Thank you for a broad and vigorous conversation about a lot of different issues.

I think it is critical for us to sort them out, regardless of the timeline, to make sure that we manage to meet Congress' expectation for this auction.

Mr. President, the mission of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, CBP, is broad and diverse. The more than 60,000 men and women of CBP protect our borders at and between our ports of entry. They protect Americans against terrorists and the…

I think that all of us should be focused on making sure that we give our children everything that we've ever had and more.

I thank my colleague for his graciousness. I told him I would speak for 10 minutes. It is usually about 10 hours, but I only have 10 minutes. Mr. President, I rise today on the Senate floor to recognize the efforts of many of our Nation's…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that a statement in support of Division M of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, the Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act be printed in the Record. There being no…

Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Ohio for his kind words, and to him and our colleague, Senator McCaskill from Missouri, for their persistence and leadership on an important issue. I oftentimes describe myself on this floor as a…

It is important to recognize a patent is only as strong as the owner's ability to enforce it and the awareness of others of that ability.

First, the reforms in this bill that will make it harder to enforce patents are not targeted toward trolls but will affect all patent holders.

While I congratulate my colleagues on their bipartisan effort, this is not a bill that I can support.

I was frankly very disappointed to see the President's fiscal year 2016 budget request once again only asked for half of the amount needed to fund these crucial programs.

I look forward to continuing to work on Federal, State, and local law enforcement partnerships that can reduce violent crime.

I will submit a question for the record about forensic hair analysis. I was very concerned to see reports that FBI forensic experts may have overstated the strength of evidence.

Second, the bill contains nothing to encourage the innovation that our patent system is designed to support.

I really want to thank and welcome the witnesses for your thoughtful testimony.

A very interesting hearing, and I think very informative.

We must name the enemy kind of motif.

Several of my colleagues have said that in order for the United States to have a success against al-Qaeda and against ISIS, we must adequately define the problem and our enemy.