This helps us to be able to save lives by reducing the likelihood that patients in Medicare are doctor-shopping.

Ohio ranks 45th in the Nation in infant mortality--and even worse among the States that collect data on African American infant mortality.

the dual mandate is so important, I so appreciate your emphasis always on it, on, of course, restraining inflation, but also equally importantly, and to many of our constituents, I think maybe even more importantly, the importance of job…

this should be done quickly and the fierce urgency of 'now' that Senator Menendez talked about.

the crisis in Flint, MI, is a tragedy that was entirely preventable. This week we have a chance to do something about it. Senator Stabenow and Senator Peters from Michigan have submitted an amendment that I hope, when we go back on the…

tomorrow is Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day--a day, as we approach the tax season, for getting the word out about this tax credit that is a lifeline for working families. The EITC provides an incentive to work. It puts thousands of…

I thank Senator Baldwin, especially for her terrific work on higher education. She knows the value of higher education to the residents of Wisconsin, Louisiana, and Ohio. I ask unanimous consent that after my remarks, the next speaker be…

I think it demonstrates that if the committee focuses on discrete areas of the tax code, we can achieve bipartisan agreement on narrow, concrete proposals.

The comments that all three of you made speak to the seriousness of how hardworking Americans face such an uncertain future.

earlier today I attended two hearings. One was held by the Senate Finance Committee on Consumer Operated and Oriented Plans, or CO-OPs, created by the Affordable Care Act. The other was held by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs…

I only need 5 minutes, so I am willing to cede whatever remains so he can have enough time, but I would like to reserve 5 minutes, and I lift my objection.

I rise today to speak in opposition to S. 2232, the Federal Reserve Transparency Act. I am concerned that, out of all the issues before the Senate and out of all the issues we need to work on--in terms of growth, in terms of ISIS, in terms…

I rise to oppose the audit the Fed bill. One of the things that we learned around here as new Members of the House and Senate--and I served with the Presiding Officer almost my entire time in the House, and we learned this--is that if you…

I came from an informal hearing--not an official Senate hearing but a hearing downstairs called by Congressman Levin, who is the senior Democrat on the Ways and Means Committee. A number of other Members were there, including my colleague…

after months of delay, last fall we finally were able to see the text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, text that corporate lobbyists had access to long before the American people and Members of Congress and their staffs did. After…

I will say to my colleague from New York that it does not. That is not the effect of the language. Any number of decisions could be made after that date, when a new Congress and a new President will be in place. Nor does this provision…

I thank the Majority Leader. The FHFA and Treasury Department could have placed the GSEs into receivership if the intent was to liquidate them. The purpose of a conservatorship is to preserve and conserve the assets of the entities in…

today I wish to discuss section 702 in division O of the Omnibus appropriations bill. It is a provision that would prohibit the Treasury Department from selling, transferring or otherwise disposing of the senior preferred shares of Fannie…

I reserve the right to object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Ohio.

I will briefly explain the reasons I am reserving the right to object. I, first of all, thank Senator Moran. As a fellow member of the banking committee, while I disagree with him on this issue, we have found many things we can work…

I thank the former chairman of the Finance Committee. About a year ago, when it wasn't so clear at all that the earned- income tax credit, which, according to President Reagan and most Presidents of both parties since, has been the most…

Well, the need is still there.

Why do the others not see your work?

But you are continuing to try?

I just do not understand.