I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (H.R. 5937) was…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, September 21; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Environment and Public Works be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 5252 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed, and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (H.R. 5252) was ordered to…

I further ask that the Blumenthal amendment, which is at the desk, be agreed to; the bill, as amended, be read a third time and passed, and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or…

Well, this is a big deal.

I have been on this Committee for nearly 10 years now. You have done something that has never happened in the last 10 years and united this Committee on a major topic, and not in a good way.

Well, I think it is really important that you understand that this is a big deal.

Every time you say that, you give ammunition to the folk who want to break up the big banks.

And I am telling you, it is a big deal.

ObamaCare--it is still a train wreck of broken promises. President Obama promised that the cost of premiums would go down by $2,500 per family. But just yesterday, Montana's insurance commissioner announced an average premium increase of…

today is a good day for Montana and the Blackfeet people. With the passage of the Water Resources Development Act, the Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act is one step closer to the President's desk. Today's action marks the first time…

I ask unanimous consent to enter into a colloquy with my freshmen colleagues. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Defense Appropriations

I say to Senator Perdue, thank you. Your clear eyes in bringing that clear-headed perspective and 40 years of experience in the private sector are so badly needed here. I am grateful for your love for our country and your experience here…

just yesterday I joined a colloquy with my freshmen Republican Members on the importance of our national security, the importance of our troops, the importance of the threats that are currently facing our Nation. I was honored to be on the…

I thank Senator Gardner for those great thoughts. This struck me: What if the Members of Congress were dependent upon the members of the U.S. military to vote on whether we got our paychecks or not? Maybe we ought to turn around the…

I say thank you to Senator Ernst. As I listened to Senator Ernst, I was struck by the fact that here to my right I have Lieutenant Colonel Ernst, who proudly served in the Iowa Army National Guard, and to my left I have Lieutenant Colonel…

I say to Senator Rounds, thank you. We have heard from a lieutenant colonel, Senator Ernst. We have heard from a former Governor, Senator Rounds. I say to Senator Rounds, I could see the passion. This is not just in our head, it is in our…