When you are dealing with veterans, I think you are probably actually better off working with veterans' organizations.

I hope that you, Mr. Hall, can help lead us along with the Chairman, and I think there is going to be a lot of support for it on our side, to have a conversation about how we can use this Committee to facilitate a broader and more…

While many Democrats, including myself, would be open to a budget resolution that spans 2 years, I believe there is far less support for shifting to a 2-year appropriations cycle.

When we are in crisis mode and our budgets are being worked out between the Speaker, the Majority Leader, and the President, then there is zero transparency in that.

I appreciate very much your attention, Mr. Chairman, to budget process reforms, including proposals such as portfolio budgeting.

Erdogan's decision to abandon the peace process with the PKK and undertake a harsh crackdown against Kurds, including civilians, is extremely disturbing.

Madam Speaker, it has been over 3 years since the Carl D. Perkins Act expired, the primary source of funding for workforce development programs across the country. We now have the opportunity to remake Perkins in a way that works for the…

That focuses on hurricane damage specifically.

The threshold that has to be met if you depart from the budget is 60 votes.

The United States Constitution is a process document. Then came the Bill of Rights, which moved a whole lot of more substantive rights into the equation.

Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 3125 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment by number. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Rhode Island…

Mr. President, this is the last vote in this tranche of votes, and I hope this can be a bipartisan vote. We all understand that a shadow has fallen over this Chamber since Citizens United, and that is the shadow of dark money. The American…

Mr. President, I only wish for a moment to speak in favor of the Crapo-Whitehouse amendment. I could do that for a minute or for 10 seconds later on. I don't need the time now. We can get to the vote as the chairman wishes.

Mr. President, as the lead Democratic cosponsor of Senator Crapo's amendment, I want to commend and salute him for his leadership. Senators Durbin and Booker and I have all joined from our side. Senator Crapo, Senator Risch, Senator Hatch…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Molly Baier, a fellow in my office, be granted privileges of the floor for the remainder of the Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, first let me commend Senator Brown for his very thoughtful and articulate comments on the earned-income tax credit. Mr. President, I am very glad that the Senate is taking up the issue of energy this week. The bill we are…

If the price hike is beyond a certain amount, let us say 1,000 percent, again, not fully determinative but that maybe should send up a little red flag.

It just strikes me that if we can correctly define the characteristics of the bad behavior that everybody on this committee sees and acknowledges exists, then going the long way around to trying to figure out how your drug approval process…