Mr. President, the goal of the patent reform legislation is to incentivize investment in the American economy, to create jobs, and allow this great country to continue to win in the global marketplace. The amendment I am offering here…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To provide for prioritized examination for…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending business and I call up amendment No. 124, which is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read…

You know, my main goal every day is how do we grow this economy and how do we get people back to work.

I appreciate the market going up. We are thrilled to see that.

I marvel at people who 3 years after our financial crisis still do not have full regulation of the Wall Street derivatives and other key issues.

One of the most important reforms in Dodd-Frank was requiring systemically significant firms to hold more capital and have better liquidity to prevent another crisis.

if we are going to promote regulations pursuant to the law but not to be able to enforce them, then it is a hollow promise to the American people

A cop on the beat without any bullets?

Thank you, Mr. President. Let me close by quoting from a letter from the Human Rights Campaign. I think it puts it purposely and exactly: . . . take a moment to truly comprehend the lives ruined over the last 17 years because of this…

Mr. President, it is time to stop discrimination. It is time to repeal don't ask, don't tell. This is a policy that should have been repealed long ago--long ago. It should have been repealed for its discriminatory nature. It should have…