I come to the floor today, as I have week after week since the health care bill was signed into law, with a doctor's second opinion of the health care law. I do this as someone who has practiced medicine, taking care of the families in…

So there are issues of policy dealing with transparency, dealing with the production of records by the attorneys who are involved in this. When you read one of these editorials, the one in today's Hill, "Unconscionable Cobell," written by…

I would like to take the opportunity to express my appreciation to Samuel (S.J.) Tilden for his hard work as an intern in my Indian Affairs Committee office in Washington, DC. I recognize his efforts and contributions to my office as well…

I would like to take the opportunity to express my appreciation to Charles Westerman for his hard work as an intern in my Cheyenne office. I recognize his efforts and contributions to my office as well as to the State of Wyoming. Charles…

The amount of dispersant they would need to use would be unprecedented.

The ecological fallout of the oil spill in the Gulf is not yet fully understood.

I would like to take the opportunity to express my appreciation to Emily Elliott for her hard work as an intern in my Washington, DC, office. I recognize her efforts and contributions to my office as well as to the State of Wyoming. Emily…

Responders knew the use of dispersants to address massive oil spills is a well-documented practice.

I would like to take the opportunity to express my appreciation to Cameron Leach for his hard work as an intern in my Rock Springs office. I recognize his efforts and contributions to my office as well as to the State of Wyoming. Cameron…

I would like to take the opportunity to express my appreciation to Leslie Brazil for her hard work as an intern in my Casper office. I recognize her efforts and contributions to my office as well as to the State of Wyoming. Leslie is a…

First, of course, we want to select the best candidate. Second, the Justice must be impartial and allow the facts and the Constitution to speak. And, third, a Justice has a responsibility to apply the law, not to write the law. Those are…

Clearly, we do need to thank those who responded for their hard work in the Gulf.

a good measure of the strength of a community is how they come together in a crisis. From June 4 to June 18, 2010, Fremont County, WY, experienced a 100-year flood. The spring runoff from the snowpack in the Wind River Mountains was…

I would like to take the opportunity to express my appreciation to Mikole Bede for her hard work as an intern in my Sheridan office. I recognize her efforts and contributions to my office as well as to the State of Wyoming. Mikole is a…

I would like to take the opportunity to express my appreciation to Andrew Crawford for his hard work as an intern in my Indian Affairs Committee office in Washington, DC. I recognize his efforts and contributions to my office as well as to…

I would like to take the opportunity to express my appreciation to Jason Despain for his hard work as an intern in my Washington, DC, office. I recognize his efforts and contributions to my office as well as to the State of Wyoming. Jason…

this article, as I said, is from the Sunday Telegraph, and the headline is ``Axe falls on NHS services.'' This is dated July 24, and it talks about some of the most common operations performed in England, including hip replacements and…

I come to the Senate floor again today as someone who has practiced medicine in Casper, WY, taking care of families there since 1983. I come also as the medical director of the Wyoming Health Fair and someone who has brought low-cost blood…

I rise today to talk about the oilspill in the Gulf of Mexico and energy legislation that may be on the floor this week. For more than 3 months, the American people have watched our Nation's greatest environmental disaster unfold. This…

I rise today to pay tribute to 1LT Vernon Baker, a native of Cheyenne, WY. Our Nation has lost a son of Wyoming and hero of World War II. First Lieutenant Baker not only fought the fascist Axis powers but he also fought to serve in a…

I come to the floor to visit about the continuation of revelations to the American people about the health bill that has been signed into law by the President. I come as someone who has practiced medicine in Wyoming, taking care of the…

West Virginia, the U.S. Senate, and our Nation have experienced an incredible loss. Over the last few weeks, this Chamber witnessed poignant eulogies and remembrances of the legendary Senator Robert Byrd. Much has been said and written…

I ask my colleague this, as he participated in the hearings and the questioning. Apparently, Ms. Kagan says she will recuse herself from participating in a number of cases--I think 11--on which she represented the government in her current…

I spent Friday visiting with colleagues, friends, patients at the Wyoming Medical Center. Across the board, after talking to physicians, talking to patients, talking to others in the hospital as well as around the State of Wyoming, people…

The question that continued to come up was, Can the government force me to buy health insurance? A lot of people in Wyoming carry their copy of the Constitution with them. They carry it in their breast pocket. They carry it with them. It…