Richard Shelby: “We, the taxpayer, the government, is in big time.”

I, along with many others, want to thank Senator Pat Leahy for a remarkable 48 years of service here in the Senate. As chairman of the Appropriations, Judiciary, and Agriculture Committees and President pro tempore of the Senate, I believe…

I call up my amendment No. 5418 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Alabama [Mr. Shelby] proposes an amendment numbered 5418 to…

The Department of Navy has played and will continue to play a critical role in the defense of our Nation.

Medical care costs are continuing to increase year after year, as we all know.