VA job applications are down by about one-third. Is that correct?

The wait time scandals that arose from Phoenix, back in 2014, were something that none of us could tolerate.

I appreciate you accepting the responsibility that comes with the duties of the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

We need to get rid of the bad [employees] and get them out of the system.

today I wish to honor a great man, a colleague, and my friend: Jamie Wise. It was nearly 10 years ago that Jamie joined Team Montana. The passionate Representative Rosa DeLauro had toughened him up and groomed him for success in the…

as an engineer who worked at a cloud computing company for 13 years, I have seen firsthand how technology has become an integral part of our everyday lives. Innovative products and services have made it easier than ever to learn…

as a fifth-generation Montanan and product of Montana public schools from kindergarten through college, husband to an elementary school teacher, and father of four children, I understand how important a first rate education is to our kids'…

small businesses are the backbone of America. They generate more than half of the country's private GDP and support millions of families. In Montana, small businesses are innovating, offering new products and services, and creating jobs…

I wish to start my remarks by saying I have tremendous respect for anybody who will go through the process of confirmation. It is a tough, rigorous process, but it is a process that is very important to this country. The Senate needs to…

If they do not have the dough, what other options do they have?

I ask unanimous consent to have the speech that I gave to the Montana House of Representatives on January 16, 2017, printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Speaker…

I look forward to working with you on these issues. I think they are critically important.

There are a lot of folks that are going to be really in life-and-death situations.

I wish to start off my remarks by thanking Senator Sasse for us being able to work on this bill together. This is a good bill. He is exactly right--that this bill came out of the Presiding Officer's committee last year, the Committee on…

in 2005, the Federal Government enacted the REAL ID Act, imposing Federal standards established by the Department of Homeland Security to the process and production of the issuance of States' driver's licenses and identification cards…

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 117 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives…

today is the day when we will begin to repeal and replace ObamaCare. Repealing and replacing this disastrous law is one of the top jobs that citizens elected us to get done. In many ways, it is why Donald J. Trump will be sworn in next…

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 98 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives…