I thank the Senator from Kentucky for his very fine question. Let me say at the outset before I respond directly to the question that I remember not too many months ago standing on this same Senate floor in the midst of the Senator's…

I agree enthusiastically. Senator Vitter highlights one of the many reasons why every Republican in this body should vote against cloture on the bill on Friday or Saturday and why I believe a great many Democrats should vote against…

I thank the Senator for his question, and he is absolutely right. There are many scandalous aspects of ObamaCare: how it was passed--on a brutal partisan vote rammed through with late-night deals that have earned rather infamous nicknames…

I thank my friend from Utah for that very good question. The answer is absolutely yes. That is the foundation of our Nation. If you look at the history of government in the world, it hasn't been pretty. The history of government for most…

Madam President, I rise today in opposition to ObamaCare. I rise today in an effort to speak for 26 million Texans and for 300 million Americans. All across this country Americans are suffering because of ObamaCare. ObamaCare isn't…

Again, I will yield for the purpose of that question to note a purple finch--listen, similar to most husbands, I have a color palate of about six colors. I remember once my wife asked me, with regard to a tile--we were redoing our…

I thank the Senator from Virginia. I would certainly agree that this body should spend considerable time working, and working together, on positive, proactive health care reforms, to expand competition, to empower patients. I also agree…

I yield for that question. Curiously enough, I do. You might think a camel's hair brush must be made of camel's hair. There are lots of camels. They have hair. Surely you can make a brush. Well, maybe you can. I do not know if you can. But…

I will yield for that question and note it could possibly be Panama. You might think if you call it a Panama hat it would make sense that it would be Panama. But, no, think again. Ecuador. Ecuador makes Panama hats. I do not know that…

I am happy to yield to my friend from Louisiana for a question without yielding the floor.

I am happy to yield for a question. I would note my friend from Alabama seems bound and determined to stop the tweets. God bless him.

I am happy to yield for a question without yielding the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Illinois.