Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Toomey). Without objection, it is so ordered. Department of Homeland Security Funding

I hope that you will work with me and others interested in this issue of the Army, whoever has been very diligent in pursuing billions of dollars worth of savings to the taxpayers will help me get the Congressional Budget Office to…

I want to welcome Director Nick Rasmussen from the National Counterterrorism Center.

The Committee remains concerned about the expanding, evolving nature of this threat.

This is the first of what I hope will be a number of open hearings.

This is to provide the Senate and the American people with an update on the current threat from terrorism.

Mr. President, I wish to commemorate and celebrate the life of Coach Dean Smith. Dean Smith's accomplishments as coach, mentor, and teacher made him a legend in our State, and far beyond Tobacco Road. Brooke and I were deeply saddened to…

Mr. President, I am here to also talk about the DHS funding bill. I will say from the outset that I don't think the President did the right thing by taking this unilateral action. I think he has made it more difficult to pass immigration…

I ask unanimous consent that any time during the quorum calls be equally divided. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Madam President, I thank the majority leader for moving ahead on S. 295, which we call the Amy and Vicky Act. The need for this bill arises because of the Supreme Court's 5-to-4 decision last year in Paroline v. United States. The Court at…

I don't think your budget is big enough.

I think it is an essential Federal function that this Department has done well over the years.

the grid is a real vulnerability of America, particularly in the cyber aspects of it.

Mr. President, over the last two weeks Republicans in Congress have insisted on playing political games with funding for the Department of Homeland Security. The same agency that supports States such as Massachusetts when disasters hit…

The impact of extreme weather on the grid reliability is a problem for everybody who uses electricity, and we're facing more extreme weather events.

One threat to the reliability of the grid is extreme weather.

The basic design elements of the grid date back to Thomas Edison, and major parts of today's grid were built right after World War II.

Let's be clear. If Republicans in the Senate don't change course, they will shut down the Department of Homeland Security and compromise the safety of the American people, and they will have done it because a handful of extremists in the…