Mr. President, I rise today to bring attention to the latest installment concerning political targeting by the IRS. Last spring we learned of the IRS's targeting of conservative groups that were applying for 401(c)(4) tax exempt status…

I thank the Senator from Texas and my other colleagues who have participated in this colloquy. I hope we can speedily bring the Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act to the floor. When the Senator from Texas talks about his…

There's no question that we have to be able to demonstrate that this is the right way to go forward.

It seems to me that Senator Barrasso's bill, which I'm happy to cosponsor, would establish a framework for establishing forest treatments.

Mr. President, as the Senate turns its attention this week to the farm bill conference report, my thoughts turn to the Wild West to put its provisions in context. Frankly, its 950 pages lend themselves to talking about the good, the bad…

I have not signed on to the new sanctions bill, here. I believe that, if diplomacy can work, we ought to allow it to work.

We need our P5+1 partners, and others, to participate with us here.

Unilateral sanctions rarely work.

if there is no other way to stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon than for us to engage in military action, hopefully with others, I am going to vote yes on that.

One of the most difficult questions I face at home from constituents and others is about this new legislation.

Let me get beyond just platitudes on this. DOJ said in 2012 that you would conduct an assessment of these programs to see where there is overlap and where money perhaps is being wasted.