Mr. President, as the Senate considers the National Defense Authorization Act, or the NDAA, I rise today to discuss a simple amendment in support of my constituents in South Dakota who are military retirees, as well as those in many other…

I certainly want to express our support for and thoughts and prayers for all the victims of the recent hurricanes.

Uber thanks Chairman Thune, Ranking Member Nelson, Senator Peters and all members of the Committee for their continued leadership and foresight on these issues.

I have long believed we need to repeal the law, and one of the reasons for that is because we continue to see these monthly premiums escalate and go up.

As you know, in recent health reform efforts, I was interested in working to avoid the benefit cliffs that trap people in a situation where they cannot move up the economic ladder for fear of losing benefits.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding rule XXII, the vote on the motion to invoke cloture occur at 1:45 p.m.; further, that the time until 1:45 p.m. be for debate only; finally, that if cloture is invoked, the…

Mr. President, it is no surprise that Americans consistently rate jobs and the economy as top issues of concern. A recent survey found that 50 percent of voters consider themselves to be living paycheck to paycheck, and about one-third of…

In my home State of South Dakota, CHIP serves more than 50,000 kids in a given month.

This program has enjoyed broad bipartisan support over the years, and it is critical that we work together to ensure that kids across the country continue to have access to uninterrupted coverage.

And so the reality is that while they may very well have tools available to them, there are also restrictions that an official in China would look at and say, 'We have already made a decision that these are appropriate in many cases, and…

I would be happy to answer any questions that you may have at this time.

What began some 32 years ago as a program to help protect consumers from increases in telephone charges... has morphed... into something much broader and more expensive.

By December. And that's based upon averaging out 30,000 cubes?

I'm just wondering if you could shed some light just for the folks in the local area about why we're having this kind of challenge to cross Corps land to get to the water which we have a state water right to obtain?

As you know, South Dakota is experiencing a severe drought this year.

The 2014 Water Resources Development Act... authorized the creation of the program in response to the 2011 flood.

So you believe the 30,000 average coming through right now will bring you back down out of the flood and normal operating ranges by what time this year?

Sometimes one size does not fit all.