I do think that this program is key in allowing our Army and our country to better partner with foreign countries and develop these nations and enhance our security and the security of our allies, and doing so at a low cost to American…

there are a lot of bureaucrats out there that will simply throw out rules and regulations without understanding the full impact.

the American public does not have a lot of faith nor trust in our government and government officials.

I know you cannot answer that. That is just one of those questions out there that, it seems like the EPA has got so much power and control over so many situations.

I just had a couple of phrases here that I have seen emerge from the EPA over the years, and I wanted to start with this: water is hydrologically connected to.

I will go on to another question.

If it is important to him, it is important to somebody besides Chuck Grassley.

In 2014, I was successful in getting the bipartisan Small Business Efficiency Act passed into law.

You might not worry about me, but you had better worry about Chairman Hatch.

I yield back time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, all time is yielded back. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Ebinger nomination?

Mr. President, today the Senate will vote on the nomination of Judge Ebinger from Iowa. I am very pleased to be here to support her and to urge all my colleagues to also support her nomination. I am very proud of the work my colleague…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record a document titled ``Just the FACTS'' at the conclusion of my remarks. Mr. President, the problem of gun violence is real, but too many of the proposed responses to this…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Second Amendment right to Keep and Bear Arms

Mr. Speaker, it is my honor to be recognized to address you here on the floor of the United States House of Representatives. I appreciate your attention to these matters that come before the House and the House Members that are in…

I just want to make sure that you continue to act with purpose and urgency as you address the implications of the data breach and work to ensure that something similar to this never happens again.

I am a huge proponent of the State Partnership Program.

We opened the first consulate in the State of Iowa in Des Moines, Iowa.

So we passed a law, let us say, 6 or 7 years ago that the Defense Department services are supposed to be auditable by 2017.