My other question would be that I am understanding that the Senator and most of my colleagues would like to do two amendments here. We have two amendments proposed. They are basically commonsense building blocks to protect the citizens of…

I thank the Senator for answering the questions that we have had. I thank all of you for being informative in the questions that we still have furthermore to ask.

If I can ask my good friend from Connecticut a question. When the Senator goes home to Connecticut to explain it, they understand it, they read it. If anything, we are protecting them more to do the thing they do every day and the way they…

My question is a followup on that. After we tried to do the Manchin-Toomey amendment to put commonsense measures into place--as law-abiding gun owners do every day--did you have anybody in Connecticut come and say to you that the…

Do they think we have broached the amendments and the Bill of Rights, that we have taken people's rights away?

Let me first thank all our colleagues and Senators for being here today speaking about this most important issue for the citizens in each one of our respective States. My question to the Senator from Connecticut is on gun culture. I don't…

Senator, do you have anybody in the State of Connecticut who is coming to you and saying: You know, I have a friend who was suspected of being a terrorist, and their rights have been taken away. They are an American citizen, and for some…

I have not had that in West Virginia at all. If anything, they said: Please, err on the side of caution. Keep me and my children safe. That is what they are saying. We are not taking any people's rights. But we have to have a process where…

I am concerned about the precedent this bill would set for giving states authority over public lands managed by the Federal Government for all Americans.

On May 1 of last year, I came to this floor to speak on behalf of the Syrian people. I called for stronger leadership from our Commander in Chief, President Barack Obama, in the Syrian conflict. Specifically, I urged the President to…

we know it is going to be in the billions, with a B, of the economic impact for dairy in the United States.

Fortunately, Congress and Federal agencies are taking action, and they did not wait until this MCR-1 gene showed up.

This fight is a global fight, not a United States.

I am troubled about other areas, emerging nations.

We know that the current crop of antibiotics in development and clinical trials are not sufficient.

I think the key is the penalty, what is the penalty for not doing what you are supposed to do.

We know that antibiotics are becoming less effective in treating bacterial infections, because bacteria are evolving to become resistant.

We know that doctors and patients alike are partially to blame for the over-use of antibiotics.