Colleagues, there are a lot of problems in the world: male pattern baldness, lactose intolerance, flat feet. There is a time and place to address those problems, but it is not tonight, and it is not on this bill. Just like it is not the…

I ask unanimous consent that there be up to 20 minutes of debate under the control of Senator Paul for debate only. The PRESIDING OFFICER. At this time?

Yes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Kentucky. Government Funding

Democrats are fighting to withhold the paychecks of air traffic controllers, our troops, federal custodial staff.

I have six requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority Leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following…

here we go again. In just a little over 24 hours, Federal funding will run out, and the government will shut down. Let me state for the record that my Republican colleagues and I are ready to get on with matters and ready to fund the…

I ask consent the mandatory quorum call be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I ask unanimous consent that the scheduled rollcall vote begin immediately. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

We need to ensure that Iran does not acquire nuclear weapons, and we must be ready to act if necessary.

We need to ensure that Iran does not acquire nuclear weapons, and we must be ready to act if necessary.

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence's rules of procedure be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Rules of Procedure of the…

D.C. as nothing but lobbyists and bureaucrats