Mr. President, I return to the floor this week for my 24th edition of ``Waste of the Week.'' I have been coming down every week that Congress has been in session during this cycle talking about waste, fraud, and abuse of hard-earned…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. 60th Anniversary of Crispus Attucks Championship

To my colleague, the leader of the Senate, our President pro tempore, I am so honored for you to speak of our fine young men that way. Every citizen of Indiana is grateful. They were an extraordinary group. I met them when I was back home…

Thank you. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Cassidy). The Senator from Utah. Defend Trade Secrets Act

Mr. President, earlier this year I was incredibly fortunate to be part of the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, a moving and meaningful experience in Selma, AL. Fifty years ago, during the marches from Selma to Montgomery, civil rights…

Mr. President, first, I want to commend my colleague, my partner on the Senate Intelligence Committee, for his recent remarks delivered here on the floor. It was our Director of National Intelligence, Admiral Clapper, who said that in all…

On rollcall No. 534 I was not present due to a death in the family. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.'' ____________________

On rollcall No. 535, I was not present due to a death in the family. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.'' personal explanation

Mr. President, as many of my colleagues know, I have been coming to the floor for 22 weeks now--every time the Senate has been in session during this cycle--to address another waste of the week, and that is what I am doing here this…

I will just cut to the chase. We are all aware of the boondoggle that is the Denver, Colorado, VA medical facility construction project. The ongoing Denver veterans' hospital project has nearly tripled in initial VA cost projections. It is…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Wasteful Spending

Mr. President, since February I have been coming to the Senate floor every week to talk about the waste of the week. Back in 2010, when I made the decision to answer a call to run for the Senate again, one of the primary reasons for my…

Thank you, Mr. Benishek. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the distinguished gentleman from Michigan and the distinguished gentlewoman from Arizona for yielding. In honor of Suicide Prevention Month, I rise today to increase awareness about…

Mr. President, this week Pope Francis will be making a historic visit to Washington, DC, to address those of us in Congress and millions of Americans across the United States. While I am not a Catholic, one of the tenets of the Catholic…

Madam President, here we are again. There is just over a week before funding runs out to keep our government open, and some in Congress are threatening to shut down the Federal Government again to advance their own political agendas. I…

With all due respect, a radical agenda is protecting an organization that dismembers body parts and sells them for profit. For the record, I am probably the only Member of this body to have operated on babies as young as 23 weeks'…

Mr. President, there has been a lot of talk around here about the Iran deal: It is over. We made our best effort. We have fully exposed exactly what is in this agreement. We had hours and hours, days and days, and weeks and weeks of…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Cassidy). Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Indiana.