I am very pleased to rise in strong support of the confirmation of Alissa Starzak to be the general counsel of the Army. I urge my colleagues to support her nomination in the vote we are about to take. Alissa was nominated for the position…

Thank you very much. Madam President, I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

today I rise to introduce the Requiring Reporting of Online Terrorist Activity Act, which would require technology companies to inform appropriate law enforcement authorities when they become aware of terrorist activity online. This…

My bill, H.R. 3484, restores the authority to the VA to enter into Enhanced Use Leases solely for the purpose of developing supportive housing for homeless and at-risk Veterans.

Every other VA facility across the nation has the authority to enter into Enhanced Use Leases except for West LA.

I wish to praise today the work of Mr. Daniel Jones, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee staff, who is leaving the Senate tomorrow. Many of us enter public service for the simple goal of making a difference. After knowing Dan for…

pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, I move to waive all applicable sections of that act for the purposes of the pending amendment, and I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient…

I rise to speak on an amendment which is identical to a bill I have introduced with Republican Congressman Peter King. This amendment was proposed by the Bush administration's Department of Justice in 2007. It would allow the Attorney…

I call up amendment No. 2910. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from California [Mrs. Feinstein] proposes an amendment numbered 2910 to amendment No. 2874. (The amendment is…

I wish to speak today in support of Planned Parenthood and express how heartbroken I am over last week's shooting in Colorado Springs. My thoughts are with the victims and their families. To experience such violence in a place dedicated to…

I rise to introduce the Visa Waiver Program Security Enhancement Act. I am pleased to be joined by Senator Flake, who is the lead Republican cosponsor, as well as Senators Heitkamp, Coats, Heinrich, Johnson, Bennet, Ayotte, Warner…

ISIL is not contained. ISIL is expanding.

We have to be prepared for an ISIS attack on the U.S. homeland. I have never been more concerned.

I wish to bring attention today to the 108,000 foster children in our country who right now are waiting to be adopted. Of these, more than 14,000 are in California. These are children who cannot safely be reunited with their biological…

I wish to speak in favor of the Clean Power Plan. This plan shows real American leadership when it comes to climate change, proof that we are taking responsibility for the world we leave to our children. The debate over the Clean Power…

if we look at that, that is 91 feet with the twin 33s and the cab, 91 feet of truck. Thirty-eight States do not want that in their States. This bill overwhelms that. We had an amendment in the Appropriations Committee that would prevent…

If I might respond--I think the Senator from Texas is a member of the Judiciary Committee, I am a member of the Judiciary Committee, and the chairman of the Judiciary Committee is on the floor. It is something we ought to take a look at. I…

reserving the right to object, and this is the first time I will have objected, I would like--since my name was raised and a communication of mine was read--to explain the circumstances. Yes, this is a press release that I wrote, and, yes…

I don't believe there is anything I said that related to our letting aggravated murderers and others who would reap great harm to our society. I do not favor that, and I would like the record to clearly reflect that.

Thank you very much. Respectfully, Senator, I do not believe that you know much about San Francisco. I am a lifelong San Franciscan. I served the city as a mayor for 9 years, president of the board of supervisors for 7 years, and another 8…

I really believe that we have to, as you said, Senator, have competition in the system.

Should somebody that does not have the money for a parochial or private school be denied that opportunity?, and that is where this scholarship opportunity program comes in, because it clearly says, 'No.'

I am a locked and loaded supporter of alternative education.

It seems fundamentally unfair for low-income families to have fewer choices than wealthy ones, as Senator Feinstein indicated.

It gives that family the leg up.