Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend from Washington State, and I want to associate myself with his remarks, as well as the remarks of the chairman of our Armed Services Committee and the chairman of our Appropriations Committee. All three…

I thank my very good friend, the ranking member of our committee. I want to join with Chairman Rogers and Chairman Frelinghuysen in the shout-out to Tom McLemore. I trust, as Chairman Rogers said, that he is going on to greener pastures…

Mr. Speaker, we are about to begin a very important and difficult debate. Both sides have strong, credible arguments. But I would urge those who are opposed to what the President has suggested to offer their own alternative. Because it…

Mr. President, I ask to speak as in morning business. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Tribal General Welfare Exclusion Act

Mr. President, I thank the Chair for the opportunity to speak this afternoon. I am also pleased to see on the floor my colleague from North Dakota, Senator Heitkamp. She and I have a legislative interest in a matter now pending before the…

I would hate to have you lose Scotland.

Mr. President, I rise today to discuss the passage of the Government Reports Elimination Act--a bill that will eliminate or modify 53 Congressionally mandated reports. In 2010, we passed the Government Performance and Results Modernization…

Mr. President, reserving the right to object, I want to say to my colleague from Massachusetts I appreciate her highlighting the importance of student debt in the lives of a lot of our young people who are struggling in this stagnant…

Mr. President, I appreciate the frustration of the Senator from Michigan at the Senate not functioning the way it should. But really her complaint ought to be with the majority leader. Republicans are happy to have an open amendment…

Mr. President, I appreciate the great talents and credentials that the Senator from Massachusetts brings to the Senate. Unfortunately, whether one is in the majority or in the minority, the Senate has not been able to function for the last…

Mr. President, I would say that the best way to get this piece of legislation resolved on the Senate floor is what used to be called the old-fashioned way. That is where both sides of the aisle get to offer amendments and vote on them. But…

But, by the same token, I know that at some point we run out of the ability to fund all those things.

I think we put a heck of a burden on the private sector and walked away from it.

Private sponsor of traditional pension plans must fund their plans using an average, high-quality corporate bond rate...

Swift enactment of this overwhelmingly bipartisan legislation is critical to protecting the existing system of tribal gaming in Arizona.

The Act provided no further role for Congress in this process. I think most of the members of the Committee would agree that is a good thing.

We must work together to find solutions that benefit all parties involved.

The bill would address an issue specific to Arizona, but one that could have broader implications for this Committee.