Senator Cruz is now on the floor, and he will be speaking right after me. I thank Senator Cruz for his efforts to keep the focus on the Benghazi terrorist attacks. It seems to me to be a great shame that 1 year after the heinous attacks on…

Reserving the right to object, my remarks will only take 4 minutes to identify myself with Senator Cruz's effort on Benghazi. I know Senator Inhofe would like to say a few words. So perhaps I could start?

You have been promised full cooperation by the Deputy Commissioner, Mr. Werfel. I have been present when he has tried to inform the committee of full cooperation. Now we find out what full cooperation is, more especially as the President…

I am extremely upset about it. I thank my colleague for bringing this to the attention of the Senate.

I would like to again thank the distinguished ranking member of the Finance Committee for his presentation and asking very pertinent questions with what I thought was going to be not an easy task but at least a task where we would receive…

Would the distinguished ranking member yield for one quick question? I know the Senator has prepared remarks, and I know he is not feeling well, but I am stunned by this. I am a member of the committee, as the Senator well knows.

I would imagine, if you do the math--and if you know how much time we have to actually do this--but I am stunned. This isn't what we were promised. This wasn't the understanding of the full committee and the bipartisan effort. I don't know…

We might have a heck of a test on it next week. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from South Dakota.

thank you for being able to maintain order in this very crowded Chamber. It should be a crowded Chamber. It is not. I say it should be because this should be a required debate. As a matter of fact, we should have had the debate. I am the…

I rise today to honor a true patriot, and fellow U.S. Marine, Col. Harold R. Van Opdorp. While some know him as ``Odie'' and others as Colonel V, we all know him as Marine. After more than 3 years of service leading the Marine Corps'…

I understand that the distinguished chairperson of the sometimes powerful Senate Agriculture Committee will be on the floor to lock in amendment No. 965 by Senator Sanders. I rise in opposition to that amendment. The amendment would allow…

I thank my colleague from Kansas for his wonderful eulogy to a wonderful man, a teacher, a State legislator, and just a very nice individual. I thank the Senator for that excellent eulogy. We will miss him. ____________________