I believe that the FDA has failed to meet its statutory responsibility and is dramatically behind in its processing.

The proper role of Congress is not to micromanage a private company. It is not my role.

You are not losing money. You are raking it in hand over fist as fast as you can.

Yesterday the World Health Organization declared the Zika virus outbreak a global public health emergency. The virus is particularly dangerous to pregnant women as it has been linked to serious physical and neurological defects in their…

Profit is, of course, a motivator. It is, of course, part of your calculation.

I think you are both being disingenuous and incomplete in your answer, and I want you to reconsider in the future.

Though many people are already transfixed by election-year politics, it is important that we remain focused on being productive in this committee and, hopefully, throughout Congress.

While many people are already transfixed by election-year politics, it is important that we remain focused on being productive in this committee and, hopefully, throughout our whole Congress.

my position has always been that the President is entitled to appoint the people he wants to work with him in his administration, barring serious ethical lapses or extraordinary circumstances.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement

later today, at around 5:30 p.m., DC time, U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman and representatives from 11 other countries will meet at a ceremony to sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, Agreement. It is no secret that the TPP…

I intend to work for you and with you.

We have an opportunity to protect the Medicare guarantee, the sacred Medicare guarantee, and modernize the program.

We must remember, however, that the 9 million American workers receiving disability benefits today are individuals who meet a strict definition of disability, supported by medical evidence.

I ask unanimous consent that the attached documentation from the Office of Compliance be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: U.S. Congress, Office of…

I ask unanimous consent that Dane Karvois, a member of my staff, be granted floor privileges through the end of the 114th Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I rise today to emphasize the importance of the Judicial Redress Act. This is a bill that the Senate Judiciary Committee favorably reported last week by an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 19 to 1. As I speak, the Senate majority and…

I also sit on the Intelligence Committee. Africa is my area of assigned responsibility.