regrettably this is the third attempt to pass a cyber security information sharing bill in recent years. In 2012 the Lieberman-Collins Cybersecurity Act of 2012 was on the floor. It included a title on information sharing which the…

I want to begin by saying that I very much agree with what Chairman Burr has just stated. It is factual. It is the truth. For me, I have worked on this issue for 7 years now. And this is actually the third bill that we have tried to move…

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Lankford). The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

I wish to discuss sanctuary cities. Two women, Kate Steinle and Marilyn Pharis, were killed in California over the summer, both allegedly by undocumented individuals with criminal records. The suspect in each case had recently been…

I thank my friend. I appreciate it. The Commerce, Justice, and Science Subcommittee also received a misleading increase in its allocation. While the Subcommittee received an extra $965 million on paper, it actually needed $1.1 billion just…

great progress has been made in improving oversight of health insurance companies, holding them accountable for how premium dollars are spent, and increasing access to affordable health insurance. Even so, there is still work to be done to…

it wasn't long ago that towns such as Columbine, Aurora, Blacksburg, Newtown, and now Roseburg were unknown outside their States. But today, these towns have witnessed the worst kind of tragedy: mass shootings, bodies torn to pieces…

I ask unanimous consent that Mark Mendenhall, a detailee to the Appropriations Committee have floor privileges for the remainder of the debate on the Energy and Water appropriations bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

I come to the floor as the ranking member of the Energy and Water Development Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee. In that capacity, I rise to oppose consideration of the fiscal year 2016 Energy and Water appropriations bill. Let…

I rise today with my colleagues Senator Ron Johnson, Senator Tim Scott, and Senator Cory Booker to introduce the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act, bipartisan legislation to extend the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program. I am…

We believe droughts in the West are likely to be chronic and more severe with population growth and climate change.

What people do not understand is that the California desert is unique. It's got flora, it's got fauna, it's got bighorn sheep, it's got mule deer, it's got desert tortoises and it's an incredible landscape.

Reports say that the Sierra Nevada snowpack, which is our major source of water, hasn't been this low in 500 years.

Again, I thank the chairman and congratulate him for his very important legislative achievement. Madam President, I want to thank Chairman McCain and Ranking Member Reed for their efforts to include an anti-torture provision in the…

this California Desert Conservation and Recreation Act fulfills a commitment made two decades ago to preserve the magnificent desert landscapes of my home state.

Senator Feinstein has worked with stakeholders in Southern California for two decades to develop this approach.

I want to thank Chairman McCain for explaining the legislative intent of the provision and for making clear that this legislation does not allow the use of coercive interrogations by Federal law enforcement agencies. I would also like to…

If you do not give off roaders some land, what happens is they go all over the place and the indentations from the wheels of the off road vehicles stay there and so it ruins.

I would like to start by asking the distinguished Senator from Arizona, Mr. McCain, a question concerning this anti- torture provision, Section 1045. Some have raised the concerns about the exemption in this provision for Federal law…

I want to thank Chairman McCain and Ranking Member Reed for their efforts to include an anti-torture provision in the conference report on the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, H.R. 1735. As a coauthor of this…

This drought is worse than anything I have seen in my lifetime, and I am very worried about what it means for the State of California.

Senator Boxer's and my bill has two goals, short-term emergency relief and long-term investments.

As of this month, 2,400 wells are dry or soon will be, and this puts 12,000 people in jeopardy of being without water.

I rise in strong support of the confirmation of Dale Drozd to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. Judge Drozd earned his bachelor's degree magna cum laude from San Diego State University in 1977 and his law…

I would like to begin by thanking Senator Feinstein for introducing S. 2013, the Los Angeles Homeless Veterans Leasing Act of 2015.