We desperately need more resources.

Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse have provided tremendous investment of time and support to ensure that Rhode Island is ready to implement the Affordable Care Act.

I ask unanimous consent that Brian Huysman and Mellissa Duru, fellows in my office, be granted the privilege of the floor for this session of the 113th Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

I ask unanimous consent that when Senator Lee concludes his remarks, I be recognized. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Utah is recognized. (The remarks of Mr. Lee are printed in today's Record…

I rise today to express my support for the nomination of Senator Chuck Hagel to be the next Secretary of Defense. He comes to this job at an extraordinarily challenging time for the Department and for our Nation. Among the many issues he…

today I am introducing two bipartisan bills pertaining to healthy housing, the Healthy Housing Council Act and the Title X Amendments Act. These bills seek to improve federal coordination of healthy housing efforts and better integrate…

For us to cut funding and to lose what would probably be 10,000 veterans from our housing and be back on the streets would be tragic.

One of the Dodd-Frank initiatives was to take bilateral derivative trades and make them--put them on clearing platforms so that they are multilateral.

this sequestration could end up costing us more money than saving it.

Uniformity, simple uniformity helps sometimes.

today I am reintroducing the Strengthening Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act or the SEC Penalties Act with my colleague, Senator Grassley. I am pleased that Senator Leahy has joined us in introducing the bill this year. The SEC Penalties…

We would have to go back and redo our national defense strategy if we had those cuts.

If we are able to avoid sequestration, there are still significant issues with the BCA going forward.

today I introduce, along with my colleague, Senator Stabenow, the Community Based Mental Health Infrastructure Improvements Act. According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, a survey conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental…

There seems to be a significant gap between the first attack and the annex at midnight and the deployment of mortars and RPGs.

I think it's essential to our overall relationship, and I think it will be very helpful in us trying to move forward with what we're doing in Afghanistan.

I don't think we could find someone better acclimated to the various challenges; and there are quite a few throughout the region.

I believe it sends the wrong signal to the Afghans to do that.

I think all of us agree here that there are things that we could do better in the Pentagon.

I respect his service to our country, I just think that with the challenges we face around the world right now, I judge him based on his record.

I expect, though, if you're confirmed as the Secretary of Defense the President of the United States will not turn to you and ask you about your floor speeches.

I think the President chose wisely. There are very few people in this country with the experience, as a combat infantryman, decorated and wounded, as a business leader, as the second leader of the Veterans Administration, as a U.S…

The relationship with notably the President of Afghanistan is 'scratchy' I think is probably as good a word as I could describe it.

I believe Admiral Greenert is certainly on the record as saying that there is definite concern of readiness among the Navy at this point.

I think China is key to the influence here on North Korea.