Roy Blunt

I say to the Senator, I think my first thought is, the insight is not that difficult; it is just that we need to do our job. We cannot expect to solve these problems if the Senate does not do the job it is supposed to do. And we cannot…

I am, of course disappointed not being able to offer this amendment today, but it is an amendment we talked about for some time. It was a bipartisan amendment. It was a bipartisan piece of legislation. Senator Nelson from Nebraska and I…

I ask unanimous consent that it be in order at this time to offer amendment No. 1520 to the underlying bill, S. 1813. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? The Senator from Nevada.

I want to talk about this recent HHS directive to faith-based organizations on health care and suggest that it is exactly the kind of problem many of us were concerned would develop when the government said it was going to take a greater…

That is a good point. I wish also to say that this is not about just about one set of religious beliefs. The current discussion is about specific items in a health care plan, but there are lots of faith-based groups with different views of…

the House yesterday passed a bill that included an effort to move forward on the Keystone XL Pipeline project, and I wish to talk about that project for a while today and American energy generally. We all agree private sector job creation…

I ask unanimous consent to address the Senate for 10 minutes in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I appreciate my good friend from Illinois allowing me to go ahead and talk about the Defense bill at this time, but doing it in the context of where we are on the floor right now. Mr. President, defending the country is the Congress's most…

The odds that you'll create a greater problem by trying to solve a problem that's passed you by are greater than that.

Thank you, Chairman. Thank you, Chairman, I have a statement for the record that I will submit for the record.

I hope that these nominees will make it a point of priority to address FCC process issues to ensure the type of fair treatment that we should expect from a Federal agency that has so much authority over such a vast swath of our economy.

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas 70, nays 30, as…

we are going to move this bill this evening. I think we have other people who wish to speak and there is no reason they should not come and speak. I encourage them to come over here and say what needs to be said so we can get our work…

I yield back the Republican time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. All time is yielded back. The question is on agreeing to the conference report to accompany H.R. 2112.

I am pleased to join Senator Kohl in supporting the conference report, and I particularly want to talk about the agricultural programs in the report. This is my first year as the ranking member of the agriculture subcommittee, and I have…

I want to talk about the four amendments I filed on this bill. I will say right upfront, all four are supported by my Missouri colleague, Senator McCaskill, so they are bipartisan amendments. Two of them would deal with a property…

He is known for his candor.

Foreign travelers are good for us and at the end of the day they like us a lot better.

He not only possesses the courage to speak out against excessive risk taking by large institutions, but he also have a real sense of Main Street.

He has advocated for a careful and cautious approach when addressing the problems facing our economy.

His ability to shed light on areas of concern when others are unable to see beyond the status quo will serve him well as Vice Chairman of the FDIC.

I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Franken). Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendments Nos. 973 through 976

we don't use the Congressional Review Act often. In fact, I think we have only used it once successfully. But the regulators are working at a breakneck pace, and I think the overreach we see in this rule and some others that are coming out…

I join with my friend from New York to discuss the needs of our National Guard. We are introducing two important pieces of legislation today that I believe will help address those needs. I have always been a strong supporter of our brave…

over the past year, Missouri and the entire country have faced numerous natural disasters that devastated the livelihoods of people in our communities. As we work to rebuild, the scope of these events has placed unusual logistical and…