Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Gardner). Without objection, it is so ordered. Wasteful Spending

Mr. President, as I have done for the last several weeks, I am back again for this week's ``Waste of the Week,'' a series of weekly speeches which points out how we can save taxpayer dollars by looking at waste, inefficiency, duplication…

Today is a great day for America's seniors. After years of flawed Medicare policy, we are finally creating a stable system that ensures Medicare patients will have access to their doctors. This new policy will move our Medicare system to…

Mr. President, I congratulate the hard-working members of the Greater Bloomington chamber of Commerce as they celebrate 100 years of creating jobs, building Indiana's economy, and improving the lives of Hoosiers across our State. The…

Mr. President, I rise today to speak briefly on an amendment I have already submitted in the budget bill, but which also qualifies as a ``Waste of the Week.'' So I am going to do a two-for here. As I have said previously, I am coming to…

Mr. President, this amendment calls for States to have the flexibility to seek innovative Medicaid reforms that can both strengthen the program and make more efficient use of taxpayer dollars. My State of Indiana has been a leader in…

Mr. President, this amendment, which I will briefly state the intent of here and which I have offered, along with Senator Warner, would help to strengthen our cyber security defenses by calling for increased sharing of information on cyber…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Ernst). Without objection, it is so ordered. State Of The Economy

Mr. President, it is my understanding that reserved time is now available for the Joint Economic Committee, particularly in regard to presenting the report which is part of the budgetary process, so I will go forward with that. It is an…

90 years ago today, the deadliest tornado in U.S. history passed through the southwestern Indiana towns of Griffin, Owensville, and Princeton. Named the Great Tri-State Tornado, the deadly cyclone traveled three States and 219 miles over…

Mr. President, I did not come down to speak on this particular bill. I am back for week No. 4 of waste of the week. In recent weeks, I have highlighted what I describe as excess spending of taxpayer dollars. We have talked about double…

Madam President, I rise to discuss what many believe is the most dangerous threat to our national security, and that is a nuclear Iran. Over the past few weeks, there have been a lot of discussions about the Obama administration's ongoing…

Madam President, I thank the Chair. But even leaving that shocking capitulation aside, we can never expect that the Iranians would negotiate under those conditions. We can now focus on the key fatal flaw of this agreement. It has been…

I thank the chairman for taking up this important piece of legislation today. I also want to thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Doggett) for his leadership on this issue. When seniors require a hospital stay, they are rightfully more…

Mr. President, last month I came to the floor to launch what I call the ``Waste of the Week.'' We look at how we spend the taxpayers' dollars. We all know the biggest issue over the past several years is now sort of fading into the ether…

I thank the gentleman from Utah, and I commend those of my colleagues tonight who are here as well talking about the existential threat of a nuclear Iran. Madam Speaker, I rise today to express my deepest concern over the growing threat of…