| Immigration Reform |
April 24, 2013 |
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Steve King, R-IA
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"And the trade off is—what?—amnesty first for the promise of enforcement. It’s the same thing that came along in 1986 and multiple times since then—amnesty for the promise of enforcement."
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| The President’S Budget |
April 11, 2013 |
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Michael Enzi, R-WY
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"The President’s budget proposal would increase taxes as a percent of the Nation’s total output, or GDP, each year over the next 10 years, resulting in revenues as a percent of GDP at 20 percent in fiscal year 2023. The average rate over the past 40 years has been approximately 18 percent of GDP. The U.S. has balanced the budget 12 times since World War II. The average revenue for those 12 years was 18 percent of GDP. These numbers tell the story—our problem is not that we tax too little but that we spend too much. I have introduced a bill called the Penny Plan that cuts spending by one percent for each of the next three years, and balances the budget in 2016. Our Nation owes over $16 trillion and no one is talking about reducing it. We have to get to balance—the sooner the better—and start paying down the debt."
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| Executive Session |
March 7, 2013 |
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Benjamin Cardin, D-MD
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"Mr. President, I come to the floor to note a sad anniversary. Friday, March 1, marked 6 years since the tragic death of a 12-year-old Maryland child named Deamonte Driver. I have spoken about him many times since his passing, which happened just weeks after I came to the Senate."
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| Twentieth Anniversary Of Fmla |
February 4, 2013 |
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Tom Harkin, D-IA
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"The FMLA has been an unqualified success. It has made a real difference in the lives of millions of hard-working Americans. In fact, the FMLA has been used more than 100 million times since its passage 20 years ago."
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