Madam President, I recently gave a speech to the Midwest Political Science Undergraduate Research Conference, which was held at Wartburg College in Waverly, IA. It dealt with the current state of our political discourse and what we should…

Mr. President, both of the letters note the many dozen letters and hundreds of requests that I have sent, and both essentially complain about the volume of our investigation and requests for information. The Judiciary Committee is hard at…

Mr. President, I wish to take this time to respond to Senator Reid's juvenile attacks on my Judiciary Committee's investigations and to Senator Reid's frequent crying about my previous State Department holds. Over the past several months…

Thank you, Mr. President. The amendment is pretty straightforward. What we are doing is eliminating duplicative programs. Many programs exist out there already which will provide for housing needs, for infrastructure needs, many other…

Mr. President, my amendment is pretty straightforward. It eliminates duplicative and wasteful spending. It eliminates $200 million from the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Delta Regional Authority, the Denali Commission, and the…

Mr. President, my amendment is straightforward. I am asking for support on amendment No. 3803. I ask unanimous consent to call up amendment No. 3803. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment is pending. The Senator has 1 minute to debate the…

Mr. President, again, this is $200 million. I would beg to differ that this is not a lot of spending, and $200 million is a lot of money for folks back in Iowa. Iowa does not have one of these funds. Many other States don't have these same…

Mr. Speaker, I came here to talk about the rule of law, for sure. Part of this is stimulated by an immigration hearing that we had yesterday in the House Judiciary's Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee. This is the type of hearing…

Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to have the opportunity to address you here on the floor of the United States House of Representatives. I listened to a lot of discussion here with which I disagree, of course; but I keep hearing this term…

If you've got gray hair and you've enforced the law, you have profiled. And you, by golly, better profile.

It takes the President of the United States to take care that the laws be faithfully executed.

I thank the gentleman from Florida for organizing this Special Order, for his leadership, for his constitutional convictions, and for the opportunity to address you tonight, Mr. Speaker, here on the floor of the House of Representatives. I…

I think that something--Congress has to take dramatic steps to curb specific excesses in agencies.

Madam President, today, I wish to pay tribute to Sarah Root, a young woman from Iowa who just graduated from college with perfect grades. She was devoted to her family and friends and had a bright future, but she was taken from this earth…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Immigration Enforcement

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 18, 2016, following the first vote at 5:30 p.m., in room S-216 of the Capitol. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

Mr. President, I rise today to echo the sentiments shared by our senior Senator from Iowa, Chuck Grassley. Tomorrow morning, one of my constituents, Michelle Root, will be testifying before the House Judiciary Committee about the loss of…

Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to be recognized by you to address you here on the floor of the United States House of Representatives. I come to the floor here today with an issue that I think is important that America have a dialogue on…