I would just respectfully suggest to you that if you did a demographic study of who is taking prescription drugs, it is far more likely to be an older person than a younger person.

Well, count me as one who thinks that it is not a good idea.

I love it, but I do not know what it is.

today I rise in support of the fiscal year 2014 National Defense Authorization Act and to address significant challenges facing the Department of Defense. The bill approved by the Armed Services Committee includes necessary provisions to…

I am very pleased to be here on the Senate floor with my friend and colleague from Minnesota Senator Klobuchar as we submit an important resolution. This month is National Alzheimer's Awareness Month. Alzheimer's is a terrible disease that…

I am very pleased that my colleague Senator Klobuchar, who has been such a leader in this area, has joined me on the Senate floor and I yield the floor to her. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Minnesota.

I thank the Chair. (The remarks of Ms. Collins and Ms. Klobuchar pertaining to the submission of S. Res. 303 are printed in today's Record under ``Submitted Resolutions.'')

I rise today to introduce the Clearing Unnecessary Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013, or the ``CURB Act.'' This legislation is designed to help relieve the onerous regulatory burden on our Nation's job creators. When I ask employers in Maine…

First, I wish to commend the senior Senator from Maryland, the dean of the women Senators, for organizing this debate today on an issue that concerns each of us; that is, the growing crisis of sexual assault in the military. I first raised…

thousands of Mainers are receiving notices that their health insurance is being canceled due to ObamaCare. This past weekend I talked with Mark Pendergast, the owner of a small landscaping company, who just found out that the premiums for…

we are about to make history in this Chamber by passing the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, more commonly known as ENDA. We will establish the principle that the right to work free from discrimination is a fundamental right of each and…

Sergeant Lawrence A. Roukey, a native of Maine, was honored today for his exceptional service and sacrifice by the Defense Intelligence Agency, DIA, in a ceremony at DIA Headquarters. SGT Roukey was among four servicemembers honored and…

I again want to commend the Senator from New Hampshire, Senator Ayotte, for her excellent work on this amendment. As I indicated earlier, I think the Portman-Ayotte amendment, which is cosponsored by several other colleagues as well…

tomorrow we will take a vote on Senator Toomey's amendment and on cloture and final passage. There may not be time, as we are wrapping up the work on this bill, for me to pay tribute to some very valuable individuals who worked very hard…

before the Senator from Oregon leaves the floor, I wish to thank him for his leadership on this bill. He picked up the mantle from our dear late colleague Senator Ted Kennedy. Senator Merkley had worked on this issue in his home State…

I call up Reid amendment No. 2020. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Maine [Ms. Collins], for Mr. Reid, proposes an amendment numbered 2020 to…

I rise to thank the Senator from Alaska for her powerful endorsement of this bill. She is a member of the HELP Committee. Along with Senators Mark Kirk and Orrin Hatch, she led the Republican support for this bill when it was being…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate resume consideration of S. 815 and the pending Portman amendment; that the Toomey second-degree amendment be withdrawn; that the Senate proceed to a vote on the Portman amendment; that upon…

I rise to commend the Senator from Ohio for bringing forth this very worthwhile initiative, which the Senate passed without dissent just about an hour or so ago. His amendment is a very important amendment. What it simply says is that if…

I would ask unanimous consent that the Senator from Massachusetts be permitted to speak for no longer than 10 minutes. If she were a little shorter than that, it would make me very happy. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

I see the Senator from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is on the floor. I would inquire, through the Chair, how long she is seeking to speak. We were about to proceed to the consideration of the amendment that has been filed by Senator…

I ask for the yeas and nays on the Reid amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The yeas and nays were ordered. Antiretaliation

That was an extremely complicated parliamentary request. Perhaps it would be helpful to my colleagues if I gave a little bit of explanation of what occurred. The good news, in my judgment, is that the Senate has adopted by voice vote an…

I am pleased to be a longtime supporter and original cosponsor of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, known more commonly as ENDA. This bill will affirm the principle that individuals in the workplace should be judged on their skills…

today, Senator McCaskill, Senator Ayotte, Senator Heitkamp, and I are introducing the Enhanced Security Clearance Act of 2013, which would strengthen our process for allowing federal employees and other individuals to have access to…