I appreciate that. First of all, I don't think the Senate is going to adopt the Ernst amendment because we authorized--reauthorized this important ARC program just last year on a bipartisan basis in both the House and the Senate. I want to…

We want to welcome our panel of witnesses today to our hearing on the budget request for defense appropriations on the fiscal year 2017 defense innovation and research budget request.

Thank you very much.

I don't want to continue to subscribe to this Russian engine any longer than we have to, but I think it is shortsighted for us to just say, as some in the authorizing committee have said, 'We're cutting them off cold turkey. We're finished…

This subcommittee has been a strong advocate of science and technology investments and has ensured funding to make certain our Nation can maintain its role as the world's leader in technology and innovation.

Small business are mom-and-pop stores. They are contractors. They are all kinds of people across my district located on Main Street. They are families, they are veterans, and they are individuals in the First District of Mississippi and…

Members of this Committee, including myself, have been asking for years, on a bipartisan basis, for this staffing model, but CBP has so far refused to comply.

The Transportation Security Administration is well-known for its role in commercial aviation security.

Although there have been no successful attacks on U.S. pipelines, it is important that the United States remain vigilant.

The Honorable Bennie G. Thompson, a Representative in Congress From the State of Mississippi, and Ranking Member, Committee on Homeland Security:

I am writing to express the serious concerns I have regarding staffing issues at airports throughout our nation.

While some progress has been made toward addressing those challenges, much more remains to be done to ensure that CBP has the staffing and infrastructure necessary to keep pace with travel and trade while continuing to secure our Nation's…

I join with the vice chairwoman of the Appropriations Committee, Senator Mikulski, and the chairman and ranking member of the Budget Committee, Senator Enzi and Senator Sanders, in honoring Janet Airis on her retirement after 32 years of…

We would like to hear when you don't want money someday, because money by itself is not everything.

Thank you very much for your participation in this hearing and the assistance that you have provided to this committee.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. EUREKA Act

I don't know what other Members of the Senate will be doing at 8 p.m. eastern time, but I can tell you I will be in front of my television set watching ``American Idol.'' We all take pride in people from our own States, but I want to…

and my fellow colleagues, I once again come to the floor to talk about Alzheimer's and the efforts being made in this country and in this Senate and in this city to find a cure and find better treatments for the scourge of Alzheimer's…