The good news is that there is tremendous congressional support in getting this done, on both sides of the aisle.

We have to figure out a funding process and make this thing work.

I recently joined 74 of my colleagues here in the Senate in writing a letter to express our concerns with the recent bid by the Palestinian Authority to join the International Criminal Court.

Helping resolve this dispute was a top priority, and on February 14, 2015, the President directed me, Secretary Perez, and Secretary Foxx to travel to California to meet with the parties to help them reach a resolution.

on the same week that the President released his national strategy, a pilot in the Royal Jordanian Air Force was burned alive by radical Islamists. While the administration was putting the finishing touches on this document, the propaganda…

I am very much opposed to the rule but I do think you need to really look at the reliability and the impact it is going to have and the significant impact.

These are the States who are rejecting this. These States have actually said they cannot comply with it and some of them will not.

on March 21, 2010, Deborah Johnson of Sherwood, AR, answered a call no parent should ever receive. Her son, 23-year-old Army Private Jeremy Andrew Johnson, was dead from a drug overdose. Private Johnson was diagnosed with post-traumatic…

I wish to take a few moments to honor a true champion of veterans, retired Lt. Col. Steve Gray, who is set to retire from public service at the end of this month after nearly 16 years of helping his fellow veterans in Arkansas. Since I…

No, No. I thank the Senator. Everything is fine. We appreciate the Senator, as always. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Arkansas. ____________________

The committee worked really hard under Senator Boxer's and Senator Inhofe's leadership in trying to identify things to cut the red tape.

tonight we will gather in the House Chamber to listen to the President's State of the Union Address. This will be the first time in Barack Obama's Presidency that he delivers a State of the Union Address to a Republican-led House and…

It is a pleasure to have the opportunity to talk about the Keystone Pipeline. I also wish to thank the Senator from North Dakota for his tireless efforts and his leadership on behalf of getting the Keystone Pipeline project moving. For the…

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I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Tribute to Mark Pryor

I am honored to stand here and recognize my colleague and friend, Arkansas's senior Senator Mark Pryor, for his service to our State, his contributions to our country, and his work across the aisle. I have worked with Senator Pryor during…

Thank you Madam Chair, and I want to echo the comments of the rest of the Committee about enjoying working with you...

That is such an important issue not only for you but the rest of Government.

I'm proud to introduce her today and express my strong support for her nomination.

We really do appreciate you calling this hearing to help us better understand the issues involving voluntary efforts by farmers and landowners to promote land and water conservation, with a focus on water quality and the role of…

I guess my concern is, you have all of these positive voluntary things. My concern is when you do something like Waters of the United States, which is so controversial, and there is going to be significant costs involved, what is that…

No, I would agree, we need to really concentrate on the voluntary programs, which, again, it seems like from the testimony today and what we are seeing out in the field with increased technology that was testified also, that we really are…

But certainty is--anything that we can do through our programs to add that certainty and have those programs stay in place is of great value.

I know I was really amazed this past summer, when we were on lots of farms, at the use of drones

I appreciate your leadership in this area, Senator Cardin. I think we have had some really good hearings and have done a lot of good work.