Now, under Snowden, we have to operate as if any information he had access to is now in the possession of foreign hostile actors.

It's curious to me that that turns out to be the very word that the lack of prosecution hinges upon, is intent, even though the statute doesn't require intent.

I would point out that most of the rest of America is aware of that, and including her political supporters, who will continually say that they will support her even though she lied publicly.

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, my amendment is an amendment that I offered before in the past. It simply says: ``None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to enforce Executive Order…

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk, Number 38. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __…

Mr. Chairman, I would say in response to the gentleman, I give some thought to the story of the Tower of Babel. We know that the construction manager there was Nimrod. He was building a tower to the heavens. They had the arrogance to…

Mr. Chairman, I would say first in response to the gentleman, and I respect his position and his background, but I would say if he had a development in the Greek language, he might think of that pursuit of happiness as what our Founding…

Mr. President, I come to the floor today to send a message to Secretary of Defense Carter. I wish to alert him to a problem that needs high-level attention. It is standing in the way of one of the top priority goals of the…

Madam President, almost 1 year ago to the day, a young woman was walking arm in arm with her father along a pier in San Francisco. She had hopes and dreams and a bright future ahead, but her life was cut short when she was tragically shot…

Is our borrowing capacity getting limited, and if so is it a percentage of GDP?

I believe the only way to ensure Congress acts with fiscal restraint over the long term is to pass a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.

Imagine the harm it would do to the most vulnerable members of our society if the funding for these programs were held hostage to yearly budget negotiations.

I want to pose a question off of that. And that is, and I have watched different places around the world as, it looks like a group of people loses its work ethic over time.

It cannot be done.

Mandatory spending for programs like Social Security and Medicare is simply based on the need to ensure stability in these and other vital programs.

So probably the Protestant work ethic would be some of that, and I recognize that.

Mr. President, I want to share my concerns about the Puerto Rico legislation we're considering. I've been involved with this issue for quite a while now. This past December I chaired a hearing in the Judiciary Committee to examine the root…

I want to thank you for coming today. And as you have heard, there are many people concerned about this ill-conceived experiment.