First of all, I respect my colleague, and we just have a difference of opinion, but we are still going to work together on everything we possibly can to make it better. It is my understanding that we will be able to adopt the amendment by…

Mr. President, we can fix our student loan program with a ``yes'' vote on the bipartisan legislation to lower interest rates for all student borrowers. The bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act is a long-term fix that is fair, equitable…

Madam President, as we know, Congress has trouble with deadlines. That is why we always seem to be missing them. When we have trouble finding a permanent solution, we seem to kick the can down the road, hoping to find a solution later. We…

Mr. President, I rise to speak on the student loan issue, and my time should be allocated to the time of Senator Alexander. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is recognized.

Mr. President, we have been hearing really two debates around here the last few days--in fact, over the last few days and months--about student loans. Both are important, but they are separate, and I think they need to be separate and…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from West Virginia.

Madam President, upon the completion of my remarks, I ask unanimous consent my colleagues, Senator Blumenthal from Connecticut and Senator Brown from Ohio, be recognized to speak after me. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

Madam President, we are talking about student loans. The thing I have found out working this in the amount of time we have been working it is we are all in the same position. We all want to help our students attain higher education, to be…

I rise to claim the time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Colorado is recognized for 5 minutes.

I thank the gentleman. It is just simple business sense. It doesn't save money to preorder something that you don't know works. You don't do that in business. We as a country shouldn't do it. This is not a theoretical discussion about…

As Members of Congress, one of our greatest responsibilities is to keep our country safe and invest our resources wisely, especially when it comes to securing the safety of our country. The Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) program is a…

I appreciate the gentleman for his efforts on behalf of the chaplaincy. I agree with his interpretation of the rules and responsibilities of the chaplaincy. And we try to represent the diverse faith tradition of the men and women who…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Louisiana will be postponed. Amendment No. 36 offered by Mr. Rigell The Acting CHAIR. It is…

I would like to claim the time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Colorado is recognized for 5 minutes.

To be clear, Mr. Chairman, this amendment saves taxpayer money and actually reduces the deficit by over $100 million. I will be happy to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Visclosky).

I strongly support this amendment. I salute the leadership of Chairman Kline who fully understands the public education side and the military side. We are bringing forth this amendment as another opportunity to make sure that what is…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 29, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $107,000,000)''. Page 157, line 2, after…

Mr. President, I rise today to honor a recently fallen soldier, 1SG Tracy L. Stapley, one of Utah's finest. He left this earth on July 3, 2013, while serving our country at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar. First Sergeant Stapley was an Army man…