The public is now living with the aftermath of the Citizens United decision every time they turn on their TV sets.

In response to that disastrous decision, we introduced the DISCLOSE Act of 2010, which would have increased transparency by requiring full disclosure of the real sources of money behind political advertising.

I wish to announce that the Committee on Rules and Administration will meet on Thursday, March 29, 2012, at 10 a.m., to hear testimony on ``S. 2219, the ``Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act of 2012…

I wish to announce that the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies will meet on Wednesday, March 28, 2012, at 10:30 a.m., to conduct its organization meeting. For further information regarding this meeting, please contact…

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Hagan). The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

the problem with biometric is not any objection, just the cost, the cost of implementing it.

People want to come to America. Wherever we go, they want to come, and they say, 'Why do you make it so hard?'

Thank you, Senator Klobuchar of Minnesota, home of the Mall of Americas.

I agree with you, the exit program is very important so we can keep track of who goes out when they come in.

This is a jobs bill, no question about it.

It creates jobs particularly at the lower levels. It is the ladders up when people work in hotels or drive the cabs.

you have traveled the world. When you go to Brazil and watch those people stand out in the sun and the rain, and all their relatives, for three hours just to come here, jump through the hoops of waiting 100 days, can you imagine if it was…

I would agree with you, but I would say we have got to pay for it. It is expensive.

I too want to speak of my dear friend Barbara Mikulski, who is just precious. She is precious to her family. She is precious to the people of the Third Congressional District that she represented for 10 years. She is precious to the people…

The crisis of prescription drug abuse is shocking.

We have to change the course of this epidemic.

So would any of you want to comment on how much of the crisis is over-prescribing?

The only way we are going to get after this is if we can identify patients who are doctor shopping.

If the Commission truly believes that greater concentration, in this case, in the wireless industry serves the interest of the American public, it is free to make that choice.

But if we take these actions, we owe it to the public to explain that we are changing the communications policy of the United States from a policy of competition and back toward something along the lines of regulated monopoly or regulated…

The Commission cannot sit idly by, as it were, and say that nature is taking its course when the government has such a central intrinsic role of deciding what competition is in this industry.

What is at issue is the future of disruptive innovation.

However, much work remains to be done to fully implement the law.

Since that tragic day, we have learned a great deal about what led to the crash.

I would like to thank Chairman Cantwell and Ranking Member Thune for holding this important hearing on commercial airline safety oversight.