Dan Coats

I want to say how much I respect the Senator from Florida. I respect his viewpoint. I respect the amount of effort he has put into this issue, which is a very difficult and a very complex issue. He speaks from the heart. I have never…

the cost of complying with federal regulations exceeded $1.75 trillion every year--nearly 12 percent of the total GDP.

I don't want to see that shipped overseas on the basis of an egregious tax, or failure to bring about some sensible regulations.

Well this recent announcement by the President that he is going to use the regulatory process to achieve what a lot of us think needed to be legislated is going to have enormous impact on energy costs in this country.

I think on a bipartisan basis if we are going to address our current economic malaise, regulatory reform has to be an essential component of that.

My constituents came to me and, basically, said, 'You know, you voted for our position, or against our position, and we're wondering if you're still with us or you're still against us.'

I come to the floor today to discuss recent national security leaks by a former NSA contractor by the name of Edward Snowden. His name is known now throughout the world. Some have praised Snowden as a hero and a whistleblower. I do not…

I'm hoping that--I think that's the way to approach it. I'm hoping that's the way you'll approach your job, that you will not base future decisions on the fact that you took a different position in your private life.

I thank the Senator from Vermont. I appreciate what he has said about this issue. This is a debate we need to undertake, and we are doing so. We are doing it in a way that the Senate in my previous experience has essentially dealt with…

I want to send a message to Rosie also.

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll.

I thank my colleague and couldn't agree with him more on a number of the things he listed; in particular, the so-called affordable care act, which is anything but affordable. I found out, as I traveled across the State of Indiana and spoke…

I thank my colleague from South Carolina for bringing this forward. We have implemented now another set of sanctions. There is still some question as to whether sanctions will succeed and bring about the result we want, but I particularly…

the first thing I want to do is extend our sincere regrets over the tragedy which occurred in Oklahoma. Sincere thoughts and prayers are coming from many Hoosiers for those people who have suffered greatly. Last year we had a serious…

I rise to offer my support for the sugar reform amendment being offered on the farm bill by Senator Shaheen. This important amendment would begin a reform process that deals with a complicated and burdensome program that artificially…

We are glad you are doing that because we do not want a repeat of what happened before.

And lastly, your concern about the low amount of interest return and the risk taking, or the reaching for yield, is this creating another potential bubble?

Some of us are looking now at something like more than 30 years, relative to where our growth will be relative to our debt.

We have yet to I think summon the political will to address that long-term problem.

it's because we have the best-looking horse in the glue factory.

may I inquire as to how much time I am allowed on morning business? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There are 10-minute allotments for the Senators. ____________________

Thomas Jefferson once said: The majority, oppressing an individual, is guilty of a crime, abuses its strength, and by acting on the law of the strongest breaks up the foundations of society. The foundation of this society, this great…

back home in Indiana last week, I heard from many Hoosiers who are concerned about the impact of ObamaCare. I went back to listen to the people, and almost invariably, no matter what subject was on the table, the impact of ObamaCare was…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Schatz). Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

this past Saturday my State of Indiana lost a humble giant whose soft-spoken yet very firm convictions influenced many Hoosiers for many years, including me. Former Indiana Governor Otis Ray Bowen, known affectionately to Hoosiers as…