Madam President, I believe Senator McCain is on his way to the Chamber. We want to have a colloquy about Ukraine. I ask permission to do that when Senator McCain arrives. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Madam President, as Senator McCain makes his way to the floor, we are trying to figure out what to do as a nation--along with our allies in Europe and throughout the world--about Ukraine and really what to do with Putin. In my view, this…

The Senator from Arizona is absolutely right. Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, if I could interrupt to ask unanimous consent that the article entitled ``Russia's Aggression Is a Challenge to World Order'' by Lindsey Graham and Joe Lieberman…

Mr. President, if people are wondering why Senator McCain's name wasn't on that article--he is on everything else Joe and I did--it is because he was running for President and just got the nomination. We were very much worried then, the…

Will the Senator yield for a question? There is the Membership Action Plan, MAP--I think that is the acronym--where a country gets ready to enter into NATO. Georgia would like that. I think Ukraine now would like that. Here is the basic…

On rollcall No. 147, I missed the vote on final passage of H.R. 1459, the Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments Act. I supported this bill in the Natural Resources Committee and would have voted in favor of it on final…

According to an institute at the University of New Hampshire, the number of long-term unemployed Americans has more than doubled since 2007, to a gruesome 39.3 percent. The President has had more than enough time to get our weak economy…

For the last 4 years, American families have watched as ObamaCare has destroyed jobs, increased insurance premiums, and denied access to trusted medical professionals. You can't keep your doctor. From day one, the administration has not…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, prosecutorial discretion encompasses the executive power to decide whether to bring charges, seek punishment, penalties, or sanctions. This next line is really important. It does not include the power…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To clarify parental rights to use child care…

Mr. President, I offer amendment No. 2837 to S. 2086, the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014. My amendment seeks to clarify that the statute does not favor or promote the use of grants or contracts over the use of childcare…

I want to talk for just a moment as colleagues--not as Republicans or Democrats, not as members of the majority or the minority, but colleagues who are blessed to serve in the United States House of Representatives, the people's House…

I withdraw my point of order and rise in opposition to the motion to recommit. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The point of order is withdrawn. The gentleman from South Carolina is recognized for 5 minutes.

I would like to thank Chairman Goodlatte for his leadership on this bill and a host of others in the Judiciary Committee. Mr. Chairman, I want to have a pop quiz. That may seem unfair to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, but I…

I want to thank Chairman Goodlatte. I also want to thank my friend and colleague from the great State of South Carolina, Mr. Tom Rice, whose legal research and expertise and acumen and leadership is one of the reasons we are here today. I…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 2837

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment so I may call up my amendment numbered 2837, which is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the amendment…

We have no other speakers, and so I yield back the balance of my time.