Madam President, I know the Senator from Florida has things he wants to talk about, but I do want to take this opportunity to mention that I very much look forward to working with him. I think we have the potential for a real foundation…

I thank my colleague from Oregon Senator Wyden for his continued leadership on this issue. I want to echo what he said about Senator Rockefeller. I had the opportunity to serve as his ranking Republican on the Senate commerce committee and…

Madam President, today I recognize Nancy Erickson for her 26 years of honorable service to the United States Senate. Nancy is a native of Brandon, SD, and is a graduate of Augustana College and American University, where she earned her…

Madam President, today I recognize Deven Scott, the deputy scheduler in my Washington, DC, office, for the hard work she has done for me, my staff, and the State of South Dakota. Deven is a native of Aberdeen, SD, and is a graduate of the…

I thank the Senator from West Virginia for his work on this important matter and for working with me to clarify the scope of this bill.

Mr. President, I ask consent to engage in a colloquy with Senator Rockefeller, Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, regarding important aspects of S. 1353, the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014. Yesterday I held a hearing on the…

Mr. President, the Banking Committee has jurisdiction over economic, trade, banking, and financial sanctions. During the last year, I have worked with my colleagues in Congress to authorize the President to impose tough sanctions targeting…

Mr. President, in 1986 the people of South Dakota elected me to serve them in the 100th Session of the Congress in the House of Representatives. In 1996 they gave me the honor and privilege of being their junior Senator. When I ran for the…

Madam President, today I recognize Danielle Hanson, a legislative aide in my Washington, DC, office, for the hard work she has done for me, my staff, and the State of South Dakota. Danielle is a native of Rapid City, SD, and is a graduate…

Mr. President, I rise today to bid farewell to my colleague and friend Senator Tim Johnson. Tim has deep roots in South Dakota and in the towns of Canton and Vermillion in particular. He has served our State for more than 35 years, first…

Senator Reed is correct, I thank him for working with me on this matter and for his continued advocacy on behalf of veterans.

The CFTC and banking regulators recently proposed margin rules that would take effect in December of next year.

Commodity futures trading continues to become increasingly important to the agricultural community, especially in States like my home State of South Dakota.

Thank you for your leadership of this fine Committee and the hard work that we have accomplished here in the last couple years.

Madam President, a Bloomberg headline Monday noted: ``Half of the Senators Who Voted for ObamaCare Will be Gone in 2015.'' ObamaCare, it seems, has not been kind to the party that jammed it through Congress. In fact, the third ranking…

Mr. President, I ask consent to engage in a colloquy with Senator Leahy, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, regarding important aspects of S. 2520, the FOIA Improvement Act of 2014. While I support the ultimate goal of this…

I thank the Senator from Vermont for his work on this important matter and for working with me to clarify the scope of this bill. I hope the Senator from Vermont continues to work on these issues with the agencies to ensure that this new…

I think the Commodities Exchange Act reauthorization will be one of many pieces of legislation that we are going to have to consider.