Insurance matters to my State. In addition to the millions of insurance consumers in Ohio, the city of Columbus is second in the Nation in concentration of insurance jobs behind only Hartford.

The Treasury Secretary, who also chairs the FSOC, has told this Committee that the FSB's decisions do not bind the FSOC.

The FSB, remember, is not a U.S. regulator, and it is not accountable to Congress or the American people.

AIG realized 40 percent of the loss--45 percent of the losses of all insurance in 2008 and received 55 percent of the Government's support provided to insurers.

I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To direct the Attorney General to increase the amount provided…

I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment in order to call up Brown amendment No. 311. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as…

women who give birth to a child conceived through rape can often face intimidation from attackers who--believe it or not--pursue parental rights. I was first moved to introduce this bill following the case of Ariel Castro in Cleveland. He…

Eighty-six billion dollars is the number arrived at of unaddressed repairs. It is a huge deficit.

I think the first thing to do is put yourself in taxpayers' position when, as individual people in this country, we are spending taxpayer dollars and we buy Chinese steel to build a bridge in California.

I support the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Act. Each year, tax payers across the country utilize accountants, tax software, and lawyers as they prepare their returns. For millions of low-income families, high-cost, high-tech tax…

New investment in infrastructure puts Americans back to work fixing railways and roadways.

We do not in this body think all that much, unfortunately, or often enough, about low-income workers and low-income commuters, for that matter.

I am committed to passing a long-term reauthorization bill that grows the overall transportation program.

I was pleased to join Senator Murray and Senator Heller on their bill, Women's Veterans Access to Quality Care Act.

I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 15 minutes as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Trans-Pacific Partnership

this body--the Senate--continues to rush through one of the most consequential changes to U.S. economic policy this decade with little media attention, little scrutiny by committees, and little discussion from leadership of this Senate…

Federal transportation investment has been flat since 2009, but the level of backlog maintenance and repair grows each year.

So, that current 60 percent requirement for domestic content is going up, step by step, under MAP-21, is that right?

I join my colleagues in my disappointment about this hearing today.

this amendment, about which I asked to instruct the conferees, passed by a voice vote, and I appreciate the acceptance of it by Senator Enzi and Senator Sanders during the vote 2 weeks ago. We know too big to fail is still with us. We know…

I thank the Senator from Vermont and also the senior Senator from Wyoming for their work. Motion to Instruct Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the pending motion be set aside and that my motion be sent to the desk. The PRESIDING…

You cannot fast-track fast-track. That is a complete abdication of our responsibilities.

the health care tax credit is incredibly important to have as part of this process.

It just begs the question of, what are you hiding?

Dodd-Frank provided a common sense fix to the bad practices in mortgage lending that had been staring us in the face for years.