Mr. President, I thank my friend from Kansas for finishing his speech in a timely manner. I come to the floor to talk a little bit about the DISCLOSE Act and Citizens United. For the last 2\1/2\ years, Americans have heard us talk about…

I will be brief. First, I wish to thank our chairman, Senator Johnson of South Dakota, for being so steadfast in bringing this bill to the floor. He worked in tandem with Senator Shelby, whom I thank as well. Senator Menendez has been a…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for 2 minutes; immediately thereafter, the Senator from Ohio, Senator Brown, be permitted to speak for 5 minutes; and then the Senator from Kansas, Senator Moran, be permitted to speak for…

As we begin voting on the National Defense Authorization Act later today, I want to remind people that, earlier this year, the Air Force proposed cutting 5,100 Air National Guard positions from our military. Part of this plan eliminates…

On rollcall no. 288, I was absent for legislative business with constituents. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.''

According to a report produced by the Urban Land Institute, the United States has been conspicuously underfunding infrastructure spending for the past 30 years. The report estimates that there is at least $2 trillion in funding needed just…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and the Coast Guard of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to hold a meeting during the session of the Senate…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 17, 2012, at 10 a.m., in SD 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct an executive…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 17, 2012, at 2:30 p.m., The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Committee on…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 17, 2012, at 9:30 a.m., in room SD 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The…

Mr. President, I rise today with gratitude to thank and honor my good friends and esteemed colleagues Senator Alexander and Senator Johanns. The willingness to vote on two of the President's nominees to serve as members of the Board of…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 17, 2012, in room SD 628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, at 2:15 p.m., to conduct a hearing…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 17, 2012, at 10 a.m., in room SD 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled…

In 15 seconds, I will simply say that this amendment is the least we can do. We should go with the Budget Control Act. The other side of the aisle says we haven't passed a budget. This is the effective budget. The fact of the matter is…

Last year I argued in opposition to sections 1021 and 1022 of the NDAA, that they went far beyond the AUMF to suggest that the President has the authority to detain U.S. citizens indefinitely without charge. This amendment prohibits the…

This amendment asserts that it intends to protect the right of habeas corpus, which is to say the right to get into court. But the problem is not habeas. It's not the right to get into court. That is granted by the Constitution. The…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, there is hypocrisy here, and there is also great faith in ignorance on the part of the public. We have in this defense budget, it's $8.3 billion above what was agreed to in the Budget…

This is a partisan Republican bill that not only rejects the bipartisan reforms to VAWA that were passed in the Senate but that would roll back protections for immigrant women that exist in current law. For example, with respect to…