what about the rogue nations or rogue elements--North Korea, Iran, and so forth?

What am I supposed to tell Mildred Schmidt who lives next-door to you or lives next-door to me, how is she going to deal with this issue?

it's unreasonable, in this Senator's view, to rely so heavily on the success of our intelligence operations to anticipate attacks

We encourage you to co-sponsor these important bills, and we look forward to additional bills embodying plans for prosperity.

I wish to briefly address these two amendments. The first amendment simply says that the United States should not sign an international environmental agreement that would do serious harm to our own economy. That commonsense principle…

I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to…

I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to…

I have worked to reschedule Hydrocodone, combination drugs like Vicodin, Lortab, trying to get them from three to two.

I ask unanimous consent that the pending amendment be set aside and call up amendment No. 694. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The…

if I am just deploying out, I am 19, 20, 21, 22, and I have chronic pain or whatever other ailments I may have, would you not think I should be evaluated by someone who specializes in it before you give me a prescription?

VA patient overdose on prescription medication is double the national average, from what our statistics have shown.

Last year the VA found that more than half a million VA patients are abusing opioids.

I think has done a very, very good job.

Do you not think we should get advice from those who specialize in----

I appreciate your dedication to the safety of our coal miners.

I agree with my friends that we cannot deny that climate change is real and that humans do contribute to it. However, we also cannot deny that we will continue to rely on fossil fuels for decades to come, including for the bulk of our…

I have seen the tragedy first hand in West Virginia. Sadly, we have the highest mortality rate in the country.

When I first got here as a Senator, I started looking at the highest unemployment categories we have and it is our veterans.