Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quroum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 17, 2014, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``United States Strategy to Defeat the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 17, 2014, at 10 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it…

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 September 17, 2014, at 10 a.m. in room SD- 430 of the Dirksen Office Building…

Madam President, some of my colleagues will be coming to the floor later today to speak about the Land and Water Conservation Fund, and I am sorry I am not going to be able to join them, but LWCF is very important, especially to Montana…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Policy be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 17, 2014, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 17, 2014. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 17, 2014, at 10:15 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 Indian Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 17, 2014, at 2:30 p.m., in room SD-628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING…

Mr. President, I wish to recognize and pay tribute to Letitia--Tish--A. Long, who will retire on October 3, 2014, as Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, or NGA. It gives me great pleasure to speak publicly about…

What I would like to do, because I fully support what an extraordinary and very important piece of legislation this is, honoring those who served and fought and fell in Desert Storm--what I object to is the decoupling of the two bills…

Mr. President, I rise today to introduce the Startup Opportunity Accelerator Act or SOAR Act, which provides funding for accelerator programs and organizations that support small business startups. The importance of small businesses to the…

There is no more eloquent a person when it comes to good government than Senator Coburn, but I do not modify my request. I object. I ask unanimous consent that the previous request I made be agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there…

Mr. President, with a great deal of respect and deference to my good friend and an extraordinary Senator from Arkansas, I actually do object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. Unanimous Consent Requests--H.R. 1033 and H.R. 503

Mr. President, I am introducing a resolution to provide President Obama with authority in the multinational mission to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, ISIL, which is meant to reinforce the President's strategy, as well as…

I voted no yesterday, and it was a tough no vote for me because I simply have a lot of questions.

Mr. President, I wish to speak in support of the Land and Water Conservation Fund and to commemorate its 50th anniversary this month. Fifty years ago, in an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote, the House and Senate passed and President Johnson…

Mr. President, I rise today to recognize National POW/MIA Recognition Day. As we acknowledge the important role of American servicemembers and veterans, we must keep at the forefront of our thoughts and prayers the safe return of those who…