At some point, we have to have a robust enough response to this problem as a country...

The only way we are going to get their attention is by the wallet, and if we could stop them from shipping into the greatest, biggest economy in the world, we will get their attention.

Trade secrets are vital for manufacturers small and large.

today I am pleased to introduce the Safety over Secrecy Act, which prohibits courts from enforcing confidentiality agreements in the settlement of civil suits involving hazards to public health and safety. This bill will ensure that…

In your summary of your very impressive career, you describe yourself as, 'Having had the opportunity to lead large and complex organizations and work across a range of issues.'

If we cannot get healthcare spending under control, there is no hope for the Federal budget.

I would like to ask you your commitment, if you are confirmed, once you are confirmed, to work with me and work with a considerable number of other Senators who share this concern.

I am here now for the 66th consecutive week the Senate has been in session to ask my colleagues to wake up to the threat of climate change. The topic has become taboo for Republicans in Congress, and so the discussion on climate change is…

Do you agree that clear performance metrics would advance that objective?

That leaves a third very, very big issue which is the cost of the system.

So under the Affordable Care Act, I think we have made pretty significant progress on cleaning up some of the mess in the insurance market.

I look forward to working with you on these metrics.

There are also some bad reasons to do it, like for negotiating leverage.

last week, Armenians and friends of Armenians around the world solemnly remembered the horrific dislocation and slaughter that began in 1915 and resulted in more than 1.5 million deaths and another half million Armenians driven from their…

We hope we can put the dollars behind our enthusiasm.

Thank you, Mr. President. I ask unanimous consent to speak as if in morning business for up to 20 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I ask unanimous consent that all time be yielded back. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Suzan G. LeVine, of Washington…

I am here, as regular viewers of the C-SPAN network know, for the 65th time, every week that the Senate is in session, to ask my colleagues in the Senate to wake up to the realities of climate change that surround us. Here is what we know…

I understand the time is controlled now by the Republicans. When Senator Hoeven arrives, I will yield the floor to him. But in the meantime, I thank Senator Nelson for his leadership in this area. Let the record reflect that although Rhode…

I think we all applaud Attorney General Holder for having made the statement that he did and pushed this issue forward.

I think that the value of moving toward electronic prescribing for controlled substances from an enforcement point of view is to be able to identify peculiarities and outliers for further law enforcement investigation.

105 Americans die every day from overdoses.

Thank you very much. Climate Change Madam President, I am now here for the 64th time to ask my colleagues to wake up to the threat of climate change. It was almost exactly 2 years ago in April 2012 that I began speaking on the floor every…

I think, frankly, that is an unfair comment when people make that because the polluting industries have basically got Congress locked down.

If a State wished to step in, it could engage under these rules to reduce carbon in ways beyond simply what including plants could do.