Health care reform reduces the fear families have about providing medical care to their loved ones.

I walked into the history books. I never set out to do that and, for me, it is a great honor to join Margaret Chase Smith in the history books. As Senator Snowe has said, and also Senator Collins on a number of occasions, Margaret Chase…

I rise to speak about the appropriations process and the need to return it to regular order. I come to the floor very bitter that we have to pass this continuing resolution, CR. The power of the purse is our constitutional prerogative. I…

it is with great pleasure that Senator Cardin and I bring to the Senate Judge Ellen Hollander, an outstanding woman who is currently a member of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals; has been deemed qualified, very qualified by the…

I rise to congratulate the men and women of the FBI's Baltimore field office who have prevented yet another catastrophic terrorist attack on our Nation. Similar to the plot to bomb the tree lighting ceremony in Portland, OR, over the…

I rise to make a clarification regarding a project that is listed in the congressionally designated spending table to accompany Division G, the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies division of fiscal year 2011 omnibus appropriations…

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…

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 prouder of all…

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 best ideas do…

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 recently entered our…

It's not about gender; it's about the agenda, to keep on fighting.

For me, today, being with you, it is a privilege, and it is personal.

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 years ago, under…

God knows, that our children are going to count on us.

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 several months visiting worksites in Maryland, and it was an…

The creation of MWAA represented a commitment from Congress to the residents of the DC Metropolitan area on the safe operation of Reagan National Airport.

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 provision…

If they lied to you to get you in, do they lie to you when you're there?

It's a rip off of the student. And it's a rip off of the taxpayer. And I think it's despicable.

Now we see that what has been created in some instances is not a ladder of opportunity, but a black hole of debt and disappointment and heartbreak.

I come today in strong support of Elena Kagan. I am of the generation when a woman on the Court was going to be viewed as a novelty. I remember very well when Ronald Reagan nominated Sandra Day O'Connor and the world and the United States…

should we get this information for Federal prosecution?

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…

Finally, finally, finally, we are going to vote and have enough votes to pass the extension of unemployment insurance--unemployment insurance. It is insurance against being unemployed. That is what it is. It is not some grant. It is not…

I think we need to just get together among ourselves and discuss how reform starts with us, meaning the Senate and the House.