Let me take the opportunity to introduce the bill now and to thank the veterans service organizations that support the bill.

I introduced the Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act. This legislation will provide 50 additional outreach specialists for veterans treatment courts nationwide.

allowing veterans the open-ended ability to seek care in the private sector is a concern.

Justice-involved veterans too often are forgotten by the Nation they once served.

Senator Flake's well-conceived bill recognizes the value of the work done by VJO specialists.

The Constitution gives the Congress the authority to declare war.

Not having a current AUMF allows Congress--lets us off the hook.

Mr. President, rumor has it that on Friday the President will announce a change in U.S. policy toward Cuba. There are lots of different rumors about what that might entail. I thought I would talk for just a couple of minutes about the…

Mr. President, I yield back all time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Brown nomination?

Mr. President, I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Toomey). The Senator from New York. (The remarks of Mrs. Gillibrand and Mr. Cassidy pertaining to the introduction of S. 1313 are printed in today's Record under ``Statements on…

Mr. President, I rise to speak in support of the Customs and Border Protection Hiring and Retention Act, or CBP HiRe Act. In recent years, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, or CBP, has had a lot of trouble recruiting, hiring, and…