I'm looking at the backlog of family actions. And, again, Ms. Ochoa, your report to us was in September.

Thank you. I appreciate the distinction.

Madam President, I want to speak today about the Omnibus appropriations and tax bill. First, I want to applaud my colleagues who have worked tirelessly towards this deal for over a year now. Our leadership and the leaders of our…

It decreases our revenue line going forward. It does take some of the things, particularly in international tax reform, off the table. There are arguments that some of these being made permanent may make it easier. I will give you an…

Mr. President, I know my friend from West Virginia and I compliment the Senator from Maine. Before these two great former Governors came to this body, there were many times I would stand up and rail on these issues. It is great to have…

Mr. President, since 2010, I have come to the Senate floor on an occasional basis to honor exemplary Federal employees, a tradition started by my friend, the former Senator from Delaware Ted Kaufman. Today I am going to continue that…

Mr. President, I rise today to call attention to the significant contributions public servants make to our Nation each day. It appears that we are close to the final conclusion to the budget and tax extenders debate, and hopefully we will…

Let me ask about the line of questioning that somehow implies we ought to prioritize a particular religious group over all others.

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4246) to exempt for an additional 4-year period, from the application of the means-test presumption of abuse under chapter 7, qualifying members of reserve components of the…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on H.R. 4246, currently under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Every day at home and abroad, uniformed men and women risk their lives to protect our freedom and way of life. Among those brave souls are military reservists and members of the…

Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this important legislation that continues a very good practice that benefits our Guard and Reserve members. I yield back the balance of my time.

the President's decision to extend the troop presence through 2016 without a deadline is the first time in many years that there has been a degree of certainty

It seems to me that virtually all of the issues we are talking about today... depend upon the National Unity Government being a national unity government.

I think it was a huge coup with your role, Secretary Kerry's role, and others, in trying to promote the formation of the unity government to get over the electoral impasse.

It is estimated that there are now more than 40,000 political prisoners, along with 22 journalists behind bars in Egypt.

Those goals should inform our dialogue with the el-Sisi government and how we confront the fissures that have opened up in this alliance.

no one wants to trample overdue process and the rights of Federal employees, but we do not want to sacrifice accountability