Mr. President, I rise today to introduce the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2013, along with Senators Burr, Harkin, and Alexander. For the past year, our offices have worked on a bipartisan basis to draft a comprehensive…

Years ago, when I was Attorney General, we dealt a lot with this, just on your home telephone and cramming on bills.

I think bringing us together--I think this committee could help, I think the FCC could help--but, to sort of bring us together to start solving, engineer-to-engineer, some of these basic problems so we can make sharing work.

And let me just follow up on that, if I could. And that is, are there ways that we could offload the need for spectrum with some of our wireless devices?

Thank you very, very much for your participation today, and your preparation.

Mr. President, Members of the Senate often come to the floor and talk about our men and women in uniform and their incredible bravery and the sacrifice they make for our country, and that is true. We certainly honor them and appreciate…

We've been joined by Senator Thune, who's the Ranking Member of the full Committee.

That mentality and that culture is what the leaders have to attack.

The problem of sexual assault is of such scope and magnitude that it has become a stain on our military.

This committee has no greater responsibility than to protect the men and women who wear the uniform of this country.

What effect would this legislation have on the commander's authority to place an accused in pre-trial confinement pending investigation and disposition of the offense?

Do you believe that a commander should have that authority to overturn the decision of a military court?

I completely agree with Secretary Hagel's recommended changes to Article 60.

The way Congress is operating is not the world that I want to see, either. And yet, we find that it often doesn't work.

Mr. President, in a few minutes Senators will cast votes on two amendments to the farm bill that is now pending before this body. Before we do, I wish to take a minute to acknowledge that the senior Senator from Montana, Max Baucus, has…

Mr. President, I understand there are two bills at the desk due for a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The leader is correct. The clerk will read the titles of the bills for a second time. The legislative clerk read as…

Mr. President, when I learned early this morning that Frank Lautenberg had died, of course, I immediately became very sad. I served with him for 2\1/2\ decades or more in the Senate. I see there are flowers on his desk. It seems the…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Tester). Without objection, it is so ordered. Tribute to Max Baucus