Mr. President, I would like to associate myself with all of the comments made by Senator Reed. With 90 judicial vacancies in our Article III courts and 32 judicial emergencies, there is no excuse for failing to confirm nominees who have…

Mr. President, for many years, the Judiciary Committee and the Senate have been well served by the distinguished service of Ayo Griffin. Ayo is a talented lawyer and a principled public servant, respected and admired by his peers, who has…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Airborne First Class Irving Munroe, a veteran of the United States Air Force from my district in Rhode Island. On June 1, 1951, just few days shy of his 20th birthday, Airman Munroe went missing…

Mr. President, I want to take an opportunity to salute and thank and commend my colleagues who are departing. Mark Kirk Mr. President, Senator Kirk, my colleague from Illinois, just finished his remarks. Mark and I had the opportunity and…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Army defense fellow for Senator Tom Udall, Mr. Shawn Brown, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the 114th Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Madam President, I am pleased to support the 21st Century Cures Act, which includes a number of critical mental health provisions, much needed funding for medical research and innovation at the National Institutes of Health and the Food…

Madam President, I rise to discuss the National Defense Authorization Act. After several months of debate and negotiation, the House and Senate Armed Services Committees have arrived at a completed conference agreement. This will be the…

Mr. President, it is fitting that Joe Biden ascended from Senator to Vice President--or as the office is known around here, President of the Senate. Joe was elected to the Senate as a very young man. We have heard Joe talk about how hard…

Mr. President, I rise today for my 151st ``Time to Wake Up'' speech on climate change. I have covered many topics during these speeches--from pulling back the veil on the fossil fuel industry's web of denial to sharing my visits to States…

Mr. President, today I am introducing the Bankruptcy Fairness Act, with the goals of bolstering financial stability in the United States and requiring the necessary analysis to assess the consequences of potential changes we might make in…

Mr. President, with the permission of my distinguished chairman, who has worked very hard on this bill and whose efforts I appreciate very much, I wanted to add, very briefly, that I hope very much and look forward to working with my…

Mr. Speaker, I begin by thanking Ranking Member Smith, Chairman Thornberry, and Chairman Wilson for their tireless work on this bill, as well as all the work on behalf of the staff of the full Armed Services Committee and my personal…

Mr. Speaker, this is Trudy Willis. Trudy and her husband, William, are lifelong residents of Middletown in my district in Rhode Island. They have three children and four wonderful grandchildren. Like millions of Americans, Trudy relies on…

The LCS continues to experience new problems, but it is not a new program.

Again, just to get my perspective, it appears that the LCS Program is morphing into the frigate program. Is that fair?

Is it going to morph into frigates? Is it going to be a new design for a surface combatant?

It is up to the Navy to explain to this committee and to the American taxpayers why it makes sense to continue pouring money into a ship program that has repeatedly failed to live up to its promises.

Let me be the first to say that Congress belongs on the list of those responsible.