Perhaps we need to make sure, because I am holding letters from over 200 major domestic and foreign institutional investors who are very concerned that the SEC has not promulgated a rule that would disallow forced arbitration clauses in…

A class action ban is inherently not consumer friendly, because a consumer cannot bring a collective claim when there is a class action waiver.

I want to commend the work that has been done by Senator Murray and Congressman Ryan as we work towards passing a budget deal before the end of this year. I think the end result is not perfect in anyone's eyes, but what they have done is…

Well, thank you very much, Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member.

The Commerce Committee and Senator Begich's subcommittee are very interested in this issue.

I really want to thank all the testifiers for being so engaged in this critically important issue.

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. There is a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant bill clerk called the roll. The PRESIDING…

I think these conversations reflect the conversations that we hear when we go back to our districts.

On behalf of the people of my home State of Hawaii, I stand today to send our heartfelt condolences to the victims of Super Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. Like so many people in Hawaii and around the world, I and my family have loved…

On November 20, 2013, I was unavoidably detained and was unable to record my vote for rollcall No. 592. Had I been present I would have voted ``nay'' on ordering the previous question. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the…

there is not a single Senator here who does not acknowledge the seriousness of sexual assault in the military and that we must do something to prevent and prosecute these crimes. Yes, there are differences of opinion as to what we need to…

We all believe that it must remain an essential pillar of the United States maritime and national security strategy.

There is no question, as the name and focus of this hearing suggests, Bangladesh is currently in a state of turmoil.

I am particularly concerned over issues, as Mr. Sherman mentioned, regarding religious freedom and specifically over attacks on the minority Hindu community remaining in Bangladesh today.

Thank you very much, Chairwoman Miller and Ranking Member Jackson Lee. I appreciate the opportunity to discuss these very important issues of maritime security.

Considering, obviously, our geographic location and some of the challenges that we face with both air and marine security there, I am wondering about your lack of presence there.

the Houston Chronicle article tells the following account: Lieutenant Helmer was stationed at Marine Barracks Washington in 2006, just a few blocks from the Senate Chamber. One night, after she was ordered to go bar hopping with her…

since the infamous Tailhook scandal in 1991, every Secretary of Defense has proclaimed that our military has a ``zero-tolerance'' policy for sexual harassment and sexual assault. Zero tolerance is the policy our military should have, but…