our economic recovery is fragile. Job-killing cuts must be stopped. I thank Senator Levin for his leadership on this issue. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Michigan.

I wish to add my thanks to the chairman of the Armed Services Committee and the leader in this effort to close some of these abusive and unnecessary and wasteful loopholes. I also thank Senator Whitehouse and Senator McCain for their…

Well, my general view is that we need to update the law.

Thank you all for your service on this issue.

I hope will be just the first of a number of steps to dig deeper into this issue of mental health.

Would it not be helpful to have a single system of record keeping that applies to men and women of our military?

I am really delighted to hear that point reaffirmed.

Anything that can get these dangerous medications out of people's hands that do not need them; keep them away from teenagers...

Well, that leads to the question I was going to ask.

Isn't this sort of quintessentially an issue for Federal regulation if there is going to be legislation?

Farmers are not so little.

In the past, Mr. Parker, I believe USAir has resisted raising fares when other airlines have done so, and I guess one of the concerns that we may have is that the merger might lessen the downward pricing pressure that that past conduct has…