I rise today on behalf of patients, practitioners and the American taxpayer to introduce the Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act of 2012 with my colleagues, Senators Snowe and Grassley. The current orthotics and prosthetics…

we all understand that our country faces an array of major economic challenges, and I made the judgment quite some time ago that it was simply impossible to have big league economic wealth with little league transportation systems. All…

I thank my colleague from North Dakota for his statement. This is bipartisan. It is a bicameral effort. My colleague's point at the end, in terms of our being open to additional ideas and suggestions, is particularly appropriate. What the…

I ask unanimous consent to proceed for just 2 additional minutes. I see our friend from Iowa is in the Chamber. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business and would also ask unanimous consent that following my remarks, my colleague in this effort to fund transportation projects, Senator Hoeven, follow me. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

There are pretty diverse views with respect to energy.

Dr. Chu, if you could send me the document that reflects this strategy.

You've been a patient soul. You have sat in that seat for two and a half hours.

My constituents suffered the consequences of the Enron-induced West Coast energy crisis, and I believe that any new proposal, which claims to address legitimate issues through the market, needs to be evaluated carefully.

I do believe that there are substantial questions that have to be addressed before our country starts allowing significant natural gas exports.

I think you, in particular, could champion. That is energy storage.

The idea was to cut breaks on businesses and individuals, keep a simpler code for both individuals and businesses, and retain progressivity.

the key in 1986 was of course the presidential bully pulpit

I thank the Chair. (The remarks of Mr. Wyden pertaining to the introduction of S. 2098 are printed in today's Record under ``Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions.'')

when we went to college, usually things were different. Often a student took out a loan, but those loans were manageable, and usually there were jobs waiting. Today, too often that is not the case. In fact, the students today who take out…

I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Franken). The Senator from Minnesota. ____________________

the long-awaited passage of the long term FAA reauthorization conference report is a great achievement for Chairman Rockefeller, Ranking Member Hutchinson, and the many other Senators and staff members who were involved in this…

I know we're going to tackle this as we've always done in a bipartisan way.

It's really not voluntarism. It's good science.

the question came to us kind of late in the process.

I strongly feel that laws and their interpretations must be public.

I have not been able to get an answer to this specific question.

I thank the Senator from New York for his courtesy. I too will be brief. It is an extraordinary honor to represent Oregon in the Senate. Having this special privilege, I have tried to make the lodestar of my service transparency and…

Senator Durbin speaks for every Member of the Senate. Senator Kirk is such a decent, caring, and thoughtful man, and all of us enjoy working with him in the Senate on various kinds of bills. Godspeed, Senator Kirk, for a healthy recovery…

I want to take a few minutes with Senator Moran tonight to reflect on the events of the last few days with respect to the Internet legislation. I want to begin by thanking Majority Leader Harry Reid for reopening the debate on…