I co-authored with then-Senator Evan Bayh in 2011.

the worst thing we can do is to make this a partisan issue.

with a 20 percent decline in the purchasing power of the NIH budget over the past decade, it has become increasingly challenging to create a path to move medical innovations from bench-side findings into bedside interventions for patients.

the annual cost of caring for Alzheimer's patients is $226 billion, yet we are spending less than three tenths of 1 percent of that amount--less than $600 million a year--on research.

I rise today with my colleague from Washington to introduce the Preserve Access to Rural Home Health Services Act of 2015 to extend the modest increase in payments for home health services in rural areas that otherwise will expire on…

If I could respond through the Chair, Mr. President, I do have the privilege of serving on the Committee on Appropriations, and I have seen the restrictions we have put on funds over the years. One of those restrictions which is at issue…

I again want to thank my colleague from North Dakota for her very eloquent plea to our colleagues. I know we can do this. I know we can find a path forward. I know we can get a sufficient number of votes so that we can proceed and debate…

Thank you, Mr. President. (The remarks of Ms. Collins pertaining to the introduction of S. 804 are printed in today's Record under ``Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions.'') The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Vermont.

for the past 10 days this body has been engaged in an important debate on a bill that has had widespread, bipartisan support, that was reported unanimously by the Senate Judiciary Committee, and that would help to end the scourge of human…

as the founder and the cochair of the Senate Diabetes Caucus, I have learned much about this devastating disease affecting nearly 29 million Americans. Fortunately, due to the Special Diabetes Program and to increased investments in…

on behalf of myself and Senator Heitkamp, I send an amendment to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment will be received.

let me first commend the senior Senator from Texas for his efforts to work out a compromise that I hope will allow this bill to go forward. Senator Heitkamp and I also have been working with the senior Senator from Texas to try to come up…

I wish to recognize the inspiring accomplishments of Nancie Atwell from Southport, ME, who was awarded the first Global Teacher Prize by the Varkey Foundation. This international, nonprofit organization is committed to improving the…

I don't understand what the rationale of the Department is in implementing the program in a way that is not fuel and technologically neutral.

I can assure you that the industry is organized and aware now and weighing in.

I think Senator Tester just raised an absolutely essential issue that does deserve our attention.

Potato wart is a serious, internationally-quarantined disease of cultivated potato that is not known to be present in the United States.

I support S. 178, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act. The bill supports law enforcement officers and prosecutors in their efforts to prevent, respond to, and combat human trafficking. Of particular importance, the domestic…

I am concerned, however, that it does not address soil, machinery, or potato movement from PEI to other areas in Canada.

I rise today to join Senator Leahy, the ranking member of the Committee on the Judiciary, in explaining an amendment we have filed, amendment No. 290, to the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act. I wish to take this opportunity to thank…

I understand Chairman Collins has introduced legislation with Senator Nelson to provide important incentives for small businesses to offer retirement plans for their employees.

I commend APHIS for acting quickly in issuing the current Federal Order with respect to potato wart.

Today, I am convening the first in what will be a series of hearings on retirement security.

I'm pleased that you have announced a new round of funding for State competitive equipment grants.

I urge this Committee to find ways to make 401(k) plan solutions available to more small businesses that may not have the resources that we do.