Mr. President, for hundreds of millions of people around the globe, including in countries whose governments are allies of the United States, democracy and human rights are aspirations that seem beyond reach. According to a recent report…

Mr. President, I want to talk about privacy because privacy is not a partisan issue. It never has been, and never should be. Remember, 30 years ago I was in the minority. The Republicans were in the majority and controlled the Senate. It…

I am also pleased that Senators Shaheen, Moran, Cornyn, Merkley, Gardner, and Blumenthal have joined this effort with Senator Lee and I. I commend them because we do have an opportunity this year to make progress on bipartisan, commonsense…

I am also pleased that Senators Shaheen, Moran, Cornyn, Merkley, Gardner, and Blumenthal have joined this effort with Senator Lee and I. I commend them because we do have an opportunity this year to make progress on bipartisan, commonsense…

Mr. President, not long ago Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea, the World Health Organization, WHO, and the United Nations, and the United States, Great Britain, France, and other countries were frantically trying to bring the Ebola crisis…

Mr. President, I thank my colleague from Vermont for what he has said. I would note that there are many in our State who agree wholeheartedly. We are not a wealthy State. We are a proud State. We are not a State that believes in such a…

First of all, I thank the Senator for bringing Representative Carter's comments to my attention. I absolutely agree with the Senator's analysis and also with the comments by Representative Carter. We should have a sense of urgency in…

Madam President, I come to the floor in my position as the vice chair of the Appropriations Committee to urge the Senate to pass a clean Homeland Security appropriations bill. Yesterday the Senate rejected a procedural vote to take up the…

Mr. President, I was very disappointed yesterday that the Senate did not vote to proceed to the consideration of the Homeland Security appropriations bill. I hope we will have an opportunity to reconsider that vote and we will agree to…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the time until 2:45 p.m. be equally divided in the usual form, with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Madam President, I suggest the absence of a quorum and ask unanimous consent that the time be equally divided between the parties. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative…

I would not want to say that you are not--I know that those steps have been taken.

So then to clarify, there will be a $1-million exemption.

So if you are over $1 million, then the first $1 million is taxed.

I think that if you want to keep a family farm in the family, it is going to be very destructive.

I think we are afraid to take them on, because, every time you mention something about it, they say, you are interfering with our internal affairs.

Well then, let me say 'thank you' if you are doing more than what I perceive you are doing.

I think it is very detrimental to family farming.