Let me begin by just offering my condolences to the Heil family who lost two family members, Barb and Jerry, on the January 13th, 2012, Costa Concordia cruise ship off the coast of Italy.
Marco Rubio
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I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 15 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
It is a pleasure to be here. This will be my last speech of the year. As I said yesterday in another speech, it has been an extraordinary honor and privilege to serve in the Senate. I look forward to the next 5 years of doing that, God…
I ask unanimous consent that I be recognized to speak in morning business for up to 15 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
Mr. President, I thank those who have listened to our e- mails back in Florida that we just sent out alerting them I will be speaking on the Senate floor, maybe the last time I will speak this year. I want to take a few minutes to update…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Florida.
Mr. President, there is a lot of conversation in the building today about one of the provisions that is holding up the omnibus; they are saying this is Cuba travel, families traveling back to Cuba. I have strong opinions about that as…
As long as Venezuela is using drug trafficking as a part of statecraft, it will be very difficult for us.
Madam President, Washington politicians do not live by the same rules that virtually all families and small businesses play by. It is your responsibility to balance your budget, spend no more than what is in your bank account, and have a…
Part of it is evident in public opinion polls. President Chavez's popularity has shot right back up.
Just briefly for both of you, Mr. Farah, the gist of your testimony is all of this stuff is great, but as long as Venezuela is out there, true success is going to be very difficult to accomplish.





