Madam Speaker, a few moments ago we heard the minority leader here on the floor say that we needed to be about doing serious work, that we needed to deal with bills that dealt with jobs and the economy that the American people cared about…

I thank the chairman and the ranking member for their leadership on this issue. Madam Chairman, today I rise, I stand, and at this point I'd even leap for joy, for a farm bill that's good for agriculture in this country. This bill that we…

I say to my colleague from Alabama--and, again, I thank him for his leadership on this issue, both past and present--what we are talking about here is something that is a part of the solution. This is not the totality. This is not the…

Mr. President, I think we all agree our immigration system is broken and it needs to be fixed. Unfortunately, every time Congress has tried to fix our immigration system, promises of a more secure border are never upheld. The bill we have…

Mr. President, I will say in closing, again, this is not-- the border is 2,000 miles long. This requires 700 miles. So it would be put in those areas where, as the Senator from Alabama noted, it is most needed. With that, I yield the floor…

Do you agree that the goal of the incentive auction ought to be to maximize net revenues in order to cover the costs of FirstNet, Next Generation 9-1-1, and to reduce the deficit?

The Communications Act and its enforcer, the FCC, are analog legacies in a digital world.

Do you think that's an acceptable track record? And what do you do--intend to do to improve upon it?

I'm firmly committed, as you know from our earlier conversation, to expanding telecommunications opportunities for people in my state.

Regulation designed around 20th century technology and monopoly market structure isn't a perfect tool for dealing with distributed digital networks and multiple service providers.

Mr. President, if I might, I will make a response to the Senator from Louisiana. I understand that there is not going to be a barrier that will be 100 percent effective, but the type of double- layered fencing mandated by the law would be…

Mr. President, I thank the majority leader for trying to work with us in a fashion that will allow us to get to some votes on amendments. We have several amendments pending, one of which is the amendment I have offered, amendment No. 1197…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Today, during this debate, you may hear that some of the reforms that are in H.R. 1960 do not go far enough, that commanders absolutely have to be taken out of the decision process in…

Mr. Speaker, in the past, yes, absolutely justice has been delayed and we have not seen the answers for our victims that they need that have been victims of sexual assault in our military. I wasn't here to work on the other NDAA bills. I…

Madam Speaker, the Democrats who run Washington, D.C., continue to lead this country down an irresponsible path: a ceaseless march of regulations out of Washington threatens to choke off American innovation; government spending continues…

I thank the chairman for leading and for all of his hard work on this very important bill that we have on the floor today. Mr. Chairman, the number is staggering: 26,000. That's how many military members were sexually assaulted last year…

Last weekend, I was speaking with a group of individuals, and I talked about the need for a healthy economy and an energy plan where we prioritize American energy. A woman who was in that meeting stood up, and she shared her story. She…

Madam President, I also would like to thank the Senator from Colorado for his generosity with his time and for giving me the opportunity to make some remarks. I have an amendment I filed which I do not think we are going to get an…