It is important that we operate in the world that actually exists, not the one that we hope or we wish could exist or would exist in the future.

I rise today to enable my colleagues to become aware of the tragic circumstances that led to the untimely death of 5-year-old Talia Williams and an amendment I have submitted that seeks to close the loophole that allowed Talia to slip…

I ask unanimous consent that Jessica Cleary, a Navy fellow in my office, be granted privileges of the floor through the end of the calendar year. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I would like to take a few minutes to shift gears to another issue of great importance. This issue is more hopeful. On June 15, 2012, President Obama enacted DACA--or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals--granting deferred action to…

Today, in my home State of Hawaii, we are celebrating King Kamehameha Day to honor the legacy of King Kamehameha I, who established the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1810. King Kamehameha knew that for a nation to be vibrant, its citizens must feel…

I would first like to thank the chairman and the ranking member for this opportunity. Mr. Chairman, I offer this amendment with Mr. Jones of North Carolina. Our bipartisan amendment would increase DOD's supplemental impact aid to $55…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 9, line 6, after the dollar amount insert the following: ``(reduced by $25,000,000) (increased by $25,000,000)''. The…

I ask unanimous consent that the following speakers in morning business be limited to speak for up to 5 minutes each: Myself, Senators Gillibrand, Manchin, and Markey. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

My amendment is simple and would help to address cyber vulnerabilities for stored government information at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. As the bill is currently written, section 206 would require the Commodity Futures Trading…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 15, line 4, strike ``and''. Page 15, line 7, strike the period and insert ``; and''. Page 15, after line 7…

I rise today to support amendment No. 1521, which would limit the use of overseas contingency operations, or OCO, funds. I am proud to be a cosponsor of this amendment, which was filed by the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services…

climate change is real, it is caused by humans, it is urgent, and it is solvable. Climate change is real, it is caused by humans, it is urgent, and it is solvable. This year we have had some debates about climate change on the Senate floor…

I thank the chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee for his gentlemanliness and for our ability to work together in spaces where we agree and when we have to disagree, to be agreeable about it. I really appreciate that…

Just like that landline was necessary in the 1980s, everyone needs a broadband connection to participate in today's society.

However, the program does need an overhaul. We must learn from the mistakes of the past, and we have to work on parallel tracks.

it just seems to me that, as we grapple with the eligibility determination question and the mechanics of that, which are enormously difficult, there is just no way that any of that is going to get settled, as a practical matter, before the…

my concern is no objection to moving forward on broadband, but that at a minimum we take the lessons we have learned from Lifeline for voice and we encourage the FCC to use those lessons and not repeat those mistakes.

When Lifeline began almost three decades ago, the goal was to make sure that all Americans had the securities and opportunities that came with phone service, whether you needed to call an ambulance or call for a job interview.