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Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 28, 2015, at 10 a.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ``Avoiding…
Madam President, right now we are in kind of a waiting period. We have made a request. It seems that request is being denied because it takes unanimous consent to come up with language that will allow us to waive time. The time that is…
I am not attempting to get the floor. I think what the Senator from California has said is very significant. I think people realize--and I have said several times that the Senator from California and I are about as far apart…
Madam President, if the Senator from California will yield, let me make one statement, and then I will be coming back later to talk about some of these amendments that will be coming up. One issue we need to clarify with our people on our…
Madam President, I see there is kind of a lull here. We are waiting around for a vote to take place at 10 or 10:30 tonight, I think it is, and I thought I would share. There are still some uncertainties on the bill, the Transportation…
when we have an administration that turns a deaf ear and a blind eye to the needs of our men and women as they are serving overseas in these agencies, it does not do us a darn bit of good.
if we do not have an administration which will allow you to engage or to use those techniques and tactics and whiz gadgets out there, then this does nothing for us.
Mr. President, we have so many elements of the bill that is under consideration now, the DRIVE Act. It is enjoyable to talk about it. Yesterday we talked about the transparency, the fact that we have a way that the public can know every…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 23, 2015, at 10 a.m., in room SD-215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 23, 2015, at 9:30 a.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``Measuring the Systemic…
Mr. President, it is my understanding that the Senator from Indiana, Mr. Coats, is going to want some time to speak, and I am very flexible today. I just want to visit about the bill. We have so many parts of this, and I think that people…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 23, 2015, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``Iran Nuclear Agreement Review.'' The…
OK, it was my understanding that was the case. I have checked with the leaders of the banking committee, and I think they are anticipating that could happen. So I appreciate it, and I just wanted that clarification as to where that problem…
I have been listening. I say to my good friend that I am concerned about that. As the Senator from Michigan knows, there are several titles in this bill. I chair the Environment and Public Works Committee, which is about 90 percent of the…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on July 23, 2015, at 10 a.m., in room SD-430 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 23, 2015, at 10 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 23, 2015, at 10 a.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING OFFICER…
