Mr. President, after careful deliberation, I have decided to support the bipartisan tax agreement. If Congress does not pass this agreement, taxes will rise for all middle class families. Unemployment insurance will end for millions of…

Mr. President, I rise today to commemorate one of the greatest recent achievements in women's health--the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Office of Research on Women's Health at the National Institutes of Health. I could not be…

Mr. President, I rise today to talk about my opposition to an amendment that is going to be offered by the Senator from Oklahoma to eliminate congressionally designated projects. For me, the job has always been about the people, and the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 15 minutes. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Madam President, I rise to address one of the most important issues facing our Nation, the safety of America's food supply. I support the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act that will help reduce the rash of contaminated foods that have…

Mr. President, I rise to speak on paycheck fairness, a bill on which we will be voting on cloture. The paycheck fairness bill picks up where the famous Lilly Ledbetter bill left off. I was so proud to lead the fight on the Senate floor 2…

Mr. President, I rise to speak on behalf of the bill. I rise to strongly support the pending bill, the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act. I do it because it will help small business create jobs in Maryland. I spent much of the last…

Mr. President, I rise today to express my strong support for repealing the 1099 tax form requirement enacted in the Affordable Care Act. This requirement is burdensome for businesses in Maryland, especially small businesses. The 1099 tax…

Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Minnesota for her kind words but also her leadership in terms of a leadership roll on the Judiciary Committee in the usual due diligent way she went about looking at Ms. Kagan's record, becoming an…

Mr, President, I support H.R. 5874, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2010. This bill gives the Patent and Trademark Office additional funding to tackle the patent backlog, helping innovative…

Thank you, Madam President. I wish to thank the Senator from Illinois for his remarks and his leadership on this topic because I feel the same way. Finally, finally, finally, we are going to vote and have enough votes to pass the extension…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for no more than 5 minutes on the occasion of the passing of Senator Byrd. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Ms. Mikulski are…