each Senator and Representative takes his or her own oath to uphold the Constitution, and each must reach his or her own judgment about the scope of Congressional powers.

The Senate formally rejected a constitutional point of order claiming that the individual responsibility requirement was unconstitutional.

A lot of our Nation's senior citizens will now pay less for their prescription drugs.

It is extraordinary to think that something that gives you more choice, that allows you access to the market, is somehow so intrusive of liberty.

If the law of the land is a Supreme Court decision, whether I agree with it or not, it is, in fact, the law of the land and I have to follow it, correct?

I think most Americans that are now assured that when they change jobs they will not lose their insurance... do not think of that as a distortion.

Senior citizens who were hoping that we would close the doughnut hole... will wonder what it means.

Many Americans who are counting on the provisions of that health care law are in doubt now about its future.

When the Affordable Care Act comes before the Supreme Court, I am confident that they will recognize that Congress can regulate the market for health care that we all participate in.

I would hope that the independent judiciary will act as an independent judiciary.

It is possible that written questions may come your way in the next week or two.

I believe, if the Justices of the Supreme Court apply the precedents, look at the clear meaning of the Constitution, that they are going to find this law constitutional.

I declined as Attorney General to join in that challenge, partly because this new Act actually saves money for many, many States, including Connecticut.

I think this is as important a hearing as being held in the Congress at this time.

Millions of Americans will be in doubt.

But the law of the land until the President acted was clear. The decision of the Court was controlling.

The obvious question is, what do we accomplish by staying here all night? Every 15 minutes or every hour the majority leader could ask for a live quorum and Members could be asked to come vote. If they don't, their voting record would…

After I explain my position I will. That is a classic illustration of someone who initiates a filibuster and then takes a powder--goes out to dinner or goes home to attend an event and says: Just let the Senate burn up 30 hours. I will be…

I will be brief and just say a few words in support of the so-called talking filibuster. In the world of the most arcane things that people can concentrate on, this book would be on the top 10 best-seller list. It is the Senate Manual with…

I want to thank Majority Leader Reid and our colleagues from Arizona, Senators Kyl and McCain, for bringing this important resolution to the floor of the Senate. It has been over 2 weeks, but our shock and sadness over what happened on…

You cannot pretend to be a democracy when the people who lose the election end up in prison.

Meetings with high-level visitors, such as those that took place recently with Senator Durbin and Tom Melia, are invaluable.

Freedom and democracy should be the common cause uniting the EU and U.S. together with those inside Belarus who are fighting for a better, more democratic future.

The United States, too, should be doing what it can to ratchet up the pressure on the regime in Minsk, including imposing sanctions against state-owned enterprises.

We need to stand in public solidarity with the Belarusians now under attack.