Stripped naked, diaper, physically struck and put in various painful stress positions for long periods of time. They were deprived of sleep for days, in one case, up to 180 hours.

I would like to express my support for the consideration of the nomination of Nani Coloretti to be the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD. Ms. Coloretti has a distinguished history of public service…

I am pleased to introduce, along with Senator Portman, the Combat Human Trafficking Act of 2014. Human trafficking is estimated to be a $32 billion criminal enterprise, making it the second largest criminal industry in the world, behind…

I thank my colleague, and I wish to congratulate her on her leadership on this issue. We clearly have had a very extensive debate in our caucus on this. There are varying views, and I have thought a lot about it. I have had 120,000…

I ask unanimous consent that my time be extended, please. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

I thank the Presiding Officer. I wish to speak to this bill, and I have to say that this is one of the few times that the vice chairman, the distinguished Senator from Georgia, and I have a disagreement. I very much support this 215…

I thank the Presiding Officer. I recently talked with Members of the House, and here is what they told me: If we didn't pass the House bill, there were Members who wanted to end the whole metadata program. I do not want to end the program…

I come to the floor today to express support for the continuing resolution which funds the government through December 11. One provision in the bill I would like to focus on relates to our fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the…

the Affordable Care Act made great strides in improving access to health insurance for millions of Americans. Unfortunately, especially in high-cost geographic areas, some in the middle class are facing high insurance premiums. If you make…

I wish to recognize Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, whose nomination to be Deputy Secretary at the Department of Energy was confirmed today. Throughout her career, Dr. Sherwood-Randall has been an exemplary public servant and academic. She…

I wish to recognize and pay tribute to Letitia--Tish--A. Long, who will retire on October 3, 2014, as Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, or NGA. It gives me great pleasure to speak publicly about Director Long, who…

Thank you very much. The normal rule is 5-minute rounds.

Thank you very much for letting me be here today.

I am proud to have recommended her to President Obama.

the President perhaps is being cautious when it comes to dealing with ISIS.

Well, that is exactly right. The chairwoman's supplemental does that. That is really what makes the difference for the child. If a child can't speak the language and if a child is held in a jail cell and if a child is shackled and…

I thank the Senator. I wish to begin by saying the Appropriations Committee is in very good hands. Chairman Mikulski has done an excellent job, and I strongly support this supplemental that she has put together. I wish to give my…

So I thank the Senator for her support and her energy and effort that she has put forward. I hope this body does the right thing. Remembering Admiral Chuck Larson

I rise today to introduce bipartisan legislation with my colleagues Senator Portman and Senator Begich that would expand the definition of ``homeless'' used by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD, to ensure all…

We've got nuclear waste piling up all over this country.

I want you to know that. She knows that we lose $20 billion a year because we don't have it and we become responsible for it.

I hope that the 3 of us here and including my ranking member that I work closely with, Lamar Alexander, can sit down with you and have some conversations on where long term we go in terms of this balance because as you authorize and we try…

This is a very serious thing that we keep this balance.

We lose $20 billion a year because we don't have it and we become responsible for it.

I urge my colleagues to support the nomination of Andre Birotte to be a U.S. district judge for the Central District of California. I recommended Mr. Birotte to serve as U.S. attorney for this district in 2009. I have been very impressed…