We are running against a cliff that is going to come up very soon as to how we deal with the sequestration.

The responsibility for international security should rest with all of our partners, not just principally with one country, the United States.

You have all indicated that you support the ratification of the Law of the Sea Treaty.

Normally, on these international treaties and organizations, the U.S. participation is looked upon internationally with great importance, because it adds to the comprehensive nature of the organization.

The challenge is, it is so difficult to put that into code where you are reducing, in your case, reimbursements to hospitals based upon admissions and rewarding long-term care providers based upon results.

I rise today to express my enthusiastic support for our efforts to elevate international food security commitments through the G8, which is being held this weekend in Maryland. I understand that President Obama has invited the Presidents…

the budget document is a very important document. It speaks to the priorities of our Nation, and it gives instructions to our committees to report out legislation consistent with that of the budget resolution. It gives instructions to the…

I want to acknowledge the improvements that I have seen in regards to the Annual Earnings Statement's availability to recipients.

I certainly would think our language here at times has been counterproductive to keeping some of our best in public service.

It is very important for people to know where they are in the Social Security system.

These are dedicated people, working very hard.

I know we are going to have disagreements, legitimate disagreements, on budget priorities and how to proceed to balance the Federal budget.

I do not know of a member of the Senate who does not believe that the benefits provided by the Social Security Administration are vital to our country.

I think the least we can do is to make sure that we provide the type of support you need in order to get the job done.

first, I thank Senator Mikulski for her leadership on the process we have used in Maryland on filling judicial vacancies. I am very proud to work with Senator Mikulski in a process that screens lawyers who are interested in becoming…

But our bottom line point is no one should see this summit as somehow the end of enlargement or some different priority.

I take this time to urge my colleagues to allow us to move forward in the consideration of the Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act so we can allow the interest rate on student loans to remain at its current level rather than…

I think the signal that is being sent is that we are slowing down the formal expansion of NATO for many reasons and many legitimate reasons.

I think it is particularly important for U.S. leadership to be pretty focused and clear in Chicago.

I think there must be some disappointment that the summit will not be an enlargement summit.

as we consider the many important issues currently before us, I believe it is worthwhile for us also to pause and recall past events that remain relevant to our work today. As a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a…

I have introduced the Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act of 2012, joined by my colleague from Louisiana, Senator David Vitter. Our goal is to preserve Medicare beneficiaries' access to life-saving advanced diagnostic imaging…

I am going to withdraw the amendment. Let me point out that this amendment was offered in an effort to make sure we can continue overnight delivery in most of our country by keeping open processing centers that are necessary. The…

I think they are doing an incredible job. They are being asked to do more with less under very stressful conditions.

I would hope that the IRS, which is now having to employ 2,500 people to deal with identity theft, would take a very proactive role to show best practices for the best possible security we have.