Madam Chairman, I find it interesting that the gentlelady would suggest that the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dempsey, would ask for an amount of money for our warfighters that is immoral. What is cynical is to use the…

Madam Chair, I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Maryland will be postponed. Amendment No. 53 Offered by Mr. Walz The Acting…

I express my concern about the extensive damage caused over the last several days.

I thank my very good friend from Connecticut--and the chairman of the committee because I trust that he will support this as well. This amendment passed overwhelmingly last year, bipartisan vote. The problem is that the Defense Department…

Madam Chairman, I rise in support of this amendment. We are about to authorize more than half a trillion dollars for our military. The Secretary of Defense and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says ``we don't want or need this extra…

Mr. Chairman, you can pretty much win any battle you want to fight with superior military might. But for wars of consequence, you have to be fighting from the high ground consistently. That's what this amendment is all about. We will win…

At this time in our history when we're furloughing 650,000 Department of Defense employees, how can we justify spending $1.5 million per detainee at Guantanamo when half of them have been cleared for release? It doesn't make sense. And now…

Madam Chair, today I rise in support of my amendment to H.R. 1960, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. This amendment gives the land owners and ranchers in the Pinon Canyon community of Southeast Colorado peace of…

Mr. President, I rise today to commemorate the life and legacy of Congressman John Robert Lewis of Georgia, and recognize the 50th anniversary of his chairmanship of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. John Lewis grew up during…

Mr. President, Monday was a sad day for my home State of Nevada. This week we learned that Congresswoman Barbara Vucanovich passed away in Reno just a few weeks after her 92nd birthday. As the first woman elected to represent Nevada in…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Remembering Barbara Vucanovich

Mr. President, I would just simply respond by saying I know the Senator is quite sincere, and he is correct. I voted for the dumb fence once. I am not going to do it again because I learned from my mistake. I went down there to look at it…

Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum, and I ask unanimous consent that all time be allocated equally as previously agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will call the roll. The…

Mr. President, I am going to speak about this amendment in just a minute, but first I want to respond to Senator Thune. I wish we could get a vote on my amendment as well as this one because I would like to vote and strongly express my…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to call up amendment No. 1222, the Child Citizenship Act, for lawful adoptees. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from…

Does the Senator from Massachusetts agree that out of the student loan fund $8.7 billion is diverted to the Affordable Care Act?

I ask unanimous consent to ask one question of my colleague from Massachusetts. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Will the Senator yield for a question? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator should be aware we have a previous order to recess.