Last evening the Senate made a regrettable decision to defer action on completing its work on the fiscal year 2011 Appropriations bills. I shouldn't have to remind anyone that we are in mid-December, 1 week before Christmas, nearly 3…

I understand the importance of this matter to the Senators from Montana, and indeed all Americans. As long as the Secretary complies with the authorizing statutes, then I concur that conservation measures at Glacier-Waterton International…

this amendment is based on the absurd premise that the unemployment insurance benefits piece alone must be paid for, lest we contribute to the deficit. Never mind that this entire package contributes $858 billion to the deficit, of which…

today I rise to recognize the need to transition the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse--APRN--programs at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences--USUHS--to the Doctorate of Nursing Practice. It was my hope to establish a…

I rise this evening to speak against the Coburn amendment which imposes a moratorium on congressional initiatives for the next 3 years. Mr. President, our Founding Fathers bestowed upon the Congress the authority to ensure that the…

the amendment offered today by Senator Johanns proposes to rescind unobligated balances of appropriated funds that are designated for specific purposes in various appropriations bills previously enacted by Congress. The Senator offers…

I believe that consideration of the Food Safety Act represents positive steps toward better protections for the safety of the American people. I am also pleased that a few of the provisions from my Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection…

In closing, I would like to note that the CR that is being considered by the Senate this afternoon is at a rate that is $18 billion below the Sessions amendment. The amendment being proposed by the Senator from South Dakota proposes a rate…

I rise to speak against the Thune amendment. There are a number of reasons the Thune amendment is a bad idea. A 5-percent cut across the board may seem reasonable, small, and not a big cut. But it is a devastating cut when Members…

today is September 29, which means that fiscal year 2010 will come to an end tomorrow at midnight. We should all keep that in mind because in order to avoid a government shutdown, the Senate must act now to send this essential legislation…

I rise to speak against the amendment just submitted by Senator DeMint, which would extend the CR from the current expiration date of December 3 to February 4 of next year. I am certain most of my colleagues are aware that the government…

I rise to laud the life and work of the Honorable Ted Stevens, Senator from Alaska. Ted was a fellow World War II veteran and my partner in the Senate who fought hard on behalf of Alaska and this great Nation. When it came to policy, we…

Today I rise to recognize the need for a health care professional skilled in caring for the specific needs of a growing elderly population. In the next 30 years we will see a unique change in population demographics in this country. The…

on August 5, 2010, I was presented with the flag of the United States Public Health Service by the Commissioned Officers Association, COA, of the U.S. Public Health Service, PHS, and its affiliated PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation. The…

I wish to step back in history, if I may. On December 7, 1941, something terrible happened in Hawaii--Pearl Harbor was bombed by the Japanese. Three weeks later, the Government of the United States declared that all Japanese Americans…

I rise to speak in support of Solicitor General Elena Kagan. Solicitor General Elena Kagan is widely regarded as one of the Nation's leading legal scholars. Her public service and legal experience, work as a teacher, service as a White…

I rise to speak on a matter of great importance to me. Recently, I met with Gil Kerlikowske, Director of National Drug Control Policy and his Deputy Director for Demand Reduction, David Mineta. In that meeting, they shared alarming…

I rise today to honor the life of my friend, a consummate civil servant and respected legal mind, ``CJ'' William S. Richardson. Bill Richardson was born into a working class family of mixed ethnic heritage representative of Hawaii's…

today I rise to recognize all of the providers who work in retail-based convenient care clinics in a resolution to designate August 2 through August 8, 2010, as National Convenient Care Clinic Week. National Convenient Care Clinic Week…

Today I rise to recognize all of the providers who work in retail-based Convenient Care Clinics in a Resolution to designate August 2 through August 8, 2010, as National Convenient Care Clinic Week. National Convenient Care Clinic Week…

I am here to express my full support for Judge Kobayashi's nomination to the district court of Hawaii.

I urge your swift confirmation.

I am proud to support the nomination of Judge Leslie Kobayashi for the United States District Judge, District of Hawaii.

I can assure you that, as a result, we'll get something, here.

Hawaii is ready because we are the first, I think, of the military to use electric buses.