Let us work together to get the right solution.

When the Department of Homeland Security was established, it was clear that this newly-created agency would interface with the American people and serve as a source of public information.

To that end, how the Department communicates with the public and whether the American people are fully-informed is important.

This structure runs afoul of the 'One DHS' concept.

Unfortunately, much like other areas throughout the Department, there is a lack of cohesion between the Department's headquarters-based Public Affairs personnel and public affairs personnel operating in the components.

I rise to continue this debate on one of the great issues of our time, immigration, the bill that is before us. I thank the ranking member Mr. Grassley for allowing me to jump ahead of him in the schedule. I have a markup in the Armed…

I think given the effort that students, Active Duty servicemembers make to be students, interrupting those benefits would have had terrible consequences.

My interest now is how do we continue to make the beginning educational experience and military experience attractive enough without required military service, mandatory military service?

Isn't this an area that might be threatened and may have an effect on moral and discipline, particularly in the seagoing Navy?

I was thinking back on my personal experience of getting ready to decide where to go to college, and how we were going to pay for it.

Unfortunately, the funding for the Homeland Security Grant Program has been reduced significantly under Republican leadership of the House.

I am pleased to join you in welcoming our witnesses to this hearing on Voluntary Military Education programs in the Department of Defense.

Thank you for inviting me to participate in this hearing.

Protecting the safety and security of our American citizens is our highest priority.

I want to thank the Senate for passing this very important farm bill, the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013. I especially thank my colleagues Debbie Stabenow and Pat Roberts and their staff members for the hard work they…

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.

I am pleased to join the distinguished Senator from Michigan in urging approval of this bill by the Senate. It has been a pleasure working with her and other members of the Agriculture Committee to produce a farm bill that meets the needs…

I noticed there is an operations and maintenance shortfall for the Army's request in excess of $8 billion in the overseas contingency operations and maintenance account.