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So our military efforts, though, are focused entirely on ISIL, not the chaos that is happening in the entire country?

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 5:58 p.m., adjourned until Monday, April 25, 2016, at 3 p.m.

We are at a crossroads with our tax system. Our Tax Code is outdated, overly complicated, and the IRS has proven that it, in and of itself, is in need of serious reform. Here is an opportunity for us to work together. From the opening…

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:40 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, April 21, 2016, at 10 a.m…

Well, I don't have the actual definition at the top of my mind. But, clearly, the IRS has chosen priorities--some over others--that I think----

I don't want innocent people to be hurt. And with what has taken place at the IRS, I would hope all of us would agree it is unacceptable.

I want to point out that most folks in this room today and right now understand that there is an effort underway to pursue tax reform, to make our Tax Code simpler, easier to enforce, and to actually prevent the need to even pass…

This important legislation we are discussing today will provide our nuclear innovators the transparent framework that is necessary to launch this nuclear fleet into the future.

Thank you, Senator Blumenthal.

The EPA must be accountable to the American people.

I think it's safe to say that the goal of this initiative is to preserve and enhance our technology-based military superiority.

I'm concerned that we become so reliant upon technology that that reliance can be exploited.

This committee has expressed concerns about how the NRC's use of subjective qualitative factors, as opposed to objective quantitative factors, can erode the Backfit Rule.

Response to written questions submitted to Hon. Peter Neffenger by: Hon. Deb Fischer

As I rise, my prayers are with the victims of the terrorist attacks in Brussels. Today, I would like to pay tribute to a multifaith religious organization that rises above the divisive elements in our Nation and around the world. Each day…

I rise during National Agriculture Week to recognize the tireless work of our farmers, ranchers, and producers. I am proud to represent Nebraska's Third District, the number one agriculture district in the Nation. As the world's population…

I would certainly hope we could get responses in a more timely manner, and not just before you are going to show up before the Committee for a hearing.

Thank you, Congresswoman Black, for your leadership not only on this issue, but so many others. We often are in very important economic debates, debates about finances and debates about roads. Not often enough, perhaps, do we go to the…