I think we can see what a terrible error it is to have this in the bill at all. I hope we will repeal it. I yield the floor.

Mr. President, I just heard the discussion about this bill. I know in the health care bill we hired 16,000 more IRS agents. If we hired 16,000 more IRS agents, we should not need a whole bunch more paperwork for small businesses to do, to…

Mr. President, I am pleased to be here today to speak about the passage of a bill that is a top priority for the disability community--Rosa's Law. As always, I have greatly appreciated the opportunity to work with Senator Mikulski on this…

Mr. President, I rise today to talk about an issue important to us all--the safety of our food. Food safety is not a partisan issue--we all want to be confident that the food we eat and give to our children will not make us sick. That is…

Mr. President, I rise to express my concerns about a provision in the new health care law that will impose monumental burdens on small businesses, reduce wages and eliminate jobs. A provision that was included in the new health care law…

Madam President, I rise today to join my colleagues in marking the 20th anniversary of the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act. As the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, I am…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Spencer Suffling and Casey O'Neill of Senator Bingaman's office be granted the privilege of the floor for today, June 29, 2010. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I am here today to pay respects to Senator Byrd, whose desk is now adorned with a black cloth and flowers. I know we will all long remember Monday as the day we received some very sad news, for on that day, as the morning…

Mr. President, as under the previous order, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate stand in recess. There being no objection, the Senate, at 12:22 p.m., recessed until 2:15 p.m. and reassembled when called to order by the Presiding…

Mr. President, I thank the Presiding Officer, and I thank the Senator from Delaware for those comments in his weekly update on Federal employees and the great job they are doing. In the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, we…

I thank my colleagues. The ability to change issuers is something that keeps insurance companies competing against each other to see who can offer the best product at the lowest price. Take that competition away, and prices will go up--for…

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