Under sequestration.

Is this serving the Nation well? Is it saving us money?

The healthcare reform law included a provision, which I authored, that authorizes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to expand surveillance and track the epidemiology of CHD across the life-course, with an emphasis on…

These provisions included in the ACA were originally in the Congenital Heart Futures Act, which garnered bipartisan support.

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until Tuesday, March 6, at 10 a.m.; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be deemed…

I ask to speak in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

there are life experiences that come along with growing up depending on one's family and where they grew up. In my part of the world, part of the Midwest, there was a rite of passage that seemed so commonplace that we never questioned it…

I know of no further debate on the resolution, and I urge its adoption. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the resolution. The resolution (S. Res. 386) was agreed to.

I ask unanimous consent that the Foreign Relations Committee be discharged and the Senate now proceed to consideration of S. Res. 386. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the resolution by…

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 5:32 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, March 6, 2012, at 10 a.m…

The filing deadline for second-degree amendments to the Reid amendment No. 1761 is 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. The first vote of the week will be at noon on the motion to invoke cloture on the Reid amendment. Additionally, there will be two votes…

will the time be running on the minority party's first half hour? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator is correct.

tomorrow morning, the Senate will vote on a measure which is controversial and has gathered a lot of attention across America. It is an amendment offered by the Senator from Missouri, Mr. Blunt, and it relates to the health services that…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Midwest Storms

I suggest the absence of a quorum until a member of the minority appears. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

overnight and early this morning parts of my home State of Illinois and our adjoining State of Missouri were pummeled by severe storms and tornadoes. While the total extent of the damage is not yet known, it is clear that southeastern…

Holding back on investing in transportation infrastructure does not actually save us money.

I think passing a bipartisan bill reflects the very best values of the Senate.

I applaud the administration's effort to promote investment in our Nation's infrastructure.

Transportation has always been bipartisan, and you all proved it again yesterday.

While I understand that HUD has taken a number of steps to increase capital reserves, it remains troubling that the capital reserve ratio remains below the congressionally mandated level of 2 percent.

An America Built to Last needs a strong transportation infrastructure.

I, too, want to echo Senator Murray's concerns about the Federal Housing Administration, which plays such a critical role in affordable home ownership.

The bill was a significant step forward, and as I said, we hope the House will move swiftly in a similar bipartisan fashion.

It's bad enough that taxpayers were charged for substandard units, but it's appalling that residents were forced to live in such horrible conditions.