This bill would extend this service to veterans to be buried in state and Indian cemeteries.

In order to right this wrong, Senator Tillis and I introduced the Atomic Veterans Health Care Parity Act.

I would like to thank the Ranking Member, Senator Blumenthal. Thank you, Senator Murray and Senator Hirono, for the chance to appear before you today.

in honor of the National Park Service's 100th birthday year, I want to recognize Hot Springs National Park in Hot Springs, AR. Hot Springs is a world famous tourist destination and it is not hard to see why. Whether it is to take advantage…

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I ask unanimous consent that all time be yielded back. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. All time is yielded back. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Rossiter nomination?

I thank the Presiding Officer. Mr. President, I will be brief. I wanted to come down to the floor. Right now we are in the midst of discussing a very important bill, the Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations act, funding law enforcement…

I am just astonished with this.

Your report states that there have been two periods in which mass spectrometer operators in the lab's Inorganic Section have violated established laboratory practices without detection for many years.

It reminds me how important it is to have transparency in our government and how important your job is as an Inspector General in shining light on some of these issues.

Has anyone been reprimanded or faced any consequences for their role?

I believe that you desire to see the United States lead the world in environmental protection. Is that a fair statement?

As head of the EPA, do you take responsibility for the spill?

I think the actions of EPA certainly caused the spill.

So you didn't find anybody to be at fault in this mine spill?

I hope that you would continue to do that.

Senator Boozman, what you are really referring to is what is referred to as the software development life cycle.

on September 2, 1939, the House of Commons convened to debate whether to declare war on Germany for having invaded Poland. Prime Minister Neville Chamberland seemed ambivalent and didn't immediately call for a declaration. Clement Atlee…