Last week we lost 24 homes and 21 other structures when that fire raced out of the mountains and into a subdivision.

This issue of how we fund our forests and our management of our forests is critical to communities across the West.

Mr. President, has all the time expired? The PRESIDING OFFICER. All time has expired.

I ask unanimous consent to speak for 2 minutes. Mr. McCAIN. I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. Cloture Motion Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the Senate the pending cloture motion, which the clerk will state…

I just want to thank Senator Murphy for everything he has done on this issue and for not taking no for an answer.

I was looking at updated data from the Government Accountability Office that sort of leads to my next question, and it shows that known or suspected terrorists pass a background check to purchase a firearm or to purchase explosives 91…

And is it not true, I ask Senator Murphy through the Chair, that there are due process protections in this amendment so that if someone were to find themselves on a list, there is a right to redress so that we ensure not only that…

Well, I want to get to a second question, but I want to say that is absolutely accurate. I can tell you I don't think it has ever taken me more than 15 minutes to go through that process. As a law-abiding gun owner, as somebody who has…

I have several questions I wish to ask Senator Murphy through the Chair today, but I want to start by thanking my friend, Chris Murphy. I am very proud to call him a colleague. I am proud of seeing him take this stand. I am proud that is…

I have one last question for my colleague from Connecticut, and this one is probably the hardest one. It is simply why? Why is this so hard? I stand here as a gun owner. I have looked at each of these amendments through the lens of what it…

I ask one additional question through the Chair. Many New Mexicans live in very rural areas near the border with Mexico. Carrying a gun is not unusual in those areas. It is a different way of life than in Connecticut or anywhere on the…

I would ask an additional question here. Last week, several of us announced a ``we the people'' government reform package, and I plan to introduce that bill tomorrow. The bill includes several pieces. It has Senator Whitehouse's DISCLOSE…

Mr. President, I really appreciate the leadership of Senator Murphy and his effort to see that the Senate addresses commonsense gun legislation. It is probably around the hour when people are getting home, and they are wondering why we are…

Mr. President, I ask the Senator this, through the Chair. My offices in New Mexico today received many calls asking why Democrats are on the floor debating the Second Amendment. I would like to ask the Senator from Connecticut if this is…

I believe that these problems are clearly being caused by the way the State is administering the program...

SNAP I think is one of the most important policies and programs in this country

the most egregious issue here is that I have vulnerable families that aren't getting the support that they deserve.

I have very deep concerns about the integrity of the SNAP program in my State in New Mexico.