We have great community colleges and universities, all of which do great training and workforce.

I am not a big fan of the CFPB and Dodd-Frank.

It was going to touch every--and it was so overreaching, and I don't even know all the areas it really touched because it was just huge.

Passage of PAHPA's reauthorization would not only provide critical certainty for public health agencies and industry partners, it would also bring about some much needed reforms.

I rise this morning to speak in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act. We are currently negotiating with Members of the Republican and Democratic Parties on how to consider amendments. We will eventually get there, as we do every…

I ask unanimous consent that Frank Tedeschi and Steven Fowler, defense fellows in Senator Rounds's office, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the day. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

I thank my colleague and fellow member on the House Committee on Homeland Security, Congressman Lou Correa, for leading tonight's special order regarding the need to protect immigrant children and families from the cruel and punitive…

It is an honor today to rise in memory of Army Sergeant Julius E. McKinney, who paid the ultimate sacrifice while defending our Nation during the Korean war. Sergeant McKinney was a member of the Heavy Mortar Company, 32nd Infantry…

Today I want to rise and recognize my friend Judge Charles D. Thomas, who died recently and who was a great mentor and friend to me. Judge Thomas was a former military member and served as a company commander in the Mississippi Army…

I have 2 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 following…

I rise today to comment about the economy, but I want to observe that I am proudly wearing a seersucker suit today. I would mention to my colleagues that Senators have worn seersucker suits for decades, for literally centuries, on this…

I ask unanimous consent that Allie McDonnell, an intern in Senator Sullivan's office, be granted floor privileges until the end of the day. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I am pleased to commend LTC Mariah Smith, U.S. Army, for her more than 18 years of service to the Nation. Lieutenant Colonel Smith has distinguished herself for the past 2 years as a senior congressional liaison for the Assistant Secretary…

I believe it is imperative that the Department support educational research to address the specific needs of rural schools and students.

I am thrilled that you are here.

I rise today to pay tribute to the Republic of Azerbaijan, which celebrated the 100th anniversary of its declaration of independence on May 28. The United States was one of the first countries to recognize Azerbaijan's independence. The…

I rise this morning to encourage my colleagues to support and cosponsor the Mobile Accuracy and Precision Broadband Act, also known as the MAP Broadband Act. If we want to get broadband deployment right in this country, if we want to close…

Too often it seems that the USOC and NGBs haven't acted until they are publicly pressured to do so.