Mr. President, for all the people of North Dakota, we thank Colt for his service, and we ask that God bless Colt Allery and his entire family. With that, Mr. President, I yield the floor. ____________________

Mr. President, I have ten requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority leaders. Pursuant to Rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the…

Mr. President, I come here again today on what is a sad day and really a sad week for law enforcement in North Dakota, for the community of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, and certainly for the family of Colt Eugene Allery. Colt was…

I am really concerned, and I think we can take a look at Medicaid funding, and we can say if we stop research on Alzheimer's and Parkinson's--you think you have a Medicaid funding problem right now? You are going to have a bigger Medicaid…

I think it is critically important.

I do not understand, other than kowtowing to maybe folks who write things like 'Crony Capitalism,' why there would ever be opposition to the Ex-Im Bank.

I would ask you to at least consider the other side of this and eliminate what I consider the inequities to the working people in this country.

I do not think there is any dispute here that we need to grow the financial literacy in order for people to be successful.

If we are looking at solving the problem of Social Security--and we recognize you all took a pledge, but that pledge is not necessarily good public policy.

I look forward to continuing to work with Senator Inhofe on a legislative solution to a lot of our problems.

I am not sure I understand how that philosophy could ever be consistent with the President who has really, I think, spoken to that oil rig worker saying, 'We are on your team. We are on your side.'

I find it ironic almost that the mantra on the Affordable Care Act is the concern about if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor, except if your doctor is employed by Planned Parenthood.

Well, transparency is very important, and clearly this Administration wants to be creative and move forward on infrastructure.

Do you believe in the role as OMB Director you should help provide legal and regulatory certainty and that you should help encourage and empower investment in our economy and job growth?

Finding a way to do it and pay for it and get the economy growing. I think it all goes together.

That is absolutely ignoring our constitutional responsibility. I totally agree.

You know, we are the Committee that looks at the thousand cuts.

We are here to represent, along with my friend Senator Tester from that State to the west of me, Montana.