I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 19, 2015, at 2:45 p.m., to hold a hearing entitled ``Nominations.'' The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it…

If we are going to authorize S&T this year, we should establish policies and guidance for defining R&D across the Department, and having clear processes and procedures for overseeing R&D, that would provide more oversight of R&D…

Many of my concerns about the Science and Technology Directorate stem from our work in the committee a few years ago during my Chairmanship, when we all worked together over a period of 2 years to pass a comprehensive, bipartisan Science…

I think this is an excellent report, so kudos to the authors.

Without objective measurement tools, it is impossible for Congress to assess what should be changed or what should be kept.

How do you administer that? How do you choose which urban areas, for example, are more eligible than others for telehealth reimbursement?

Are you encouraged by the results of your applications and those who are petitioning the government to choose them?

Thank you very much.

I said I am going to focus on medical research in the Department of Defense.

This committee works well when we can work in a bipartisan manner to achieve the shared goals of advancing the Department of Homeland Security.

I would like to hear from the Deputy Secretary Mayorkas on how, through his leadership, substantial improvements can be achieved at the Department.

I am disappointed that, after expending months of resources to investigate these cases, the Inspector General produced an incomplete review.

That indicated to you, I think, at that time there were opportunities for accomplishing breakthroughs in medical research among economically challenged citizens.

While I understand the need for vendors and airline employees to access various areas of the airport to do their jobs, I also understand the need to maintain security.

After this incident, TSA asked the Aviation Security Advisory Committee to reevaluate airport employee screening protocols.

earlier this year, Senator Casey and I had the honor of serving as the cochairs of the National Prayer Breakfast. The annual event is a longtime tradition that celebrates the importance of faith and fellowship in our lives. This year's…

I ask unanimous consent that Senator Casey and I be permitted to engage in a colloquy. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

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