Mark Begich: “I would like to have the Record reflect if there had been a rollcall vote, I would have voted no on this item.”

I rise in support of H.R. 3176, the bill to reauthorize the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System. This is a program of national importance. Volcano monitoring strengthens safety and emergency preparedness across the…

How we approach this mental health system for the VA cannot be in isolation of the mental health system of this country.

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on December 9, 2014, at 6 p.m., in room S-216 of the Capitol Building. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

I wish to echo all the comments people said today, but I have to be honest. When I was elected, I was scared of Mary. People said very politely that you should check with Mary to see if she has an issue with something. I was terrified of…