We have to ensure that we have this broadband high-speed Internet, because otherwise, you are not going to bring the jobs into rural America.

I worry that in USDA, the cuts have disproportionately impacted Rural Development--a billion dollars in proposed cuts of loans and grants for business development.

I included in the farm bill a program to deploy ultra-high-speed networks in rural areas.

We cannot rehab affordable housing. We cannot make home ownership a reality in rural America with all that means.

Madam President, I thank the Senator from Florida for allowing me to do this before his final remarks of the evening. ____________________

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 10, 2014; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 539, which was submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 423, S. 1934, and Calendar No. 418, S. 898 en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senate…

Madam President, one man, one woman, one American, one vote--that is what the writers of our Constitution put in the Constitution--not one corporation, one vote. What I hear on the Senate floor today and yesterday from those candidates who…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 538, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

Madam President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the provisions of S. Res. 539, as a further mark of respect to the memory of the late Senator James M. Jeffords…

Madam President, we expect a voice vote on the motion to proceed to the constitutional amendment on campaign finance reform. Shortly after 2 p.m., we expect a rollcall vote relative to the paycheck fairness bill. ____________________

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the amendment to S. 1934 be agreed to, the bills, as amended if amended, be read a third time and passed en bloc, and that the title amendment to S. 1934 be agreed to, and that the motions to…

We will strengthen the opposition as the best counterweight to extremists like ISIL.

ISIL is a terrorist organization, pure and simple.

Through these acts and quiet gestures, we can honor their memory and reclaim our sense of togetherness.