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``. . . provided, that the legislature of any State may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointments until the people fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may direct. ``This amendment shall not be so construed…
We live in a big glass house and there are a lot of rocks to throw.
I think that is consistent with what you said on other matters.
What is happening now is unprecedented. What's happening now is going to affect the issues that make a difference to everyday working families.
If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 8:24 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, December 8, 2016, at 9:30…
Earlier the distinguished Senator from Oregon said he recognizes that I am new to the Senate and there may be something different between what we would call a blanket position in the North Carolina House and a blanket position here. Mr…
Let me direct a question through the Chair to the Senator from Indiana. I don't believe the Senator was in at the time that the Senator from Oregon offered his motion. Would the Senator have objected to that motion--Senator Wyden's motion?
I appreciate the comments of the Senator from Ohio. I believe, if I have the facts correct, that it was the majority leader who pushed for the patch into the CR. I am not quite sure I agree with some of the specifics that were put forth by…
I appreciate that, but the reason I directed the question about the objection to the motion of the Senator from Oregon is that there seems to be maybe selective application of a strategy that the Senator from West Virginia is trying to do…
I appreciate the comments of the Senator from Oregon. I may be new to the Senate, but I am not new to North Carolina. I was speaker of the house for 4 years, and I worked with a lot of the agencies that the Senator from Oregon referenced…
Reserving the right to object, I was wondering if I could direct a question through the Chair to the Senator from West Virginia. I was curious as to whether or not the good Senator, my friend and colleague, intends to object to this…
Until now, it has been very difficult to get reliable and useful and complete information as it relates to government spending and the American taxpayer dollars.
What was challenging and frustrating is the fact that DOD has attempted to hide that, squash that information that they requested to be developed because it would impact their ability to spend if Congress got wind of it.
I hope it doesn't go unnoticed that in squeezing in this third hearing on the DATA Act's implementation in the 114th Congress, it is really about setting a priority for transparency.
This is our last hearing of the 114th Congress. As Mr. Connolly would so eloquently point out, it is a welcomed event.
I believe that having this funding support allows us to leverage in a way that all students, all Americans benefit.
I am a proud co-chair of the bipartisan HBCU Caucus, and I am still committed to raising the profile of 1890s and the Historically Black Colleges and Universities as institutions that not only promote and nurture students.
When we talk about what we are talking about today, we are talking about equal opportunity.