Tackling the digital divide is critical for promoting economic opportunity, healthcare access, and education.

Unfortunately, my home state of New Mexico ranks 47th among states when it comes to the availability of download speeds greater than 3 megabits per second.

Yet the Nation that invented the Internet lags behind other countries when it comes to broadband speeds.

I want to thank Chairman Thune for calling this hearing today.

So it sounds to me like Iran could break the rules of this agreement, but they cannot break the rules of physics.

I very much appreciate the negotiators and the team, and especially give a shout out to Wendy Sherman.

Iran cannot create a facility or enrich uranium or plutonium out of the thin air.

I personally believe we are going to have this agreement. We are going to move forward.

There have been concerns about what happens at year 10, year 15, year 20, under the deal.

Mr. President, climate change is one of the greatest challenges of this century. We have a profound choice before us. We can deny that our climate is warming, we can fall behind our economic competitors, we can ignore the danger to our…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Sasse). Without objection, it is so ordered.

I ask for its immediate consideration and to send the resolution over, under the rule, I, therefore, object to my own request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The resolution will go over, under the rule.

Mr. President, I have a resolution at the desk of which Senator Merkley and I are cosponsors. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the resolution by title. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 20)…

Mr. President, I rise today to talk about our continuing effort to change the Senate rules as we begin the 114th Congress. This is the same process Senators Merkley, Harkin, and I used at the beginning of the last Congress when we…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Grassley). Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oregon is recognized.

I thank Chairwoman Mikulski and the Presiding Officer. I will say a few words about Chairwoman Mikulski. First of all, I am honored to serve on the Appropriations Committee. For the last couple of years I served as the chairman of the…

Madam President, I rise in strong opposition to the motion to refer, which would remove the public lands title from the Defense authorization bill. Like some of my colleagues, I think an appropriate place to start today is to thank Chair…