Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Lewis Sorvillo, my defense legislative fellow, be granted floor privileges for the duration of the consideration of the NDAA and/or the 113th Congress.

Mr. President, as my service in the Senate comes to an end, I rise today to say thank you to some of the wonderful people who have been part of a great ride for over 20 years. We as Americans are fortunate to live in the greatest country…

I rise to pay tribute to my friend, Saxby Chambliss. I will admit to you this is a speech I never wanted to make. I never wanted to make it because we have had a wonderful relationship in this body for the past 10 years. We have done…

Madam President, I join the Senator from Arizona and the Senator from Georgia--my senior Senator, Mr. Chambliss--to rise for a minute and talk about Mike Johanns. I want to amend that. I don't want to just talk about Mike Johanns, I want…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak about my friend Ralph Hall. An amazing man. He has done just about anything adventuresome you can think of in your life. This is the man that tells us that he was a…

Madam President, I rise and second what my friend and colleague from Arizona said. It has been a privilege of mine to serve in this body for 12 years-- and I will be making some comments about that tomorrow--but during my early years in…

Madam President, I rise today as the vice chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence to respond to the public release of the declassified version of the executive summary and findings and conclusions from the committee's study…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, you have heard that Representative John Dingell from Michigan is the longest-serving Member of the House of Representatives in the history of this institution. You have heard that he has…

But you can never really know my boy because an angry man who owned a gun, kept it close at hand and chose to demonstrate unbridled hatred one balmy evening for reasons I will never understand.

Mr. Speaker, Black men and boys killed by police. I can't breathe. Impunity for the killers. No justice, no peace. I can't breathe. Militarized police met peaceful protesters on their knees. I can't breathe. Weapons of war, a show of force…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Speaker, it is amazing again to come down to this House floor to discuss issues and to be a part of this debate. I think one of the issues that really has to come to light here is when it is being said that…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of S. 2673, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act. S. 2673 includes language from the Israel QME Enhancement Act. The Israel QME Enhancement Act is a bill that I sponsored and was supported…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Release of Guantanamo Detainees

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak on something very dear to my heart. The duty of a military chaplain is to help guide the hearts and minds of the soldiers that he serves with or she serves with, and that comes from a perspective of a…

Mr. President, I rise today, along with my colleague from New Hampshire, to discuss an issue that has been spoken about on this floor over the last several years many times, but it continues to be a problem. The Senator from New Hampshire…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act this House will consider later this week. I am very proud to represent Fort Hood, the largest military base in the world. On November 5, 2009, 5 years ago, our…

Mr. Speaker, I rise tonight, ladies and gentlemen, with a heavy heart because today we had a secret grand jury finding in New York that resulted in no charges against the police officer who killed an unarmed man named Eric Garner, a man…

I commend you on calling this very important hearing on a very important subject.