Of course many states apply, perhaps most states, my state of Mississippi lost out in part because of a DOD memo that discouraged the use of DOD property.

We must plan based on the facts as they are, not the facts as they were.

There are many in this country who want us to consider a viable exit strategy.

On December 23, in my hometown of Tupelo, Mississippi, two of our police officers, Sergeant Gale Stauffer and Patrol Officer Joseph Maher, were shot while attempting to apprehend a bank robber. Thankfully, Officer Maher survived very…

Thank you, Congressman, and thank you so much for putting this Special Order together this evening for us to talk about the devastating effects the Biggert-Waters Act is going to have on flood insurance premiums just not along coastal…

I understand that soon Senator Levin will come to the floor, and perhaps there will be an exchange between Senator Cornyn and Senator Levin about a matter that may be coming to a vote sometime in the next half hour, and that would be the…

I wish to celebrate the passage of the National Pediatric Research Network Act, a bipartisan piece of legislation that was signed into law last month. I wish to thank my colleague, Senator Sherrod Brown, for his leadership on this issue. I…

It would be inconceivable for the senior Senator from Arizona to say anything which I would find offensive or insulting, and I take no offense from his remarks. I wish to be recognized. We are in morning debate; are we in debate on the…

I rise this evening to speak briefly about the delegation chosen by President Obama to represent the United States at the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. I would also like to offer a few…

I would point out that the distinguished Senator from Delaware was on his way to speak and has graciously offered to defer for moment or two while I make my brief remarks. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Reservation of Leader time The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the leadership time is…

Thank you, Madam President. I would ask the Senator from Alabama, it seems to me no one wants to claim parenthood of this very onerous penalty on the retired servicemembers of the United States of America. I would have to infer from the…

I wonder if the Senator from Alabama would yield to me for 60 seconds. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Alabama.

I don't mean to prolong this, but I wish to ask this of the distinguished chairman. I think everyone should understand that although the Senator from Washington chairs the committee and was a member of the conference committee, this is not…

if the Senator would yield for an answer to that question, precisely 3,456 DOD retirees--the very people we are penalizing in this provision--have been recalled to Active Duty since September 11, 2001.

it is my understanding that at 10 a.m. the Senate will proceed to a cloture vote on the proposed budget. It has already been passed by the House of Representatives. The cloture vote will take 60 Senators. If those 60 votes are in favor, we…

The Legislative Fellowship program is a selective mideducation program where the Air Force places the very best and brightest officers and civilians in congressional offices so that they may learn the legislative process. For this past…

This House should use its power to give the Department the necessary resources and legislative authority to achieve the goal of improving employee morale at DHS.