Mr. President, I appreciate the Senator from Maryland yielding time. If I could ask a question, if this amendment fails in terms of involving the House, I have another amendment that if the Senate decides not to deem this a treaty--and I…

Mr. President, 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 declare that any agreement reached by the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 1150 to Amendment No. 1140

Mr. President, this deal the administration is involved in making with Iran has serious implications not only for America's long-term national security but for really the peace and security of the world. It is true that at this point in…

I appreciate the way you have laid out the three specific broad categories in which you saw failings.

But long term, what does the VA bring to the table?

We want you to be successful, and we want you to drain the pond.

It would appear that the original estimate was never correct to begin with in terms of what the cost would be.

Mr. President, I rise today to commemorate and reflect on the centennial anniversary of the beginning of the Armenian genocide. With great sadness, we remember the beginning of the genocide of 1.5 million Armenians, Assyrians, and Greeks…

American farmers and ranchers are extremely frustrated with China's unjustified barriers that they put up for our Ag products.

As with the EPA's IG, the CSB leadership in recent years has been, shall we say, extremely reluctant to cooperate with congressional oversight committees.

And I do believe you are mandated to supply information to this committee as well.

And so we have come back and asked for those documents, and you told us that it would be unmanageable to look for those emails between the IRS and the White House.

We do share some information at their request when anyone is being considered for a Senate confirmation position and their tax returns have to be--those are by consent.

The problem that I have today is that the IRS gets to choose where it spends some of its dollars. And it looks to me like you are purposely diverting money away from customer service to harm taxpayers.

You have complained today and previously several times that Congress has not given you enough money to do due diligence on customer service.

I believe it is a loss of priorities.

I believe that is down to almost 10 percent of the account. And it was directly chosen by you to do that at a time when you come before our committee and you come before many other places around town talking about the fact you don't have…