it is my belief that our amendment does cover the--Senator Leahy and Senator Nelson submitted to us an amendment, which is incorporated, which does cover the Orlando killer. I wanted the Senator to know that. Thank you very much.

If I may, Madam President, I thought what the Senator was proposing was that he would have 20 minutes and I would have 20 minutes.

I will go first, and then he is going to do his 20 minutes, and then Mrs. Boxer will speak.

I appreciate the Senator from Texas. Amendment No. 4720 Madam President, I rise to speak in support of the amendment to keep guns out of the hands of known or suspected terrorists. The Orlando attack again exposed a dangerous loophole in…

This enemy is very different from past adversaries like Al Qaida, because ISIL not only seeks to control territory in several countries, but is taking advantage of technology and social media to recruit fighters and inspire terrorist…

Well, no. The process is that if somebody comes in and this is overwhelmingly for the Americans on this watch list, the small minority, and they go in for a background check, and the background check is evaluated quickly by the Justice…

The thing is you want to stop a potential terrorist.

I watched this for so long, Anderson, and it just gets worse and worse and worse.

I think the vetting takes a long time that I get complaints on the length of time it takes.

Her new proposal would allow the attorney general to block the sale of guns and explosives to people who are known or suspected terrorists.

We cannot negotiate with extremists who seek only to kill, and I don't think we will.

I also understand what the Republican candidate for president is saying.

I wish to discuss the issue of preemption and ask to engage in a colloquy with Senators Tillis and Nelson. I come to the floor today to discuss the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016, which passed the Senate on…

I thank the Senators, and I thank the Presiding Officer. I have listened to this debate, and I rise to urge my colleagues to allow a vote on this due process guarantee amendment. Senator Lee has filed it, I am a cosponsor, and I am…

In 2013 this Committee included in the Intelligence Authorization Act a requirement for Senate confirmation of the inspectors general for the National Reconnaissance Office and the National Security Agency.

Given the importance of IGs, I believe these gaps in service are unacceptable.

Last month, the national women's soccer team filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The complaint states that women are paid just 40 percent of what men are paid--despite the fact that our women's soccer team…

I support the ``Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2016,'' an important bill crafted to protect-- and support--victims of sex crimes. I am proud to be an original cosponsor of this bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Grassley and…

today I wish to speak about the urgent need for Congress to approve emergency funds to fight the Zika virus. The Zika virus is a rapidly growing public health threat, and the stakes for women are particularly high. I strongly believe…

It worries me a great deal, you know. I don't want to go back to the '68 convention, because I worry about what it does to the electorate as a whole, and he should too.

I don't want to go back to the '68 convention because I worry what it does to the electorate as a whole and he should too.

We have worked with relevant federal and state agencies for two years now to make sure this bill can produce real water in a manner consistent with the Endangered Species Act and biological opinions.

I wish to begin by extending my congratulations to our chairman. You are a distinguished chairman, and it really has been a great pleasure for me to work with you. I think we have accomplished a task which hopefully sets an example for…

I thank the distinguished chairman of the Energy and Water Subcommittee for his leadership and willingness to settle issues to get this bill to the point where it really is ready to be voted on by this body. I think he has made the…

I rise to thank the distinguished chairman of the subcommittee for his views and for his very instructive actions to move this bill to fruition. I know we both think it is an important bill. We know the subject that Senator Cotton has…