I ask unanimous consent that I and other Senators, including Tom Udall and the Presiding Officer and Senator Whitehouse, be permitted to speak for the next 60 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

Struggle in terms of how to feed your family, or take care of your child, or go to work.

Which is why some of us, among other things, are trying to build community health centers all over the country.

if you are poor, if you are uneducated, you are more likely to become ill.

I think you have a whole lot of children and other people are walking around with teeth that are rotting in their mouths, and causing infections, and it is very painful.

I want to say a word about an issue I think has not gotten the kind of attention it deserves here in Washington or even among the general public; that is, the situation regarding our Postal Service. Right now, for a number of reasons, the…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Postal Service

I thank the Chair. (The remarks of Senator Sanders pertaining to the introduction of S. 2037 are printed in today's Record under ``Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions.'') The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Utah…

it is no great secret that our country today faces many enormously difficult problems. We remain in the midst of a very serious recession. Real unemployment is at about 15 percent. Our middle class continues to decline. The gap between the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on January 24, 2012, at 9:45 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

democracy; that is, government of the people, by the people and for the people, does not thrive or even survive unless we have a well-informed and well-educated public who are thinking about, discussing and debating the important issues…

What is the sense on one hand in saying, we need to put money in the hands of the middle class through a tax cut, and, on the other hand, send a green light to employers all over this country who will now look at the Federal Government and…

I want to talk on a number of issues, but I would tell my friend from North Dakota, I very strongly disagree with him about this Keystone XL Pipeline. For those of us who are concerned about global warming, and all of the destruction that…

before I get to the Keystone issue, I want to suggest that at this particular moment, at the very end of the congressional session, before the end of the year's work, it is a strange moment in Congress because you have, behind closed…

I ask unanimous consent that the period for morning business be extended until 7 p.m., with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent for 2 additional minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

my background is one that focused largely on research and development. I don't see myself as a voice or representative of the industry by any stretch.

That is not a personality difference, that is a philosophical difference, that is a political difference.

I find that is a very interesting remark.

To increase accountability, so the American people know how you are addressing and voting on very, very important issues, will each of you commit to conduct votes in public where people can see for themselves how you fulfill your…

According to the Huffington Post, you have been involved in a 'coup' to get rid of Mr. Jaczko.

I suspect that in all of our lives, unlike Mr. Magwood, I have lost my temper.

I am not comfortable with the direction in which this questioning is going.

I think it is just important to reiterate, and make sure we have it in the record, that after all of the attacks about the 'hostile work environment' that in the major surveys that are done of various Government agencies, in terms of being…

I think there are two issues. No. 1, obviously the issue that is of concern to the people of the United States of America is that we make sure that our nuclear plants are as safe as they possibly can be.