I come to the floor this afternoon as the chairman of the Intelligence Committee in order to speak about the effect the government shutdown starting to have on the community and what effect it will have if the shutdown continues. Let me…

since 2001 I have served as chairman on three different appropriations subcommittees. I chaired subcommittees on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, the Interior Department, and today the Subcommittee on Energy and Water…

Oh, it is just the conflict over the seat.

I am working on legislation to provide privacy protections from drones.

I find that untenable that the FBI cannot just send us things straight on, that it has got to go through some review process at Justice.

I am embarrassed to say, but in a way, you know, California has been sort of the gang capital and exporting gangs.

I have been serving as a State court judge for the last 5 years, and it has indeed been a privilege for me to serve in a manner which is designed to assure those who come before me that I am respectful that this is their time in court.

For nearly a decade, I have worked with Senator Hatch on a gang bill.

I would be very interested in what you think we can do and hopefully to work with me on legislation to protect individual privacy.

Our Federal courts have a special responsibility to make sure that every person is treated fairly under the law.

Simply put, any President has to know which Senators to seek advice from on these appointments.

Nothing does more to turn off a committee or an individual Senator than you do not get back the answers, and a year is really outside the pale of propriety.

This personal choice of residence, essentially an arbitrary occurrence, should not result and cannot result in a State losing a judgeship to another State.

What I would like to do is really encourage a partnership between DOJ and us in trying to see what we can do to toughen Federal law.

Should a warrant be required?

I rise today on behalf of myself and Senator Collins, to introduce the Child Care Infant Mortality Act. This is bipartisan legislation that would allow states participating in the Child Care Development Block Grant, CCDBG, to use part of…

Thank you very much, Madam President. I rise to speak on the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian regime and the decision that is before the Senate on how to respond to such inhumanity. I also come to the floor with the hope that the use…

Good afternoon, Madam President. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from California.

I ask unanimous consent to speak for 25 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I also would like to thank Chairman Murray and Chairman Mikulski for your explanation. I am deeply alarmed by attempts in the other body of Congress to prohibit the Department of Transportation and the Surface Transportation Board from…

Thank you, Chairman Murray, for ensuring that California will not be left holding the bag, which is not a fair way for the Federal Government to treat the States. Were an appropriations bill to prevent the Federal Government from honoring…

Chairman Murray, and Senator Boxer, I rise to discuss with you the importance of funding for the Surface Transportation Board in this legislation, as well as the funding that Chairman Murray has provided to the Federal Railroad…

I rise today to again discuss the need to restore and protect Lake Tahoe. Lake Tahoe is a national treasure. Her alpine beauty has drawn and inspired people for centuries: artists and poets, John Muir and Mark Twain, and countless millions…

I think we would appreciate that.

I would like to begin by putting a couple of letters in the record.