I think you'll be confirmed with a nice bipartisan vote. And I think we'll be consulting and collaborating with you on a wide variety of issues because you have quite a bit of jurisdiction.

I thank Mr. Veasey for helping organize this Special Order on a topic that is of great concern to me and many of my constituents. The Attorney General, as we know, serves as the United States' chief law enforcement official. He or she does…

As regrettable and reprehensible as the hacking of political parties is, I do think Senator Nelson has touched on really the larger issue which really is the subject matter of this hearing and that is what the real threats are.

this resolution will provide government funding through April 28 at the level prescribed in last year's budget agreement. I urge the Senate to support the resolution. It provides funding to continue counterterrorism operations in Iraq…

I ask unanimous consent to proceed, but before I begin, I ask unanimous consent that the Senator from California, Mrs. Boxer, be recognized following my remarks. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I rise to compliment and congratulate my good friend and colleague, the senior Senator from Maryland, Barbara Mikulski, on her decision to retire from the U.S. Senate. We are going to miss her very much. She has been a very effective…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate stand in recess, following the remarks of Senator Casey, until 2:15 p.m. today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

I have four requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have approval of the Majority and Minority leaders. Pursuant to Rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following committees…

I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Pennsylvania.

before the distinguished Senator from Washington moves on to her other duties, I want to commend her and Senator Alexander for the outstanding job they have done and for the long hours she and her colleagues on the HELP Committee have put…

We especially thank Senate Appropriations Chairman Thad Cochran and Vice-Chairwoman Barbara Mikulski for their unwavering support for the NIH.

I come to the floor to express my support for the ECHO Act, which the Senate will be voting on in approximately 1 hour. This represents bipartisan work--another bipartisan achievement during this very productive term of Congress. In this…

the Senate is scheduled to vote at 2:15 on the continuing resolution. The resolution will provide $1.1 billion in emergency funding to respond to the Zika virus outbreak. Funds are included to accelerate vaccine development, provide…

I ask unanimous consent to have an explanatory statement regarding Senate amendment No. 5082 to H.R. 5325 printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: EXPLANATORY…

This is the final amendment to the bill, which will not kill the bill or send it back to the committee. If adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage, as amended. Just over a week ago, the Nation observed the 15th…

I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern) for allowing me the time. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' and defeat the previous question so we can bring up my bill, H.R. 5256, the Expanding DHS Overseas Passenger…

We have Members of Congress who suggest that we should profile entire communities.

I will say that having such a myopic approach to countering violent extremism is a disservice to the American people.