Mr. President, today I wish to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service and 100 years of national parks. Often called the land of ``Great Faces, Great Places,'' South Dakota's differing landscapes and abundance of…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 7, 2016, at 9:30 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 7, 2016, at 2 p.m., in room SH-219 of the Hart Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 7, 2016, at 9:30 a.m., in room SH-219 of the Hart Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING…

Madam President, I rise today to speak about the importance of keeping independent agencies accountable to Congress and to the American people. Congress created independent agencies to be places where expertise in complex areas of the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 7, 2016, at 2:15 p.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``An Assessment of U.S. Economic…

Mr. President, last week terrorists wearing suicide vests entered the Istanbul airport and opened fire on travelers before detonating their vests. Forty-five people were killed and more than 200 were injured. While no group has yet claimed…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Under the previous order, the question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the…

And I will follow, correct? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, in a few short moments Senate Democrats will have a decision to make. Will they side with American families and expectant mothers dealing with the Zika virus or will they side with their far left political allies? According…

It is without question that they must be stricken. We cannot adequately repair history, but we can move forward.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 29; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings…

the RESPECT Act is one small step Congress can take to heal some of the wrongs imparted upon Native Americans by the Federal Government.

I would just ask for the record if you don't know if there is, could we get you to followup with the Committee and find out whether or not there is someone responsible for keeping track of the 114s?

I think you probably understand the reason. You inspect a facility; there is a threat of an enforcement action, clearly, with the inspection; there is a concern about whether they get a clean bill of health or whether they have to look at…

The idea that these laws were ever considered is disturbing, but the fact that these laws remain on our books is--at best--an oversight.

It seems to me that there ought to be some kind of a timeframe in which the EPA should have a responsibility to at least let the organization know whether there is going to be an enforcement action that they are going to be following.

I think what we will do is just in terms of since there are just a few of us here, I think we are going to try to do one more round.