We cannot afford the environmental or the economic cost of another BP spill.

I think the American people are right to be a little skeptical of oil industry claims.

Mr. President, on Friday, ISIS terrorists massacred 129 people in Paris. Just the day before, ISIS terrorists massacred 43 people in Beirut. While these are merely the latest in a series of horrific attacks launched by ISIS over the last…

Many in the pharmaceutical and device industry spend a lot of time and money arguing that the FDA is just too tough, that we should lower the FDA standards on safety and effectiveness, and, unfortunately, they have a lot of friends in…

If they're not safe and effective, then no one is any better off.

Keeping that academic independence, we think, is a critical part of the effort.

I know this is common practice for principal investigators of clinical trials, but it naturally raises questions about your relationship with the drug industry.

Mr. President, before long, two must-pass pieces of legislation will come to the floor, a highway bill and a government- funding bill. It is like ringing the dinner bell for Wall Street banks. The lobbyists are swarming this place. They…

Madam President, exactly 3 weeks ago the Social Security Administration made a very quiet announcement. Next year, for just the third time since 1975, seniors who receive Social Security won't be getting an annual cost-of-living increase…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Joshua Delaney, a staff member in my office, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of this session of Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

I thank the Presiding Officer and thank Senator Durbin for calling us together to discuss this important issue. Our higher education system is broken. Right now a student borrows money to go to college, and the college gets paid in full…