I would like to thank the chairman, as well as Representatives Dan Lipinski and Randy Weber, for cosponsoring H.R. 4675.

I'm grateful for their leadership and their commitment to biological and environmental science research and truly blessed to work alongside the Members of this Committee that have supported initiatives in basic science research to keep…

Once again, I would like to thank Representative Dan Lipinski, Chairman Lamar Smith and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Randy Weber for cosponsoring this important legislation.

Congress must reprioritize basic research in low dose radiation so we know we are using the best available science.

I thank the Senator from Delaware, and I appreciate his comments. He did walk in just as I was talking about that particular issue of a series of things that I believe would improve the cost and affordability of health care. I thank the…

in 2010 the American people were promised a number of things, but among those things was affordable, accessible, and quality health care. They were promised that if they liked their health care plans, if they liked their insurance, they…

I would welcome a membership on the Finance Committee, but I don't have one at this stage or with my time in the Senate. Under either circumstance--membership on the Finance Committee or here in the entire Senate--I look forward to working…

Religious freedom is a fundamental right of every human no matter where they live, who they are, or what they believe.

I think we should accept people that are fleeing religious persecution.

I pledge to you my work to press the Government of India to be a government that honors religious freedom for everybody.

Promotion of international religious freedom is in our national interest, and it directly supports national security priorities including the defeat of ISIS and other violent extremist groups.

I would continue the policies that have been done in the prior administration in working on these international issues.

The beauty of what this job has been I think under the prior administration and this one is that there are contentious issues that people do not agree upon.

I look forward to working with people, working with you, working with everybody, regardless of their ideas or views, on how we can advance the agenda of religious freedom.

I thought the Frank Wolf act really improved on what took place in the 1998 act.

we have to get more focus on this by a broader cross-section, or we will not be effective in this.

I wish to call to the attention of my colleagues S. 290. S. 290 is a piece of legislation passed unanimously by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. It is a bipartisan bill that was crafted by the ranking member, the Senator from…

I appreciate the remarks of the distinguished leader, and I am happy to accommodate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the request?