Mr. Speaker, I rise to bring attention to a serious and heartbreaking situation in Israel, the kidnapping of three teenage boys--Gilad Shaar; Eyal Yifrach; and Naftali Frenkel, who is a dual Israeli-American citizen. They were last seen…

I want to start off by commending you and the CFPB for your outstanding work.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the time until 4:45 p.m. be equally divided between the two leaders or their designees and that at 4:45 p.m. all postcloture time be expired and the Senate proceed to vote on the confirmation of…

Mr. President, I do intend to object to the resolution for a number of reasons. First of all, the resolution prejudges the very conclusion that the resolution says it wants an investigation to determine. It calls for an investigation, but…

I thank the Presiding Officer. Mr. President, first of all, look at what the resolution says. When you read the resolution, it says: Congress should investigate the actions taken by President Obama and his administration that led to the…

Mr. President, with this agreement there will be two rollcall votes at 4:45 p.m., first on the confirmation of Peter Kadzik to be Assistant Attorney General and second on cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 4660, the House Commerce…

Madam President, first, I thank Senator Menendez for his incredible leadership on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. What Senator Menendez did not bring out is the number of hours our committee has had hearings on each one of these…

The scientific information on our environment is pretty clear on public health.

We can and must do better in serving our nation's retirees, persons with disabilities, and surviving family members.

It is important to ensure that the negative effects of such constraints are minimized.

I am concerned about the investigation's finding that SSA is not adhering to four of the six metrics it claimed were the major determining factors when closing a field office.

I commend Chairman Nelson and the Senate Special Committee on Aging for convening this hearing today entitled 'Reduction in Face-to-Face Services at the Social Security Administration.'

I thank you for your extraordinary leadership on this issue.

I hope we can get back to the same type of spirit that inspired you to use your talent at the EPA as we move forward to advance the public health of the people of this Country.

Quite frankly, the solution is one which will answer every member's concerns.

You have put public health first and that is what Congress intended when it passed the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act.

The bottom line is the United States needs to exercise leadership.

Now we need to move forward in that tradition. Unfortunately, we have not.