ISIL'S global battlefield now includes the United States and we cannot stand idly by. We must take the fight to them.

Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to recognize the city of Statesville, North Carolina, which was recently named one of North Carolina's Great Places by the State's American Planning Association chapter. The Great Places in North Carolina program…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate stand in recess under the previous order. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Under the previous order, the Senate stands in recess subject to the call of the…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge the service of two men from western North Carolina: John Queen, III, and Don Smart. Recently, they were inducted into the Western North Carolina Agricultural Hall of Fame. As those plaques were put…

I thank my friend, the gentleman from Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the Farm Credit System for supporting agriculture and the rural communities in my home State of North Carolina for the past 100 years. Established in 1916…

Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize the 100th anniversary of the Farm Credit System. Established by Congress in 1916, Farm Credit's mission is to provide a reliable source of credit for United States farmers. At the time of Farm…

Not one Senator in this body would send their child to a facility where convicted felons cared for their child and where basic health and safety measures weren't followed.

We govern best when we can function bipartisanly.

I'd also like to thank today's Ranking Member, Barbara Mikulski, for agreeing to partner with me once again.

I applaud Senator Mikulski for her work on the Appropriations Committee to make this happen.

Child care is one of the most important decisions a parent will make when it comes to raising their children.

I thank you, Senator Mikulski, for your kind comments, but, more importantly, for your passion on this issue.

I want to thank the members of the committee, especially Senators Mikulski and Burr, for your leadership in reauthorizing the CCDBG Act in 2014.

Child care is not a luxury. It is a necessity and should not be beyond the bounds of a family budget.

I would respectfully urge you to follow the law on this, and as well intentioned as your motive might be, taking money away from vouchers to require States to use contracts violates the law as recently enacted as 2014.

I don't know how else to be clear on such an important conversation for parents who are looking for a clear path to creating a better life than to make sure that those same parents who are smart, engaged in the process of taking care of…

Thank you, Senator, for that editorial.

Since the law's passage, Congress, at her insistence, has provided nearly a $100 million increase in CCDBG funds in fiscal year 2015 and nearly a $300 million increase in fiscal year 2016.