I think a special council on the FBI side would be very helpful just in terms of credibility.

I do think leadership matters, however. And I do think that we've had -- that the -- this whole process has tainted the senior leadership for the Justice Department to the point where they have a statutory ability to appoint something…

this afternoon, the Senate Special Committee on Aging is scheduled to hold the second part of a two-part series of hearings that we are holding to explore the impact of isolation and loneliness on the health and well-being of our seniors…

I see the Democratic leader is rapidly leaving the floor, so he obviously does not want to hear anything more about our hearing, but this makes no sense whatsoever. This is an example of the dysfunction of the Senate. How does it make…

So it would be unusual and not standard practice for there to have been a notification from the FBI Director to President Trump or anyone else involved in this investigation, informing him or her that that individual is not a target, is…

I am certainly happy to work with you and I appreciate the efforts you are making.

The best defense is if the public knows what's happening and they say, oh, it's just the Russians again.

Credibility is the key.

We are seeing warfare change before our eyes.

I say to the Senator from Virginia, 48 years ago this summer I joined the national legal services program and went to the State of Maine, where I served people in a very rural area with a whole range of problems. What I came to realize…

around here we often discuss bureaucracy and regulation and overreach and government getting out of the way. I want to point out and bring to the attention of the Senate and the American people one of the most ridiculous actions of any…

We cannot defend ourselves. We cannot install defenses that are so expensive that they far outweigh the risk.

It seems to me this is a place for American ingenuity and inventiveness and creativity to market for somebody.

I believe this is a simple case that could be easily rectified, and I am confident--I am almost confident that it will be. I trust that common sense will prevail and the well-being of our students will be put above minor technical issues…

I rise today to introduce legislation with my colleague from Wisconsin, Senator Baldwin, that would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to convene a panel to develop a national strategy to recognize and support the more than…

The Fiscal 2017 Omnibus Appropriations bill--which, God willing, we will be sending to the President to be signed this week and all of us can give high-five's on that-- includes additional funds for the DOD and the Army from the previous…

Research in advanced biofuels can lead to supply diversification and help to insulate the Pentagon's budget from oil price shocks.

The larger of the two was attended by over 1,400 people, the vast majority of whom spoke in support of the National Monument.