Thank you, Chairman Graham, for calling this hearing, and I would like to just follow the line of questioning my good friend, Senator Moran, has been leading.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the pending amendment be set aside, and on behalf of Senator Bennet call up amendment No. 715. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The legislative…

I want to specifically thank you for your real leadership over many years in making sure that our investments in foreign assistance contribute to our national security.

I think there is huge potential for us to make a difference.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To create clean energy jobs through predictable…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment to call up the following amendments en bloc: Nos. 343, 391, 392, 394, and 802. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The…

Mr. President, I would like to speak briefly about four of the amendments I have brought up this evening to provide some background and detail. Amendment No. 391 First, I would like to speak about amendment No. 391, an amendment I have…

Mobile telephone technology has transformed the possibilities of connection to the modern economy through mobile banking.

Too often, border security discussions begin and end with how to create more and better barriers at our Southern Border.

Mr. President, I have come to the floor this afternoon to speak about our budget and how the choices we will make over the next few days will reflect our values and priorities. As someone who has acted as a countywide elected official…

I am also concerned about how DOE EPSCoR handled last year's Implementation Grant award process.

As you know, Delaware is an EPSCoR/IDeA State, and the EPSCoR/IDeA programs have been beneficial for many universities around the country.

There are a couple places in your opening comments, you stated that there are places where we need to make investments in order to save money.

we haven't had a new authorization, a broad review and authorization, since 1990 of the number of Federal judgeships required

I would argue that our Federal court system is the envy of the world and the gold standard for this important independent branch of our constitutional structure.

Thank you both very much. I appreciate it.

So of your 94 judicial districts, how long will it take before you complete training in the probation staff, the teams of all of them?

What would be a typical delay, length of time, in one of these overburdened courts, from filing to first hearing to resolution?