I would like to speak on amendment number 812, which would prohibit the Patent and Trademark Office from using funds to implement Section 37 of the America Invents Act, more commonly known as the ``Medco Fix.'' The Medco fix was a bailout…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Nomination of Heather Higginbottom

time has been set aside for the Heather Higginbottom nomination. I hadn't intended to speak tonight, but it has been suggested that we might get started on that to provide more time tomorrow for other business in the Senate. So I will…

the purpose of amendment No. 810 is to eliminate the categorical eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, called SNAP, or the Food Stamp Program. A categorical eligibility standard has been imposed, and it has been…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senator from Colorado be recognized after I complete my remarks. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 810 to Amendment No. 738

pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement, I call up Sessions amendment No. 810. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Alabama [Mr. Sessions] proposes an amendment…

Americans have a right to know how their government is spending their money. If Congress were more open and honest about where their tax dollars were going, I think they would be shocked by what they would see. It is even worse than people…

I wish to speak for a few moments on the nomination of Alison Nathan to be the United States District Court Judge for the Southern District of New York. This is a highly important position. It is one of the more prestigious courts in the…

Senator Sanders has raised some questions about our trade policy. I do believe we need to examine our trade policies more carefully. As I have said in the last few days, we need to defend our legitimate interests as a nation, and I have…

I thank my colleague from Florida and appreciate his work on this issue. We have had a bipartisan effort. I was pleased Chairman Boxer, at the Environment and Public Works Committee, of which I am a member, joined with us in moving the…

I am here to share a few thoughts as we move to the final vote on the China currency legislation that I believe we must pass. I find it difficult, almost impossible, to believe there is a universal acceptance of the fact that the…

If a manufacturing company in Dayton is competing with the Chinese company to manufacture a widget, they can, on the currency alone, more than have an advantage shipping the product from China here--a 25-percent advantage. As we know, in…