I thank our colleague from West Virginia for his tremendous leadership. I know that will continue. He is right. If we don't win the battle today, we will win the war because we will find another bill to attach this legislation to. But the…

Thank you, Mr. President. I am here to discuss the Keystone Pipeline approval legislation and the President's recent veto as well as our efforts today to override that veto. I will be joined in the colloquy with my distinguished colleague…

I wish to thank the majority leader and our colleagues on both sides of the aisle for supporting this bipartisan legislation. The Prime Minister of Israel was here yesterday and he spoke to Congress. We have an opportunity to declare…

I ask unanimous consent for 30 seconds to wrap up. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

I am here this morning to engage in a colloquy with the good Senator from South Carolina. We will be joined by the Senators from New Hampshire and Kentucky and perhaps the Senator from Arizona. The purpose of the colloquy is to welcome…

I wish to thank our colleague from New Hampshire and I would like to return to the Senator from South Carolina and pose a question. I have been a supporter of the strong sanctions the Senator put in place with the Kirk-Menendez legislation…

I have urged OPM to address these salary issues for Federal employees in western North Dakota.

I wish to thank my colleagues from South Carolina and New Hampshire. This is a bipartisan effort to join with the administration, and on a matter of this importance I believe Congress must be involved. So, again, we appeal to our…

I ask unanimous consent to engage in a colloquy for up to 20 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. cloture motion The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the Senate the pending…

this afternoon we will vote on whether to go to conference on H.R. 240. For Senators who want to return to regular order, this is their chance. Regular order is the opportunity to offer, to have debate on, and to vote on amendments. We…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman from Illinois and ranking member from New York, for acknowledging rural America.

I thought the GAO report was fantastic frankly.

I think that it is incumbent upon us now, as policymakers and eventually appropriators, to look for opportunities to prioritize some of the programs.

I raise it because I wonder how many more times we could duplicate this throughout the system.

Great points. Thank you so much for participating. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Poe).

I appreciate so much this opportunity that we have this evening to inform and to educate my colleagues in the House, fellow Members of Congress, and even the American people through C-SPAN, about the importance of local radio and…

Well, it is very important because as I said, Mr. Speaker, at the beginning, over 600 broadcasters are in town today calling on the Members of Congress, calling on us, reminding us of the important role that they play in public safety, in…