I rise today to speak on the importance of United States-India relations. President Obama recognizes this valuable partnership, hosting Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at his first state dinner in 2009 and traveling to India in 2010…

I rise in support of the nomination of Ms. Carol J. Galante to be HUD Assistant Secretary for Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner. Carol Galante currently serves in the position for which she has been nominated. Prior to her…

last August Congress enacted, with broad bipartisan support, the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, a comprehensive sanctions bill I coauthored. That legislation, blending various measures introduced by my colleagues…

it was with great sadness on Monday that we learned of the passing of a member of our Senate family, Senator Daniel Inouye. My deepest sympathy goes out to his wife, Irene, his son, Kenny, and to all of his family. I also extend my…

today I wish to encourage my colleagues to pass the FHA, Emergency Fiscal Solvency Act, H.R. 4264. Since 1934, the FHA has been helping stabilize the mortgage market by ensuring that qualified low-to-moderate income and first-time home…

pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, I move to waive all applicable sections of that act for purposes of the pending measure, and I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate recess until 2:15, as provided under the previous order. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Under the previous order, the Senate stands in recess until 2:15 p.m. Thereupon…

I thank Senators Udall and Harkin. The Senator has raised an important point about this legislation. The intent of this legislation is not to lessen the amount of information that a consumer receives prior to conducting a transaction at an…

I ask my colleagues to support the extension of TAG. I yield the floor and suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.

I want to express my support for S. 3637, a temporary extension of the Transaction Account Guarantee, or TAG, Program. The program, which is administered by the FDIC for insured depository institutions and the NCUA for credit unions…

I rise to celebrate the life of Senator George McGovern, a man that many in this body called a friend, and an inspiration. Senator McGovern was more than an elected official, although his 22- year career in the Senate and House of…

in August, Congress passed and the President signed into law the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012. This measure, coupled with CISADA and last year's powerful Iran Central Bank legislation authored by Senators…

I come to the floor today in strong support of amendment No. 3095 offered by Senator Hagan to strike section 2823 from the National Defense Authorization Act. Section 2823 would severely limit the Department of Defense's ability to use…

each November we recognize National Native American Heritage Month to honor the tradition, culture, contributions, achievements, and sacrifices of those that originally inhabited this great Nation. With over five million individuals of…

I rise today to recognize Taiwan as their National Day of Celebration, October 10, 2012, approaches. This day commemorates the end of imperial rule in China. Since that day more than 100 years ago, Taiwan has successfully transitioned to a…

I thank the Senator from Idaho for his question. The answer is yes--the definition of ``private flood insurance'' includes private flood insurance provided by a surplus lines insurer and is not intended to limit surplus lines eligibility…

I agree this legislation mandates penalties on a U.S. parent company if its foreign subsidiary has knowledge or should have had knowledge that the subsidiary was doing prohibited business with Iran, even if the U.S. parent company has no…

Humanitarian trade, including agricultural commodities, food, medicine and medical products has long been specifically exempted by Congress from successive rounds of Iran sanctions legislation, as long as such trade is licensed by the…

I rise in strong support of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act, our legislation which embodies a bipartisan, bicameral agreement to reconcile the current Senate and House-passed versions of Iran sanctions legislation…

I thank Senator Lautenberg for his longstanding leadership on this issue. As I have previously noted, it is long past time for foreign subsidiaries of U.S. companies to end their business in Iran. That is already happening due to US and…

The bill would authorize the imposition of similar civil penalties on such U.S. parent companies.

today I introduced legislation to facilitate completion of the Mni Wiconi Rural Water System. The Mni Wiconi Project provides quality drinking water to three Indian Reservations and a non-tribal rural water system in western South Dakota…

I rise today to discuss the urgency that is growing with each passing day for the House to take up and pass the farm bill. Most Senators in this body have a constituency that is being impacted by the worsening drought conditions, which is…

I rise today as a proud cosponsor of the DISCLOSE Act. The Citizens United case opened the floodgates to unprecedented spending from super PACs and outside interests. I am concerned this ruling has effectively given those with the deepest…

Absolutely not. That section is intended to help public and private sector providers to better coordinate service and allow for more private investment in public transportation projects. Public providers of public transportation do our…