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I think that is part of the plan to do that, which is to----

I was necessarily absent for the rollcall vote on passage of H.R. 5985 due to my appointment by President Obama as representative to the 71st Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. I am in full agreement with the Senate's…

I would appreciate that. Twenty-five, ten-thousandths of the amount in the general sign-up seems like proportionately a real bust.

it seemed to me at least this ought to be something we could fix.

That is an issue we are going to have to address in the next farm bill, for sure.

I would like to get your commitment today that this policy of donating vegetative cover... can be donated to livestock producers.

the end of a Presidential administration is often a time for taking stock. In the coming months, pundits and reporters will spend a lot of time discussing President Obama's legacy. Perhaps the real measure of the President's legacy, I…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. President Obama's Legacy

First of all, let me just thank you for putting together this discussion today. Let me thank both the Senator from Alaska and the Senator from Iowa for their service to our country, although the Senator from Iowa is clearly too young to…

a FOX News poll released this month found that ``a record-high 54 percent of American voters feel the U.S. is less safe today than it was before 9/11.'' Fifty-four percent of Americans think they are less safe than they were before 9/11…

I thank Senator Daines. I appreciate the opportunity to participate in the colloquy with Senator Daines and Senator Capito, who is also here with us today. I spent 8 years as the Governor of South Dakota. One of the titles you carry when…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate be in a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I come to the floor to pay tribute to an American soldier who has given his last full measure of devotion to this Nation and to the noble pursuits of liberty and peace. Twenty-eight-year-old SSG Matthew Vail Thompson grew up in Brookfield…

I fully support S. 3183, The Better On-line Ticket Sales (BOTS) Act, and I commend the bipartisan approach by the bill's sponsors.

today I wish to commemorate the life and legacy of former South Dakota State Senator James Dunn. Jim was born in Lead, SD, on June 27, 1927, and died in Sturgis, SD, on August 11, 2016, at the age of 89. Immediately after graduating from…