Mr. President, today, I wish to honor the town of Ferdinand on its 175th anniversary and to recognize the many contributions of Ferdinand's citizens to the surrounding communities, the great State of Indiana, and to our country…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 20 minutes in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I understand that Senators have some business to wrap up and are expecting an early out here today, and this Senator is letting some of them finish their conversations. I do want to speak, and I appreciate the unanimous…

Mr. President, the nuclear negotiations with Iran are now approaching a self-imposed deadline of June 30, just a few days from now. The negotiators chose that deadline when they concluded the interim accord 6 months ago and have reportedly…

Mr. President, today, I am back on the floor of the Senate for the 15th installment of the waste of the week. We all know the debt clock is ticking and that the Federal Government is racking up trillions of dollars of debt, which will have…

Mr. President, it is an honor to follow my colleague from New Hampshire, who has done such an eloquent job. Export-Import Bank I want to talk about the Export-Import Bank. I said this during the unnecessary 2013 Government shutdown, and I…

In Indiana, the medical device industry employs over 20,000 Hoosiers in over 300 medical device companies. These are good-paying jobs that pay 56 percent more than the average wage. As Indiana Governor Mike Pence recently put it in a…

I just came from an Armed Services Committee meeting where the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs both agreed that under no circumstances should this House consider this resolution at this time, which is conceivably…

Mr. President, today I rise to recognize Bosma Enterprises on the 100th anniversary of its founding. I commend Bosma for remaining steadfast in its mission to decrease the unemployment rate among those who are blind or visually impaired…

Mr. President, I wish to speak about several amendments I have submitted to the Defense authorization bill currently before the Senate. First, I wish to commend Chairman McCain in his first mission as chairman of the Armed Services…

ObamaCare's medical device tax has already been devastating to innovation, patient care, and job creation, especially in my home State of Indiana. Up north, we have Warsaw, which is known around the world as the orthopedics capital of the…

Madam President, this is week 14 of ``Waste of the Week.'' I have been coming to the floor for 14 weeks while the Senate has been in session this year to talk about yet another waste which, if we can correct, can save the taxpayers a lot…

On rollcall No. 361, had I been present, I would have voted ``no.'' Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 361 I was unavoidably detained in office meeting on the legislation and the roll was closed upon entrance to the House floor. Had…

Today, I rise in support of H.R. 1314, the Trade Act of 2015, and H.R. 644, the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act. With 96 percent of the world's customers living outside of the United States, it remains vital for Congress to…

I was proud to work with Chairman Ryan to ensure that the House was able to include language within this act to ensure that no future free trade agreement can include language for backdoor cap-and-trade agreements. We included language…

Mr. President, now that we concluded the vote, I would like to announce for the Record that I am privileged and honored to be able to host a number of people from my alma mater, Wheaton College. The board of trustees is holding a meeting…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Welcoming Visitors from Wheaton College

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.