there is overwhelming bipartisan support to repeal the COLA reduction for military retirees that was enacted last December in the budget bill. The debate now is whether and how to pay for the cost of this repeal. I agree with my friend…

Thank you very much to all of the testifiers for making the trek to Washington, DC.

I think the Senator is exactly right. We had the Senator from Indiana talking about debt and deficits and making sure we spend every Federal dollar intelligently. Right now, we are simply not spending this money in the most efficient and…

I think the Senator is exactly right about that one. Let me give you some data. In 2011 only 38 percent of undergraduate students in a 4-year institution graduated on time. So when you think about the cost of college, you think about the…

I thank the Senator from Connecticut for his partnership on this legislation. He has been a real friend and a true partner. We are happy to have the support of Senator Murray from Washington as well as Senator Sanders. They have been…

On January 21, I attended a USARPAC Sisters in Arms forum in Hawaii, and I met a warrior and a hero. Her name is Staff Sergeant Mary Valdez. I watched in awe, inspired as she stood at attention with her right hand raised, tears streaming…

When is this priority going to start taking place or showing through in very real and practical ways?

one of the assets that the East-West Center provides is at that grass roots level where you're having that exposure and that engagement

I wish to congratulate Senator Booker for his maiden speech. It is great to have him with us, and I thank Senator Booker also for calling upon the better angels in all of us to do what is right. Opportunity and fairness for all are not…

I just want to say thank you so much for your commitment to service, your dedication to duty.

Ricky and former Chairman of the Committee, Senator Inouye, were great partners.

I will continue to work with you, other stakeholders and my colleagues to ensure that Congressional actions are guided by the principles of self-determination and self-governance.

I want to take this opportunity to formally thank you Senator Cantwell for your very able leadership of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.

I want to thank Senators Cantwell and Barrasso for holding this important hearing today to consider, S. 919, the Department of the Interior Tribal Self-Governance Act.

I think the sequester has an effect on that.

cybersecurity plays a vital role in the security of our Nation.

With this additional funding as a result of this agreement, how will DOD prioritize readiness funding levels for these fiscal years--by program or capacity, and what will the readiness impacts be for fiscal year 2016, should sequestration…

Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea, two of our closest treaty allies, remain strained.