I want to speak on this legislation as well, this legislation we are finding is strongly opposed by the Wall Street banks, which have fared so very well at taxpayers' expense and now do not want any kind of legislation that will call on…

In my home State of Florida, extending broadband pipes to citizens is no longer a luxury, it is a necessity.

And if we can ever get it sufficiently secure, we could also have our military, even in the field, be able to vote while they are overseas on assignment.

At a time when the investment in news gathering and reporting is declining, we need to 'first do no further harm' to the diversity of independent media voices.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would ask that my statement be entered in the record as an opening statement.

the American people are asking: Why can't those guys get together up there and get something done? They are asking: Whatever happened to common sense? They say: People are out of work. Why can't you extend their unemployment benefits? All…

after the extension of unemployment benefits is accomplished--and we will get it done--we will take on financial reform. Remember back, the failure of Lehman Brothers and the near collapse of our financial system and, as a result, the…

For the first time as a nation, we are recognizing that people have a right to not be destroyed by sickness. Under the Senate bill passed by the House and signed into law yesterday by the President, folks are no longer going to have to…

I rise today in support of two amendments, S.A. 3574 and S.A. 3575, offered by the junior senator from Florida. I am concerned the student loan reforms in the bill will lead to a substantial loss of jobs in my State. That is why I recently…

I would like to ask the chairman of the Committee on Finance and its ranking member a question on the application of the legislation to Professional Employer Organizations or PEOs. As they know, there are millions of individuals throughout…

U.S. missile defense systems would be deployed to defend the United States against limited missile launches and to defend its deployed forces, allies, and partners against regional threats.

Each leg of the triad has advantages that warrant retaining all three legs.