For many working parents, achieving a good balance between work and family is a daily struggle.

I have been listening to these speeches for the last couple of days--3 days, actually. If one listens to the other side of the aisle, one would think Republicans are against college education. I don't think there is a person in America who…

first, I ask unanimous consent that immediately following my remarks, Senator Udall of New Mexico be recognized to speak. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

there are costs to businesses, and for sure, there are costs to society.

I think we are all upset with Ms. Ortiz's situation.

we are going backward. Workers are hurting more today than they were before.

there is no reason we should be having this debate today. Freezing student loan interest rates for 1 year during tough economic times is something I believe we all agree on, so it should be relatively simple to accomplish. The President…

I said it before and I will say it again: Neither option is ideal. These ought to be the options we are voting on, but actually we are not going to get to vote on the two options, we are going to get to vote on one option because this is a…

Could I amend my comments to have the Finance Committee take the bill and work out a solution?

one of the things I have been checking on here is the statement that was made earlier that one in five people get fired for working on organizing. That statement is based on a phone survey of union activists for their estimate if an…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. I wish to continue the debate a little bit on the Boeing situation because the company was creating 2,000 additional jobs--reducing none but creating 2,000 additional jobs--in South Carolina at a…

I thank the Senator from South Carolina, particularly for the insight on the way that this particular Board abused his State and found out they were wrong and got it all taken care of. But his comments are particularly valuable in dealing…

I yield up to 10 minutes to the Senator from Georgia, Mr. Isakson. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Georgia is recognized.

I do want to talk about this open and fair, transparent process that was just referred to. Much has been said about the flawed policy behind ambush elections we are discussing on the Senate floor. But I want to spend a few minutes…

I yield myself such time as I may use. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Tester). Without objection, it is so ordered.

Also, there will be key vote alerts from the Associated Builders and Contractors, Associated General Contractors, Brick Industry Association, Competitive Enterprise Institute, Heritage Action for America, International Franchise…

I yield such time to the Senator from South Carolina as he may need. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from South Carolina.

I yield myself such time as I might consume. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I thank the chairman for the gift of time. There is nothing that is a greater gift than that. Of course, I would like everyone to vote for my resolution of disapproval. This did not go through a process that was open and transparent. In…

I yield 8 minutes to the Senator from South Dakota. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from South Dakota.

I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record three additional letters of support from the Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Association and National Council of Textile Organizers and the Building Owners and Managers Association…

we are having an interesting duel of statistics here, because to take care of the 10 percent that the Senator from Iowa says has a problem, we will turn the other 90 percent on their head. It also doesn't surprise me that the President has…

I rise today to ask for disapproval to stop the National Labor Relations Board's ambush election rule. This rule I have been objecting to was put into place by an NLRB that is bound and determined to stack the odds against American…

most of the small businesspeople I know consider themselves to be part of the middle class. I appreciate the statistics the chairman provided about 90 percent of the elections arriving at agreement prior to the election. What this rule is…

I also ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record an article by Phil Kerpen in the Daily Caller entitled ``Will any Senate Democrat stand up to Obama's NLRB?'' There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in…