Mr. President, this week, as we are debating the National Defense Authorization Act, we also celebrate the 72nd anniversary of D- day. On June 6, 1944, more than 160,000 allied troops, including 70,000 brave Americans, did something that…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Rounds). Without objection, it is so ordered. 72nd Anniversary of D-day

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 61, line 4, strike ``or''. Page 61, line 7, strike the period and insert ``; or''. Page 61, after line…

Mr. President, in the $1.9 billion request, they would not have asked for this money because they were asking for $1.9 billion of new money, some justified and some not. I believe we worked hard to get a good start here. This can clearly…

Mr. President, we did just vote to go to conference. I would like to see the conference be able to deal with this issue. In the Ebola funds, there is still $1.2 billion left in the Ebola funds. There is still $1.2 billion left in the Ebola…

Mr. President, do I have any time left? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator has 1 minute.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Missouri will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Walker

The language of the amendment is very clear, very clear. It does one simple thing. It means, if the activation of this levee ever occurs, that the Federal Government is obligated to rebuild it. It is a limiting amendment that is crystal…

In May of 2011, under the strong objections of numerous folks in southeast Missouri and my predecessor, the Army Corps of Engineers activated the Birds Point levee, which is the second time since 1937. This resulted in an extensive amount…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act…

Mr. President, I mentioned what incredible leadership Mr. Alexander, the Senator from Tennessee, provides on these issues. I was pleased, as he was pleased, and I know the Presiding Officer was also, that last year, for the first time in…

I am not sure what it is, but something is wrong with us. It makes me sick to my stomach to see a Presidential campaign that is an embarrassment to most thinking Americans. I can't imagine any parent with good sense who would say to his or…

Again, I thank the sponsor of the bill, the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Stivers), as well as Ms. Sewell and Mrs. Beatty from the other side for their fine work and their support. I appreciate all of the work that was done. Mr. Speaker, I…

I thank Ms. Sinema and Mr. Fitzpatrick for their fine work on this piece of legislation, which basically is a commonsense piece of legislation to help a lot of our small, biotech companies to be able to do a better job of managing their…

Mr. President, we have looked at the proposal. I think we have reached an agreement on the proposal that takes this issue up through September of next year. I think now is the time to move forward. I urge my colleagues to vote for the…

Mr. President, this is an important issue that is being discussed on the floor. I join Senator Blumenthal certainly in my commitment to do whatever we can to extend more choice to veterans. I believe there are less than a handful of issues…

In closing, I just want to say that NGA chose St. Louis because the location best supports the agency's mission. The superiority of the urban setting is ideal for recruiting and retaining a highly skilled workforce. When focusing on the…

I reserve the balance of my time. The CHAIR. Does any Member claim time in opposition?