I also support H.R. 3937, as amended, which designates a U.S. courthouse located in Greenville, North Carolina, as the Judge Randy D. Doub United States Courthouse. I want to thank my good friend and colleague, G.K. Butterfield, for his…

Mr. President, I rise today to honor one of Indiana's best, Dr. John Brademas, who passed away on July 11. John Brademas was an extraordinary public servant and a trailblazing leader. His achievements made a mark on Indiana and on our…

Mr. President, I am returning to the floor--and I can hardly believe this number--for my 50th edition of ``Waste of the Week.'' I started this thinking that because we have not been able to secure any kind of long-term reform to our broken…

Mr. President, today we are debating the water resources development bill that contains crucial provisions to improve and rebuild some of our locks, dams, ports, and flood control systems across the United States. It also authorizes…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that floor privileges be granted to Sara Bauer of my staff for the duration of today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

The University of Southern Indiana's College of Nursing and Health Professions received the first-ever Nexus Award from the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education in August. The Nexus Award is a prestigious national…

On rollcall No. 495, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.'' Personal Explanation

Mr. President, today I return to the floor for talk No. 49--49 weeks of coming to the floor to talk about what we have described as ``waste of the week.'' We originally started this about 50 weeks ago in this cycle, with some skipping of…

On rollcall No. 482, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.''

During rollcall Vote No. 481 on the previous question, I mistakenly recorded my vote as ``yea'' when I should have voted ``nay.'' {time} 1345 (By unanimous consent, Mr. Graves of Louisiana was allowed to speak out of order.) Moment of…

Mr. President, in June I spoke on the floor about the appalling practice of the Palestinian Authority to reward terrorists and encourage more terrorism against Israeli citizens and Americans. My purpose then was to draw attention to these…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Ending U.S. Aid Used for Palestinian Acts of Terrorism

Mr. President, it is time once again for the waste of the week. This is ``Waste of the Week'' No. 48. For 48 weeks I have been coming to the Senate floor during this Senate session, a 2-year session, talking about the waste, fraud, and…

Mr. President, I return to the floor now for the 47th week for the 47th edition of the ``Waste of the Week.'' I highlight documented examples of waste, fraud, and abuse of hard-earned taxpayers' dollars that come to the Federal Government…

Mr. President, I rise to talk about the bipartisan Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, also known as CARA, and the opioid abuse and heroin use epidemics. As I have said, I believe it will take all of us working together to address…

Mr. President, I thank the Presiding Officer, my colleague from Ohio, and my colleague from West Virginia. This is a critical issue. I rise today to join my colleagues in supporting the bipartisan Miners Protection Act. We are here to make…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on June 22, 2016, at 10 a.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ``Renewing…

Mr. President, there is a lot going on around here. Before lunch, we finished a vote that I was very disappointed did not reach the 60-vote threshold so we could proceed to debate and vote on what I think is one of the more important…