In 1996, when Congress passed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA, it set important privacy standards, and it made clear that patients have a right to see their own medical records.

Patients want access to their own health data, and they should have an easy way to do that.

In 2009, Congress expanded those rights with the HITECH Act, encouraging hospitals and doctors to set up electronic health record systems.

I remain very concerned that these policies leave the door open for dangerous antibiotic regimens to continue.

I ask unanimous consent that at a time to be determined by the majority leader, following consultation with the Democratic leader and no later than Friday, October 30, the HELP Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. 1772…

I come to the Senate floor today to talk about something that has been bothering me. Who is this Senate supposed to be working for? For years now, this economy has been great for those at the top, but for everyone else, it is getting…

I believe that a mix of funding is important.

We all know that helping students should be a high priority, and I know that you all see this.

We just have to go back to the fact that the Federal Government is shelling out $150 billion every year to help students attend college.

With the Federal Government spending billions of dollars each year on the Pell grant program, understanding how these students are succeeding is an important component.

No one can say for certain that this deal will prevent a nuclear-armed Iran, and I will not say it.

The question now before Congress is whether the nuclear agreement represents our best available option for preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.