cutting that many ships out of the shipbuilding program is going to substantially affect the amount of forward presence that the Navy can provide

I want to continue on the line of questioning Mr. Courtney had raised with the National Sea-Based Deterrence.

I believe that all of us assembled here, both those of us on the Committee and our assembled panel of witnesses, recognize that technology often evolves much faster than the law.

Mr. President, our Nation has a strong tradition of ensuring that our service members are protected while they serve to keep us safe. As the challenges facing our service members change, we must work to ensure that our laws continue to…

Madam President, this whole process has been moved forward by the leadership of Chairman Collins. She and her staff have done an extraordinary job of taking the additional resources made available by the budget agreement and constructively…

Madam President, reserving my right to object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Rhode Island.

I think Chairman McCain is headed in exactly the right direction, which is trying to eliminate sequestration. The real answer is to repeal the Budget Control Act because the scope of relief offered by the chairman is certainly broader than…

Mr. President, I associate myself with the comments of Senator Collins, who described the amendment extremely well. I, too, rise in opposition to the proposed amendment for all the reasons she listed. She was quite vivid and quite concrete…

Mr. President, I rise with my colleague Senator Collins in support of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development appropriations bill before us. I begin first by commending the chairman for her extraordinary work, her thoughtful…

Mr. President, I wish to speak for 5 minutes on Epilepsy Awareness Month. If the matter for which Senator Wicker is waiting comes to the floor, I will interrupt my speech immediately so I don't slow down his business at all. I know he has…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Epilepsy Awareness Month

Mr. President, I am here to speak in what is probably my 119th ``Time to Wake Up'' speech related to climate change. I would like to take this occasion to express my appreciation to a person whom the TV cameras can probably see behind me…

I think the point I am trying to make here is that the so-called voices of the business community that we are seeing here are in fact the voices of the fossil fuel industry.

Mr. President, it is a pleasure and privilege to follow the distinguished Senator from Indiana. His concerns for national security are well established, and I enjoy working with him, particularly in the area of cyber security. But I would…

I would also like to put into the record a recent press story called 'The Koch ATM,' which reports that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce received $2 million from Freedom Partners.

I would also like to ask a question for the record of the Chamber of Commerce, which is present here in the form of Mr. Eule.

Mr. President, today I join many of my colleagues in opposing S.J. Res. 23 and S.J. Res 24. These measures are an attack on the Clean Power Plan's carbon pollution protections for new and existing power plants. Not only would these…

Mr. President, today I am pleased to introduce the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2015 with Senators Hatch, Franken, and Burr. This bill offers promise to the tens of thousands of individuals diagnosed with…