I think it was reported that you were only trying to look at the FBI.

So what tools can Congress provide that could aid in preventing some of these improper payments?

Mr. President, we yield back our time as well. The PRESIDING OFFICER. All time is yielded back. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Chao nomination?

Mr. President, I rise to speak in opposition to the confirmation of Rex Tillerson, the President's nominee to be Secretary of State, and I will tell you why in two words: Vladimir Putin. Rex Tillerson's ties to Russia have been widely…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Commander Dan Hurd, U.S. Coast Guard, a fellow in my office, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the week. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. Speaker, I am heartened by the administration's announcement that it will preserve workplace protections for LGBT Federal contractors. This is a meaningful and positive step toward ending discrimination against hardworking LGBT…

Mr. President, I would echo what our chairman, Senator Thune, has said about Elaine Chao. She certainly has the qualifications to be our next Secretary of Transportation. Clearly, she is a part of the Senate family; as the spouse of the…

Ensure our veterans get the care they need, wherever and whenever they need it. No more long drives. No more waiting. No backlogs. No more excessive red tape.

This was the worst call by far.

We support reinstating the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 which prohibits commercial banks from engaging in high-risk investment.

We are going to send the special interests packing, and we are going to once again have a Government of the people, by the people, and for the people.

I am not going to let Wall Street get away with murder. Wall Street has caused tremendous problems for us.

I told Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to go nuclear if necessary.

We cannot fix a rigged system by relying on the people who rigged it in the first place.

I have always felt that after the defense of our nation, the most important decision a president of the United States can make is the appointment of a Supreme Court justice.

I promised to select someone who respects our laws and is representative of our Constitution and who loves our Constitution and someone who will interpret them as written.

I only hope that both Democrats and Republicans can come together for once for the good of the country.

The Democrats are delaying my cabinet picks for purely political reasons. They have nothing going but to obstruct. Now have an Obama A.G.