I worry that some of what we did today could be, frankly, interpreted as violating that very standard.

I don't think there's any member in this committee or, quite frankly, any Member in Congress who doesn't both want and expect that the FBI and the Department of Justice to be and to operate in a fair, unbiased, highly independent manner.

once again, Congress has responded at the last possible moment to a dire issue--in this case, the debt crisis in Puerto Rico. Friday, July 1, is a critical deadline for the island Commonwealth, the date when Puerto Rico must repay $1.9…

I want to thank my colleagues, especially Susan Collins and Heidi Heitkamp and Jeff Flake, and everyone who has worked so hard to actually come out of our partisan corners and do something for a change. It is very easy for us all to sit…

Thank you, Mr. President, for the recognition. In 5 months, Americans will go to the polls and vote. That is our heritage, and it is something to celebrate and something to protect. But this year, many Americans are fed up with our…

has all the time expired? The PRESIDING OFFICER. All time has expired.

I ask unanimous consent to speak for 2 minutes. Mr. McCAIN. I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. Cloture Motion Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the Senate the pending cloture motion, which the clerk will state…

We have got to figure this out because we have projects all over in forests across New Mexico where the community has come to a generalized consensus about what needs to be done.

Last week we lost 24 homes and 21 other structures when that fire raced out of the mountains and into a subdivision.

This issue of how we fund our forests and our management of our forests is critical to communities across the West.

We cannot wait any longer to get large-scale forest health projects implemented in New Mexico, and for that matter, across the West.

I just want to thank Senator Murphy for everything he has done on this issue and for not taking no for an answer.

I was looking at updated data from the Government Accountability Office that sort of leads to my next question, and it shows that known or suspected terrorists pass a background check to purchase a firearm or to purchase explosives 91…

Well, I want to get to a second question, but I want to say that is absolutely accurate. I can tell you I don't think it has ever taken me more than 15 minutes to go through that process. As a law-abiding gun owner, as somebody who has…

And is it not true, I ask Senator Murphy through the Chair, that there are due process protections in this amendment so that if someone were to find themselves on a list, there is a right to redress so that we ensure not only that…

I have several questions I wish to ask Senator Murphy through the Chair today, but I want to start by thanking my friend, Chris Murphy. I am very proud to call him a colleague. I am proud of seeing him take this stand. I am proud that is…

I have one last question for my colleague from Connecticut, and this one is probably the hardest one. It is simply why? Why is this so hard? I stand here as a gun owner. I have looked at each of these amendments through the lens of what it…

I ask one additional question through the Chair. Many New Mexicans live in very rural areas near the border with Mexico. Carrying a gun is not unusual in those areas. It is a different way of life than in Connecticut or anywhere on the…