Legislation

Cosponsored — A bill to extend the availability of low-interest refinancing under the local development business loan program of the Small Business Administration.

Cosponsored — GI Bill Consumer Awareness Act of 2012

Cosponsored — A resolution commending the achievements and recognizing the importance of the Alliance to Save Energy on the 35th anniversary of the incorporation of the Alliance.

Cosponsored — Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act

Cosponsored — Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2012

Cosponsored — Amend the title so as to read: `Condemning Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army for committing crimes against humanity and mass atrocities, and supporting ongoing efforts by the United States Government and governments and regional organizations in central Africa to remove Joseph Kony and Lord’s Resistance Army commanders from the battlefield.’.

Cosponsored — Preserving America’s Family Farms Act

Cosponsored — Restoring Integrity and Good-Heartedness in Traveler Screening Act

Cosponsored — Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act

Cosponsored — A resolution recognizing the 191st anniversary of the independence of Greece and celebrating Greek and American democracy.

Cosponsored — A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate in support of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the NATO summit to be held in Chicago, Illinois from May 20 through 21, 2012.

Cosponsored — A resolution commemorating the 150th anniversary of Italian Unification and the beginning of warm and abiding relations between the people of the United States and Italy.

Cosponsored — Fairness in Women-Owned Small Business Contracting Act of 2012

Cosponsored — United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012

Cosponsored — A resolution calling for free and fair elections in Iran, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to clarify that all veterans programs are exempt from sequestration, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — Space-Available Act of 2012

Cosponsored — A bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.

Cosponsored — A bill to suspend the current compensation packages for the senior executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and to establish compensation for all employees of such entities in accordance with rates of pay for other Federal financial regulatory agencies.