I thank you so much, my colleague from Kansas, for coming down this evening to talk about this issue. You are exactly right. When I listened to the comments you had to offer, and as we go into this debate about comprehensive tax reform, I…

I thank my colleague for his sentiment and the words that you expressed. And I'm reminded that we here in Washington cannot be like my children when they used to sit in the TV room and watch their cartoons, such as Teletubbies and the…

I ask unanimous consent that S. 2366, introduced earlier today by Senator Alexander, be considered read twice and placed on the calendar. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 438, which was submitted earlier today by Senator Lautenberg. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The bill clerk…

there will be two votes tomorrow at noon on confirmation of the Costa and Guaderrama nominations. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until Thursday, April 26, at 9:30 a.m.; that following the prayer and the pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be…

I am honored to be here today to welcome His Eminence Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan. Archbishop Choloyan serves as the Prelate of the Eastern Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America. He has led the Eastern Prelacy since 1998, and…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING…

I ask unanimous consent that on Thursday, April 26, 2012, at 11:30 a.m., the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations: Calendar Nos. 509 and 510; that there be 30 minutes for debate equally divided in the…

on July 1, approximately 7.4 million college students will see the interest rate double on their student loans unless Congress takes action. For every year we fail to act, borrowers will pay $1,000 more in interest on their loans. In…

I rise today, along with my colleague, the Presiding Officer, to pay tribute to Lance Corporal Abraham Tarwoe, a Rhode Islander who served in the U.S. Marine Corps. On April 12, Lance Corporal Tarwoe was killed while conducting combat…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 437, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 437)…

I rise today, along with the Presiding Officer, my colleague, Senator Whitehouse, to pay my respect and honor the life of Sergeant Maxwell R. Dorley, a distinguished and beloved member of the Providence Police Department, who passed away…

They seem not to be performing one of their obligations, which is to provide for efficient markets; is that fair?

I think you have got to try it. You have got to try these things.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I thank the witnesses for their excellent testimony.

Our problem is given the value of homes relative to the loans they cannot access this refinancing market.

Paralysis, I think, is the worst situation at the moment.

It could be a powerful stimulus for recovery, literally putting billions of dollars into the households for education, health care, discretionary spending, et cetera.

today I am pleased to be joined by Senator Isakson in introducing the Tanning Transparency and Notification Act, or the TAN Act. This legislation is a continuation of an initiative that we worked on together five years ago during the Food…

I wonder if there is a way to restore a second boat to fiscal year 2014 or to mitigate the effects of the delay.

I think statistically there's a 200 percent increase when you look globally at investment in amphibious capabilities beyond the United States.

Then the other issue here, too, is there was at least a very theoretical consideration of moving these platforms onto BMD capabilities.

I also understand that during transit from Mayport, FL, to its homeport in San Diego, CA, the LCS-1 experienced a number of equipment failures, perhaps as many as 80 such failures, and at least once the ship lost all electricity…

does the experience with the cracks and other equipment failures call into question the survivability of the LCS-1 in a hostile combat environment?