Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 10, 2015, at 9:30 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 10, 2015, at 10:10 a.m., in room SD-215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 10, 2015 at 9:30 a.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``Update on Iran Nuclear Negotiations.''…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 10, 2015, at 10 a.m., in room SD- 106 of the Dirksen Senate Office…

Mr. President, as tempted as I am to respond to my good friend from Maryland about the ongoing Democratic filibuster of the Homeland Security funding, I want to spend just a few minutes talking about a topic where there is broad and…

I do not want the United States of America 10, 20, 30 years from now to suddenly wake up and discover that we are a country without nuclear power.

This budget proposes cutting the Corps' funding to the actual level of spending in 2007. We are literally moving backward on an agency that is crucial to maintaining our country's infrastructure.

If the Sites numbers could get done, that would be very much appreciated, quickly.

This situation is unsustainable.

The lack of a completed chief's report has meant authorization of a potential project was missed in 2007 and 2014.

Governing is about setting priorities, and unfortunately, the President's budget request for these agencies shows a failure to do so, in my opinion.

I found it very surprising that there was a 13.8 percent drop in the Corps' budget.

Can you tell me how you plan to finish the chief's report by December 2015 as promised without Federal funding?

He was involved in supporting critical national projects like the restoration of the Everglades.

That has been a very high priority for me and I know it is for you, too.

We have none. Believe it or not, we came to agreement.

I do not think I ever had a better person to work with in the Senate than you.

We are hopeful that you will see fit to have an early hearing so that we can possibly develop a nuclear waste policy for our country.