Just use some common sense.

We have a responsibility--I have tried to stress that--to spend taxpayer dollars carefully.

Instead of trying to kill the Affordable Care Act, we will find ways, in a bipartisan way, working with the administration to fix the problems that need to be fixed.

Mr. President, I do not know if I am going to be able to have time to get into this. For the last several months this year, I have been taking time 1 day a month to talk a bit about an employee in the Department of Homeland Security. Of…

Well, those are great, and we appreciate every one of them and want to follow-up with you.

The administration's budget had some things in it that I thought were very good and maybe some that were less appealing.

One of my goals for as long as I am here is to ratchet down that oversight and to give them at least a little bit of relief.

Do you agree that improving the IRS budget could improve its capabilities to actually carry out its mission?

I call that our 'to-do list.'

What I would like to do, I want to talk a little bit about the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

Mr. President, I ask that my amendment be modified with the changes that are at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Does the Senator wish to call up the amendment?

Mr. President, how much time is remaining? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Thirty seconds.

Mr. President, I would simply say that I appreciate the sentiment expressed by the Senator from Tennessee. I agree that all wars need to be paid for. I think we need to recognize that revenue is required to do so. I yield the floor to…

Mr. President, I wish to call up amendment No. 966, as modified. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Delaware [Mr…

Mr. President, we need to make sure we pay for our war against ISIS. ISIS is a national security threat. We are just now coming to the end of two long wars in Iraq and Afghanistan that have cost trillions of dollars, and we didn't pay for…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The question is on agreeing to the amendment, as modified. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the…

Mr. President, I am proud to join with Senator Merkley in advancing this amendment. It is important we continue to have a strong and effective CFPB to protect consumers and ensure transparency and fairness in our financial marketplace. I…

Mr. President, I come to the floor to speak about our Nation's war against ISIS and why we must pay for it responsibly. As our Nation's Armed Forces continue their critical mission to degrade and destroy ISIS, which is already months…