Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on August 4, 2015, at 9:30 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committtee on…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight of the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on August 4…

I thank the Senator from Arizona, who has worked closely with us since the beginning to try to move this bill together. Hopefully, at our lunches today, we will have an opportunity to talk to our Members in the hopes that we can come back…

Well, this is very much a bipartisan bill, and I think it is a bicameral effort. It is not as if this is a limb we are walking out on and the House isn't already out there. Emphatically, I implore my colleagues: Let's get on the bill…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on August 4, 2015, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``Oversight of the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on August 4, 2015, at 3 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. subcommittee…

I thank the Senator for the question, and I think he knows the answer. We should dispose of this. The easiest way, as I shared earlier, is that if we get on this bill and we process amendments, if we really wanted to, we could finish…

I am pleased to yield for a question. Mr. McCAIN. In light of recent events that have dominated the news, including the breach of millions of Americans' privileged information, which could be used in ways to harm them, do you think it is a…

Mr. President, as we speak, there are American trade negotiators in Hawaii from the Pacific Rim and South America negotiating the final terms of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP. I rise today to speak about an element of those…

Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 8 o'clock and 28 minutes p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until Friday, July 31, 2015, at 1 p.m. ____________________

Mr. Speaker, I want to compliment my two colleagues who have just spoken on the floor. I compliment Mr. Newhouse from the State of Washington for highlighting a very important event in his district involving a significant constituent of…

Mr. Speaker, unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond my control, I regretfully missed rollcall vote 486 on July 29th. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.''

We want to highlight what was done right by identifying areas where improvement was made.

Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 486, I was unavoidably detained and missed the vote. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.'' ____________________

Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 486, I was unavoidably detained in DC traffic while returning from a meeting at the White House. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.''

This was, without a doubt, one of the worst, if not the worst, animal disease outbreaks our country has ever faced.

Good morning. I appreciate the attendance of our colleagues and witnesses as the Subcommittee begins its formal review of the recent outbreak of highly-pathogenic avian influenza.

This was without a doubt one of the worst, if not the worst animal disease outbreaks our country has ever faced.