Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 22, 2013, at 5 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special Committee on Aging be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 22, 2013, to conduct a hearing entitled ``10 Years Later: A Look at the Medicare Prescription Drug…

I find it very refreshing to find someone who is stepping up like you are in this position.

Mr. President, if it pleases the Chair, I would like to say a few remarks about sugar, but I am not sure about the chairwoman's plans. I thank the chairwoman of the committee and the ranking member. I know they are deciding what other…

Mr. President, on our side, let me tell my colleagues if they want to preserve jobs, vote against the Shaheen-Toomey amendment. The U.S. policy on sugar defends more than 142,000 jobs in 22 States and nearly $20 billion in annual economic…

Mr. President, yesterday I came to the floor of the Senate to talk not only about the farm bill, but specifically about the importance of the Sugar Program to the compromise that is the farm bill. I talked about growers getting protections…

Lest you think that this is an unimportant issue to North Dakota, I want to point out that the two Senators whose names were invoked in the testimony were Senator Conrad and Senator Burdick, both from North Dakota and both deeply concerned…

I will pledge this. I am chairing on the Ag Committee the Rural Development Subcommittee, and this is an area that goes beyond telemedicine.

We do not want people who have chemotherapy who are entitled to veterans services to have to get on a bus and drive 10 hours.

I do not think there is any doubt there is still a digital divide in this country, and that is my point.

I hear about clinics shutting down because they do not have the capacity and do not have the staff to even open up on a Friday.

What happens if the Internet is intermittent and dial-up?

There are concerns about squashing innovation, especially in the mental health area, within the Indian Health Service.

I think anyone who understands Indian country knows that very many Native Americans in terms of a percentage of their population serve in really double, triple, quadruple numbers in the armed services.

this is a critical issue for us, and it is a critical infrastructure issue for the development and the continued viability of rural America.

I do not mean to interrupt, but is that true in every remote location in the United States?

I make that unanimous consent request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Connecticut. Sexual Assault in the Military

Madam President, I rise to speak on S. 954, the legislation to reauthorize agricultural programs. As a former chairman and ranking member of the Agriculture Committee, I recognize how difficult it is to combine all the diverse interests…