However, at the same time, anti-Government and militia groups grew by one-third in 2015.

The Guard and Reserve provide one-third of the personnel currently serving in our armed services.

It is very important for this Committee to 'get it right.'

I would hope that contained within forthcoming grant guidance are instructions for some of the funding to be directed at the prevention of right-wing extremist attacks.

I have been responsible for overseeing how the Federal Government supports State and local preparedness and response activities for well over a decade.

From where I sit, I can say with confidence that Federal grant investments have worked.

It is also clear that the threats we face are growing and evolving.

I take seriously the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission that, should our first responders be called upon once again to respond to a terrorist attack, they have the training and equipment they need to do so more safely.

Indeed, former Boston Police Commissioner Davis testified before this committee that without grant funding, the 'response would have been much less comprehensive than it was'.

I join my colleagues in expressing the deepest respect and admiration for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Our country has lost a brilliant, principled, and determined jurist. For three decades, Justice Scalia invigorated the Supreme…

I understand we are on the bill, but there are no speakers presently here, so I would like to address the Chair and my colleagues for a few moments about the matter my colleague from Wyoming was discussing just now, and that is the very…

I especially want to compliment Barbara Mikulski for her outstanding service on this subcommittee and how much we are going to miss her.

Busing is not a bad word. If it were not for busing, I do not know what our schools would do.

We need to be sure that we understand the best that is in our national interest, and that we provide the funding that is needed for the important programs that come under the jurisdiction of this subcommittee.

protecting and expanding the Housing Credit is critical

Thank you, Senator Murkowski, for your leadership on these issues and your contribution to the debate.

The budget request proposes a consolidation of TRICARE and modest increases in pharmacy co-pays and in enrollment fees.

We will let the time run on that issue. Alzheimer's Disease Madam President, at this point I wish to talk about Alzheimer's and an opportunity that we have to cure this most serious disease. We could find a cure for Alzheimer's, Madam…