I do not think there is any way you can deny that.

I hope that we continue to get more facts out about this and that corrective actions are taken.

I think one of the purposes of this hearing is to find out who was targeting conservative groups, otherwise you cannot explain the fact that you had all these conservative groups, whether it was 'Patriot,' 'Tea Party,' or '9/12' in their…

Don't you think that you should have had an obligation to correct that statement that you had made in front of the House Committee?

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The IRS

Mr. President, yesterday morning I called for the immediate resignation of Acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller in light of the IRS's admission that it targeted conservative groups for inappropriate scrutiny. While I was willing to give…

I would just say to both of my colleagues from North Dakota, that is an absolutely accurate observation. If we look at who is impacted--and we have the Standing Rock Tribe that is partly in North Dakota and partly in South Dakota so it…

Mr. President, I want to welcome our other colleague from North Dakota who also has experience as a litigator in protecting the interests of her State. Perhaps she could also comment on what actions the States might take if the corps moves…

This is an issue that is important to both his State and my State for many reasons, not the least of which is we have basically flooded 1.6 million acres of prime bottom land, some of the richest agricultural land in our States, in order…

Our attorney general wrote a letter and said: This proposal, whether disguised as a reallocation or surplus water, exceeds the Corps' regulatory authority and violates basic principles of federalism. It went on to lay out the reasons why…

One final point of clarification and perhaps the Senator from North Dakota can react and comment on this as well. My understanding is, of course, that this doesn't have any impact on the master manual, the way in which the corps manages…

We needed to focus on establishing a 21st century legal and regulatory structure that meets the realities of our 21st century economy.

I support Senator McCain's bill because it is aimed at giving consumers a lot more choice and flexibility.

It is worrying, however, that for the first time in decades the growth rate of immigrant-founded startups nationwide has stagnated, perhaps even declined.

I hope our committee's hearing will inform key aspects of the ongoing immigration debate.

But nobody wants to say exactly what that number should be today?

Is anybody aware of examples where you have foreign workers, H-1B workers being paid less than U.S. workers would be?

nearly every restrictive measure ever conceived