Alzheimer's is costing the United States more than $200 billion a year, yet we are spending less than three tenths of 1 percent of that amount on research.

the fact that we still are not sharing critical threat information, particularly with the owners and operators of critical infrastructure, is just unacceptable in this day and age.

I believe we're extremely vulnerable to attacks.

I think this has been a fascinating hearing that is really going to help increase public awareness of the critical and growing role that senior entrepreneurs, encore entrepreneurs, are playing in our economy.

I love Ms. Isele's idea of allowing them, the long-term unemployed, to use their unemployment benefits as a start-up loan.

We created a program for the National Institutes of Health called Cyber Health, which trains seniors how to use the technology

It seems to me that it may well be harder for seniors to get the financing that they need.

I do not know of any State as early on and continuing to support entrepreneurial activity

I had no idea that more older people were starting businesses than the very younger parts of our population, so, this has been an eye-opener for me, as well.

I rise today to honor the men and women who have defended America with their service and to bring to the attention of my colleagues some of the many outstanding ways in which citizens of Maine are honoring those who served and, in some…

the ongoing debate on unemployment compensation shines a spotlight on the underlying problem; that is, extremely sluggish job growth in our still-lagging economy. Putting people to work is my number one goal. As American families continue…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senator from Pennsylvania and I be permitted to engage in a colloquy as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Small Business Tax Certainty and Growth Act

I want to commend the Senator from Pennsylvania for his remarks. I think it is obvious that both of us have reached out to employers in our States and asked them what would make a difference. What would allow you to create new jobs…

Russell's dedication and his community spirit have a strong ally in this remarkable story, the Maine Winter Sports Center. The center was founded in 1999, with the purpose of rekindling Aroostook County's skiing heritage, spurring economic…

the world's best athletes have come together in Sochi, Russia, for the 22nd Winter Olympic Games. Among them is Russell Currier, from the small northern Maine town of Stockholm. It is in Aroostook County. It is very near Caribou where I…

I rise to introduce the Retirement Security Act of 2014, legislation I am sponsoring with my good friend, the senior Senator from Florida and the chairman of the Special Committee on Aging. Our bill would encourage small employers to offer…

I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to proceed for up to 10 minutes as if in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Ms. Collins and Mr. Nelson pertaining to the introduction of…

This is not an exaggeration; this is a fact.

And obviously that puts us at greater risk of an attack.

there has been very little focus on the damage that Edwin (sic) Snowden has done to our military.

it has caused grave damage to our national security. And you would agree that it puts at risk potentially the lives of our troops.

50 years ago today, on January 27, 1964, Senator Margaret Chase Smith of Maine announced her candidacy for President of the United States. The following July, at the Republican National Convention in San Francisco, the great lady from…

I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to speak for up to 15 minutes as if in morning business. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Margaret Chase Smith

I first want to congratulate Chairwoman Mikulski and Vice Chairman Shelby for their leadership in bringing these appropriations bills to the floor for final consideration. While I would have preferred these bills to have been brought to…

I am pleased to appear before you today to introduce Dr. Joseph Westphal, who has been nominated to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.