Mr. President, picking up where I left off, I don't think we, Congress, need to micromanage this process. We don't need congressional enforcement officers, so to speak. Rather, we need to spell out the goals, the priorities for border and…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Gohar Sedighi, a fellow in my Senate office, and Susan Corbin and Michelle Taylor, detailees to the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, be granted privileges of the floor for…

You are not also suggesting that when you say that even minimal exposure can cause cancer that there isn't a threshold effect?

My wife would say that the primary risk factor for breast cancer is being a woman.

I will just say, your testimony kind of gave way to that.

As a doctor, I will acknowledge that aflatoxin is something we are all exposed to.

It is unclear how well you can translate rate data to human data.

Today, I want to highlight another potential IRS abuse, namely, unfair audits of adoptive parents who filed for the Adoption Tax Credit. We've all heard about the abuse of conservatives, Christians, and other groups, but fewer people know…

I object to the request as modified. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. Is there objection to the original request?

Madam President, given that no Member of this body made an amendment to request such a provision and offered it for vote either during the Budget Committee deliberation or on the floor of this body when we were debating the budget, I…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 33, H. Con. Res. 25; that the amendment which is--and has been--at the desk, the text of S. Con. Res. 8, the budget resolution passed by the…

Madam President, I would like to comment on my colleague's characterization that Members of this body want a backroom deal. Because in that characterization, my colleague neglected to make clear to certainly people in this gallery what…

we will be looking very seriously at that in this committee as we move forward in the appropriations process.

Madam President, a few months ago I met two sisters from my home State. They are Mari and Adriana Barrera. These two sisters were brought here by their parents when Mari was 7 and Adriana was 3 years old. They were raised by a single…

this has been a very helpful hearing.

Well, the Federal Aid Highway Program is based on the principle that States own and operate the National Highway System.

what happened at home in Washington State on the Skagit River Bridge has just been an eye-opener for everyone in my State.

Our transportation system requires collaboration among all levels of government.