Thank you, and thank you for the testimony, and thank you for what you are doing at MCC.

I raise a point of order under rule XXVIII that section 32205 exceeds the scope of conference for the conference report to accompany H.R. 22. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oklahoma.

I thank the Senator. Mr. President, what we are doing is targeting a specific provision that was air dropped into the highway bill. This isn't an attack on the highway bill. It is an attack on a provision that increases crop subsidies $3…

I wish to end by saying this is not an attack on the highway bill. It has its own issues, but this provision simply attacks the subsidy--the $3 billion subsidy--that was added back in after we had agreed in a bipartisan way to these cuts…

I thank my colleague from Virginia. Let me say that we both mentioned the importance of the message that needs to be sent from the U.S. Congress, the article I branch, the message to our troops who are fighting on our behalf and the…

over the weekend France suffered the worst attack that it has seen since World War II. The day before that, Beirut was rocked by two suicide bombs perpetrated by ISIL that killed more than 40 civilians. We just had confirmation that the…

The conventional wisdom has been that Tunisia, at least, has some of the democratic institutions that will help it as it moves forward.

I come before the Senate to talk about the waters of the United States rule and the legislation pending before us, S. 1140. I hope we can proceed to the bill. This is an important issue. Obviously, the definition of the waters of the…

I rise to express concern about the budget deal that seems to have been reached that we will vote on later today or tomorrow morning. This Senator has a broader concern that we simply aren't cutting spending and that we aren't holding to…

I thank the chair of the subcommittee and the vice chair, ranking member, for working on this. This was initially a 6-year sunset. This has been moved under the amendment to a 10-year sunset. I believe it is important, when we deal with…

I rise to speak in support of the Flake amendment No. 2582 that is currently pending before the body. This amendment is very simple. It simply adds a 6-year sunset to the bill. This amendment also keeps in place the liability protections…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m., Tuesday, October 20; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be approved to…