Mr. President, what is the current status of the floor? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senate is in divided time until 11:15.

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate is not in a quorum call. The Senator is recognized.

Madam President, according to a recent National Federation of Independent Business study, ObamaCare and its tax increases will result in the reduction of up to 285,000 private sector jobs. Let's say they are wrong. Let's say they are…

so many of the CEOs and owners of those businesses indicate that they are underperforming.

The smaller entities really can't afford to do that.

Madam President, all 100 of us, Republicans and Democrats, are concerned about our fellow citizens who are unemployed, struggling to pay their bills, and desperate to find meaningful work. We are concerned about the lack of opportunities…

My colleague, Senator Dan Coats, and I have introduced the Sound Regulation Act to improve the regulatory process through better analysis.

Safety and security must not come at the cost of stagnation, unemployment and lower incomes that rob from the middle class.

Providing the security is the number-one priority, but finding the funds to do so--maybe the chairman has a better idea.

It will require bipartisanship, but it can be done because there does seem to be a consensus that it needs to be done.

The statistics are pretty compelling, particularly as it impacts on small business.