I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 3, 2015, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``Federal Reserve Accountability and…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 3, 2015, at 4 p.m., to conduct a classified brief entitled ``Update on the Campaign against ISIS.'' The…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 3, 2015, at 9 a.m., in room SR-253 of the Russell Senate Office Building, to conduct a…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 3, 2015, at 9 a.m., in room SD-215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Fairness in…

I have come to the floor today to discuss the Congressional Review Act resolution that Senator McConnell, the Republican leader, Senator Enzi, the Senator from Wyoming, and I have filed to stop a new National Labor Relations Board rule…

I know we are in Democratic time right now. So if a Member of the other side shows up, I will sit down. I appreciate the courtesy of my colleagues on the other side allowing me to continue my remarks. I will not take more than 7 or 8…

I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record a copy of my remarks at the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as…

I thank the Senator from Maryland for her comments and her leadership. I would say to the Senator from Maryland that I will need to sit down and talk to the Senator from Washington, Mrs. Murray, which we plan to do in March. My hope would…

I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Maryland.

the distinguished Senator from Michigan has made an eloquent speech about the importance of fully funding the Department of Homeland Security. What is astonishing to me is that she didn't listen to her own speech the first time the…

I ask unanimous consent that a copy of my remarks at the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing earlier this week be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the…

I ask unanimous consent that a copy of my remarks at the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing last week be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as…

I thank the Chair for the recognition and the majority leader for his remarks and his leadership. I am also glad to be here with the Senator from Wyoming, who over the years has been the leading Republican Senator on the issue of ambush…

I ask unanimous consent that a copy of my remarks at the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing yesterday be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Lee). Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Mr. Alexander pertaining to the submission of S. Res. 67 are printed in today's…

I am especially pleased to see that the Senator from Utah is presiding this afternoon because I come to the floor today to offer a resolution which is his inspiration, really, and on which I am pleased to be working with him. Simply put…

I ask unanimous consent that a copy of my remarks at the Brookings Institution earlier today be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: School Choice I am delighted…

I ask unanimous consent that a copy of my remarks at the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing yesterday be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as…

The Senator from North Carolina, Senator Burr, and I are here to speak about an important and exciting development that is about to occur in our Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. What we are talking about and we will…

I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 15 minutes, and that following me, the Senator from North Carolina be recognized for up to 15 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I am advised by the highly competent floor staff that Senators Nelson and Collins will be worked in to be able to speak shortly after we have because I know they both are hoping to do that. Amendments Nos. 67, 98, 103, 174, 102, and 55…

I ask unanimous consent that the following amendments be withdrawn: Sullivan No. 67, Murkowski No. 98, Flake No. 103, Merkley No. 174, Tillis No. 102, and Peters No. 55. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

I look forward to the remarks from the Senator from North Carolina. As I have said, no Senator has done more on either side of the aisle in this area of helping us think about creative new ways to move treatments, medical devices, and…

today I am reintroducing the NLRB Reform Act with Senator McConnell. Our legislation will change the National Labor Relations Board from an advocate to an umpire. The board was created 80 years ago to act as an impartial umpire in labor…

in accordance with rule XXVI, paragraph 2, of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I submit for publication the Rules of Procedure for the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, as unanimously adopted by the committee on January…