I want to compliment this agency for something dealing with the report that they are giving to us on financial management at the Department of Defense.

It was just a fraud.

We have been hitting the Democrats for 3 years that they have not adopted a budget.

The cost of these regulations is surely impacting the entire country and our economic growth.

Our country is $19 trillion in debt. The 2016 deficit has been projected to increase that by $544 billion.

it just seems like it is going to take a long time to get work done that ought to be done.

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

Is there an argument here for biannual budgeting so that more time can be spent on oversight and reauthorization efforts?

Mr. President, I want to inform my colleagues that I have placed a hold on S. 2415, the EB-5 Integrity Act of 2015. I have been working for years to reform the EB-5 immigrant investor program, which is run by the U.S. Citizenship and…

I commend the chairman and many of my colleagues on this committee for their work to advance legislation that fixes many of the issues preventing businesses from entering into such plans.

I think one of the best ways to close that gap is to make it easier for small businesses to enter into a MEP by relaxing regulations.

I believe we can do this by helping the expansion of plan options for small businesses, including Multiple Employer Plans.

Restrictions on access to tax-favored savings before retirement may discourage individuals from making contributions.

I think we have been tasked right there with finding some sort of solution along the way.

These programs are phenomenal, and I have heard from a lot of Iowa small companies that have utilized this process to get off the ground.

the federal government spends about $530 billion in procurement every year and about $154 billion is on DOD weapons systems.

Mr. President, I want to thank my colleagues--the Senators from Missouri, North Dakota, and Wyoming--for their colloquy. This is a big deal, not just for those of us from these States but for all Americans. We have a choice today. We do…

I think this administration continues to set up our servicemembers for failure, to be honest.