I have become very concerned, as I looked at the bill before in 1993, at the technological improvement in these weapons over these years.

I rise today to express my strong support for the nomination of John Kerry to be our next Secretary of State. As a friend and colleague for more than 20 years, I can think of no one who is more qualified and better prepared to be our…

I rise today to introduce the Assault Weapons Ban of 2013. This legislation is urgently needed to help end the mass shootings that have devastated countless families and that lead too many Americans to live their lives in fear. Imagine…

If anyone asked today, can you win this? The answer is, we don't know. It's so uphill.

The message to Democrats is, see what your silence does? There will be more of these.

I became mayor as a product of assassination.

The message to Democrats is see what your silence does? There will be more of these.

Not one, Anderson. You know, the dynamic here is that there are more than half a dozen Democrats from those red states up for re-election next year, and they really feel that this is something that they don't want to touch with a 10-foot…

I became mayor as a product of assassination. Both Mayor Mosconi and Supervisor Harvey Milk have been shot and killed.

I come to the floor to express my support for Carol Galante, who is from my home State of California, in her nomination for Commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration and Assistant Secretary for Housing. The FHA Commissioner is…

I thank my colleagues for their coming to the floor over the past 2 days for a good debate on the reauthorization of the FISA Amendments Act, which the Senate approved today by a vote of 73-23. As I described a number of times during this…

among the unfinished business before the Senate is the consideration of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013. I am asking today for unanimous consent to approve this legislation with a managers' amendment worked out both…

one of the things I have learned from the Energy and Water Subcommittee, which is the committee that handles appropriations for the Army Corps of Engineers, is how difficult it is to get projects started, funded, and constructed. I am…

we have how many minutes? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. There is 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I thank the Senator. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Vote on Amendment No. 3382 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to amendment No. 3382. The yeas and nays have been ordered. The clerk will call…

I will use 1 minute. The fact is, we do an intelligence authorization bill every year. If there is a need to change the law, we can change it there, so this isn't the last opportunity to effect any change on the FISA Amendments Act for 5…

I thank the Chair and yield the floor to the vice chairman for the remainder of my time. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Georgia.

I rise in opposition to the amendment. This amendment would require the Director of National Intelligence to issue a public report within 90 days, assessing the impact of the FISA Amendments Act and its surveillance authorities on the…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. Under the previous order, the question is on agreeing to amendment No. 3439 offered by the Senator from…

in listening to the distinguished chairman of the Judiciary Committee and also reading the amendment, I want to make clear that there are parts of this amendment to which I would agree. However, the House bill is now before us, which would…

I oppose this amendment, as does the vice chairman and the administration. This amendment is not germane to FISA. It has not been reviewed by the Judiciary Committee, which would have jurisdiction over this matter. It seeks to reverse 30…

the vice chairman of the committee opposes this amendment, as does the administration. We have only 4 days to authorize this intelligence tool before it expires. Sending this legislation to the President without amendment is the only sure…

is the Senator going to call up his amendment? Amendment No. 3436

I rise in opposition to this amendment. This amendment is extraordinarily broad. It is much broader than FISA, and in the course of my remarks, I would hope to address how broad it is. It essentially bars Federal, State, and local…

I note the Wyden amendment has not yet been called up. Someone may wish to do so. First of all, though vice chairman Chambliss isn't here, he said some very nice things, and I just want him to know that one of the best experiences of my…