Mr. President, I wish to say a few words on the nuclear agreement that is being negotiated with Iran. I will start by commending the members of the Foreign Relations Committee, particularly Senator Corker, the chairman of that committee…

Mr. President, I rise to introduce legislation to rename a wilderness area in my home state of Alaska in honor of Alaska's fourth Governor, Jay S. Hammond. I am pleased that I am joined in sponsoring this bill by my Alaska colleague…

Mr. President, I rise to introduce a bill to allow five Southeast Alaska communities to finally be allowed to form urban corporations under the terms of 1971's Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, the Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native…

Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 838. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment is already pending.

Mr. President, Senator Sullivan and I have come together to move forward on this amendment. It provides a spending- neutral reserve fund for the sale, transfer or exchange of Federal lands to State and local governments. I want to make…

Mr. President, I have two amendments that I want to speak to very briefly this evening that I hope we will have an opportunity to consider tomorrow when we move to a very accelerated process. One of them relates to lands and one relates to…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the pending amendment be set aside to call up my amendments Nos. 838 and 770 en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendments are called up…

Mr. President, at this time I ask unanimous consent that the pending amendment be set aside to call up Senator Thune's amendments Nos. 607 and 743 en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendments Nos. 607 and 743 En Bloc

I would like to thank Ms. Waters and especially the chairman, Mr. Pearce, for this legislation. It is something that we have worked on together with Tom Cole, many in this room. I would like to thank the Hawaiian delegation. It has always…

Mr. President, today I rise to support the Justice for Trafficking Victims Act, and I want to commend the numerous Senators-- Cornyn, Klobuchar, and so many others--who have worked so hard to move this act forward. I realize there are many…

Mr. President, I thank my friend and colleague from North Dakota for his leadership. He has been dogged not only as we have advanced this measure through the floor and process but truly over the years. It has been 6-plus years, or 2,350…

Mr. President, I request unanimous consent that Cale Clingenpeel, an intern on my staff, be granted privileges of the floor for the duration of the day. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, it is quiet around here today, this afternoon. We have been notified that we are not going to be having any further votes this week because Washington, DC, is anticipating a winter storm. It is March 4. I think most people…

Mr. President, rise today to introduce legislation that I have cosponsored for a number of years, that will remedy the problems that have been created by this administration's decision to apply the, Inventoried, Roadless Area Conservation…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 26, 2015, at 9:45 a.m. in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 26, 2015, at 9:30 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 26, 2015, at 9:30 a.m. in room SR-418 of the Russell Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING…