North Dakota is known for having the strongest economy and the lowest unemployment rate in the Nation. We are also known as the home of North Dakota State University, or ``Bison Nation'' as we like to call it. While millions of football…

I thank the Senator from Louisiana for her work on the flood insurance bill. I am pleased to join her in that effort. It is very important. I hope we do have an opportunity to address that this week. We will continue to do all we can to…

I yield the floor, and I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Utah.

I thank Senator Klobuchar for joining me on this legislation and working to develop a great group of 14 original cosponsors. Senator Klobuchar brings such a great background as a prosecutor in the law enforcement industry and truly…

I thank the Senator from Minnesota for joining me this afternoon. Today we are introducing the Driver Privacy Act. I am very pleased to sponsor that legislation with the good Senator from Minnesota. We have a great group that has joined us…

Does this seem cavalier to you, for somebody in a position like that, to be overseeing a billion-dollar rulemaking that is going to impact, you know, thousands of American jobs?

I think Mr. Tipton was on earlier relating to OSM Director's counsel, Dianne Shawley, and some of what I consider to be pretty disturbing statements.

My time has expired. Thank you.

I rise today with strong concerns over how the National Defense Authorization Act of 2014, H.R. 3304, approaches the critical issue of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, ISR, and specifically the approach to the Global Hawk…

We have legislation pending right now which I think will pass very soon.

We need to find ways to address that backlog.

I really believe in that States' first approach.

I and my colleagues stand here holding the floor in defense of fair and free debate, and the longstanding traditions of the Senate that promote consensus. We are here working on nominations because the majority leader has determined that…

I think there is a lot of people, certainly in this room, who have expressed dissatisfaction with the agreement.

There is a lot of discussion about the internal politics of Iran and whether, in fact, there is a mature enough diplomatic situation in Iran.

we are here today to talk about something that is critically important to very many middle-class families who enjoy home ownership across the country, and business ownership, and it is the truly bipartisan Homeowner Flood Insurance…

I rise to continue the discourse my esteemed colleague, the good Senator from Missouri, was engaged in on the Senate floor just a minute ago, talking about the importance--the importance--of bipartisanship as we work to craft policy for…

The devil is in the details in any negotiation.