We need an unrelenting investment in the creation of a legitimate peace process.

The new normal, I believe, is accountability, and that is partly due to the fact that this committee was so strong in its condemnation of that.

We have just got to step up the game and create a cost for those that are going to undermine the effort to have peace in the region.

There now exists a better chance for peace in eastern Congo than at any time since the current deadly cycle of conflict began in the mid-1990s.

I want to express my appreciation in particular to my friend, Congressman Pat Meehan, who represents the Pennsylvania district on the other side of the border, for his interest and support of the national monument dedication.

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I rise to thank Senator Durbin of Illinois for his leadership on these vital issues. You just heard in the comments he made the reach and scope of his vision. I am so impressed with the breadth and depth of his engagement first on behalf…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. 716, introduced earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 716) to…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Heitkamp). Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I yield the floor and suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. (Mr. COONS assumed the Chair.)

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read three times and passed and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (S. 716)…

Mr. President, earlier this afternoon I had the opportunity, the honor, to chair a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee, on which we both serve, to consider the President's nomination of a highly qualified lawyer, Sri Srinivasan, to…

So it is not without deep examination and a keen eye on maintaining the effectiveness of Dodd-Frank that I am in a position to support the majority of these bills before us.

I want to thank the panelists for coming today and for your testimony.

I like to associate myself with some of the frustration that Congressman Himes articulated.

There is a national security interest to make sure that we deal responsibly with global climate change.

I do not think we will ever get out of debt with over 11 million people out of work, so we need to focus on jobs.

I share the concerns about chained CPI and believe that, while we need to--and can--address long-term what needs to be done to strengthen Social Security with incremental change, it should not start by cutting benefits.