The Federal Government is trying to help, but much more needs to be done.

Employers should look at the scope of coverage they offer to make sure it is comprehensive.

So on this small business health plan, when it came to the floor, I had the unfortunate experience of having Senator Frist setting a filibuster and filling the tree. ``Filling the tree'' means nobody can make another amendment to the bill…

I want to join the Senator from California in the hope that the House will pass the bill that was sent over from the Senate last night. It was a tremendous amount of effort that was put into it by a number of people over a number of days…

Yes, just a couple more minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Brown of Ohio). The Senator from Wyoming.

we are busy patting ourselves on the back for avoiding the fiscal cliff. I don't know how much congratulations we ought to have for that. Yesterday, I was buying some groceries, and the guy at the checkout stand had no idea who I was and…

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Merkley). The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.

at the end of each session of Congress, the Senate takes a moment to acknowledge and express our appreciation for the service of those retiring Members who will not be a part of the next Congress when we reconvene in January. We offer each…

at the end of each Congress the Senate has a custom of taking a moment to express our appreciation to those members who will be returning home when the gavel brings the current session to a close. This tradition provides us with an…

it has long been a Senate tradition to take a moment as the current session of Congress draws to a close to express our appreciation and acknowledge the many contributions each retiring Senator has made to our legislative deliberations…

as the work of the Senate for the current session of Congress begins to wind down, it is good to take a moment to acknowledge and express our appreciation to our friends and colleagues who will be retiring when the final gavel brings to a…

I appreciate having this opportunity to join my colleagues in expressing not only my great sadness on the passing of Senator Inouye but my great appreciation of his lifetime of service to his beloved Hawaii and to our Nation. Danny Inouye…

each year on November 11, we come together as individuals and as a Nation to express our heartfelt gratitude to our veterans for the countless sacrifices they have made over the years on our behalf. Thanks to them, our Nation is strong and…

This case represents a catastrophic failure by the regulatory agencies that are charged with protecting patients from unsafe drugs.

the President, the administration, and the Senate majority have failed to govern during a crucial time for our Nation. There is a willingness to kick our problems down the road, with the hopes that the next election will suddenly inspire…

When it comes to retirement, I always warn people that looking at the statistics that come through our committee, most of the people who die are retired.

We should not just try and go back and rebuild Subpart F from 1962.

I think having leadership involves resisting the arguments that because other countries do it...

We need it. And we also need to be a leader to the other countries in the world.

We do not have to let this occur, and I think we should exercise leadership to prevent it.

One of the things we're lacking in this country is financial literacy.

Thank you very much, Senator Enzi.

The Workforce Investment Act should have been done 6 years ago.

I think this has been an extremely valuable panel.

Our work is really going to be cut out for us.