Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 9, 2016, at 5 p.m., to conduct a classified briefing entitled ``Administration Update on the…

Mr. President, I rise to discuss the bill that will be coming before the Senate this week, the North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act, which seeks to curb North Korea's unacceptable behavior through the implementation of targeted sanctions…

the budget really is more spending, more taxes, and more debt.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 9, 2016, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

this was a chance to go big and go bold.

We have to figure out how to meaningfully rein in, reform those programs so that they fit the demographics of the future.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife of the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 9, 2016, at 2:30 p.m., in…

The tough choices are with regard to those parts of the budget that we all know are growing dramatically.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 9, 2016, at 10 a.m., in room SD- 430 of the Dirksen Senate Office…

I understand one of the biggest issues facing South Dakotans when it comes to their Federal taxes... is the problem of tax-related identity theft.

Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces of the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 9, 2016, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

One of the things that you perhaps have heard, as my staff and I have, is concerns the tribes have raised about the amount of money that goes into overhead, administrative costs, as opposed to what is actually reaching the ground and…

That is an issue that we think could make a difference in Indian country and with a lot of the IHS issues which we covered at great length yesterday.

Madam President, one of the things the Republicans were determined to do when we took the majority in the Senate last January was to get the Senate working again for American families. Under Democratic control, the Senate had basically…

Dr. Eccarius contacted Sen. Thune's office regarding the roadblocks encountered in dealing with the IHS system with respect to this case.

Do you feel that IHS is responsive to the concerns of the tribal council and the Tribal Chairman's Health Board when they bring forward issues?

I believe that IHS need to needs to be more I guess based on consultation.