I realize, Mr. Director, this is not a climate issue, but I am merely trying to point out that you are concerned about the migration of ducks, as am I, as are our people in Mississippi, particularly along the river counties and the delta…

I admire you for standing up, and Dr. South also, for standing up, and saying you have a right to be heard.

Polls have closed in Mississippi where we are waiting for results in what has been a close and nasty GOP Senate race.

I appreciate the gentleman yielding. I also have concerns, Mr. Speaker, about the bill's view of the future of security clearance investigations and adjudications and the degree to which it sets the stage for computers and algorithms to…

What kind of message is this administration sending to the American people?

on Memorial Day 2014, I will join a grateful nation in paying homage to the men and women of our Armed Forces who have given their lives to defend this Nation. The people of Mississippi are proud and supportive of those in military…

The most important function of our government is to provide for the common defense. That is why I am pleased that the National Defense Authorization Act blocks the administration's end strength reduction proposal, as well as redistribution…

I rise this afternoon to express my strong support for a new Water Resources Reform and Development Act, which we can send to the President this very week, and it will be a great bipartisan accomplishment. It will be a major win for…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Mississippi. Water Resources Reform and Development Act

This hearing is timed only days after the Department of Justice announced indictments against five Chinese military officials for conducting cyber espionage against U.S. industries related to nuclear power and solar and metal products.

I thank the gentleman from Wisconsin for yielding. I too rise in support of H.R. 4268. In Mississippi, U.S. Highway 78 cuts diagonally through the foothills of the Appalachians to Memphis. This is the highway that our most famous native…

my impressions of the so-called Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act are that it is too costly, too complex, and too intrusive. Small business owners in my State have been particularly vocal about having to choose between making…

MAP-21 consolidated a number of the programs that local units of government could access for funds.

I sorrowfully rise this morning to take note of the sad state to which this great deliberative body has fallen, and I do so reluctantly because I must specifically criticize the majority leader of the U.S. Senate for bringing this body to…

I will quote at length from the Wall Street Journal this morning, because in mentioning this popular piece of legislation, the editorial gets right to the point. It says: . . . the reason [the bill failed this week] tells the real story of…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. A New Normal

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

There is a great deal of collaboration going on, and I commend all of the panel for the work you are doing to make sure we have the most modern capabilities to protect the security interests of our country.