Barbara Mikulski

I rise in support of voting for cloture on the bill and wish to speak for as much time as I may consume. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator is recognized. Food and Drug Administration Safety…

What is the pending business? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The motion to proceed to S. 1940.

Does it go to what happened to them in high school, not only their SAT scores, but what they did in field hockey, which is what I played.

I think particularly in the area of STEM education, where there's such a crying need for talent in our country.

Well, thank you. I know my time is up, and I know we'll continue the conversation through the other questions. Thank you all for what you've done, and thank you for the challenge about what we need to do.

It's pretty simple to me. Girls or boys can't play if they don't have an opportunity to play.

I think that's an important note, because our experience has always been that Senator Stevens was a great champion for women.

Title IX had a huge, positive impact.

I take no comfort in that. Could you take a look at it and see if I could keep the Comfort, or Maryland can keep the Comfort.

The Congress now has to really have a sense of urgency at developing the legislative framework, starting with Lieberman-Collins, in the protecting of .com.

Will the leader yield for a question? Mr. Leader, I noted that on the last vote, you voted no. Was that so the bill could be reconsidered?

The Senator chairs the Committee on Small Business and has been steadfast and has worked with the ranking member, Senator Olympia Snowe. Much has been said on cable TV about how this is going to smash and decimate small businesses. Is that…

Before the Senator leaves the floor, first of all, we thank her for her statement. I wonder if she would yield for a question.

Might I ask the parliamentary situation? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. There is now 30 minutes under the control of the Republicans. The Senator from Arkansas.

I thank the Senator from New Hampshire. Now I would like to yield the floor for 7 minutes to our colleague from California, Senator Boxer. She and I served in the House. We serve in the Senate. We have been fighting this for a long time…

First I thank my colleague from Oklahoma. I just want to take a few minutes, if I could, to talk about an important issue.

Senator Kennedy, throughout his wonderful career, was focused on access to make sure Americans had access to health care.

Maybe we could hear the answer to two questions later. First, could they have done this if we had not passed the Affordable Care Act?

I was assigned quality, which really goes to prevention, I think.

I really want to thank you for this wonderful report that you put out on the health care delivery system.

I hope the Committee moves his renomination in an affirmative way and expeditiously.

It was so heartfelt. You didn't look at a single piece of paper.

He wants to be on the Commission, and I hope you confirm him too.

Remember who MEBA is. They're our guys that run those ships. They're the ones that were on the ship when the pirates attacked, and they're the ones that fought back.

Good morning, Chairman Rockefeller and Senator Hutchison.