I rise today to introduce legislation that will correct an error in the Native American Technical Corrections Act of 2004. The intent of section 121 of the 2004 law was to put a parcel on the northern edge of the Barona reservation, in San…

As you know, Title VII of FISA, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, expires December 31st of this year.

I can't thank the Senator enough. I am very worried about this leak. I was reading the London news clips, and as the Senator knows, I chair the Senate Intelligence Committee. I believe I can speak for the leadership of both committees in…

I rise today on behalf of myself and Senator Hutchison, to introduce bipartisan legislation that would expand No Child Left Behind professional development funding to include training for teachers and school personnel on how to recognize…

I ask I be permitted to speak as in morning business. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Arrest and Detention of Nambaryn Enkhbayar

for about the past week I have been very concerned and involved in a situation involving Mongolia. It is a small country. It has been a democratic country for the past 20 years. At one time it was part of the Soviet bloc but no longer. I…

I rise today in support of the Expanding Refinancing Opportunities Act of 2012. This bill will allow homeowners who are struggling to stay in their homes to refinance their loans at today's historically low mortgage rates. The…

I rise today to honor the Asian and Pacific Islander community in the United States and celebrate the tremendous contribution these Americans have made to our Nation. There are an estimated 17.3 million residents of Asian descent in our…

I rise to speak in strong support of Judge Jacqueline Nguyen's nomination. She was unanimously approved by the Judiciary Committee. She is an outstanding jurist with a 10-year track record of success as a trial judge in my State. I…

We are deeply troubled by the claims of the CIA's former Deputy Director of Operations Jose Rodriguez regarding the effectiveness of the CIA's coercive interrogation techniques.

I rise today to express support for the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act--VAWA. VAWA is a critical piece of legislation that protects American women from the plague of domestic violence, stalking, dating violence and…

Statements made by Mr. Rodriguez and other former senior government officials about the role of the CIA interrogation program in locating Usama bin Laden (UBL) are inconsistent with CIA records.

If this body will not take action, we are going to put ag out of business.

I hope, and I still hope, at least while I am still in the Senate, that we will have comprehensive immigration policy.

I think we have to remember the 9/11 hijackers came in on student visas, went to schools that taught them how to fly but not to land.

I have tried for 10 years to get an ag jobs bill through, and I cannot get it through.

If ICE swoops in, farmers cannot plant, they cannot harvest, they cannot can.

I think the decision was made in the Station Fire, not to attack early. And I think that was a mistake.

Senator Feinstein, Senator Murkowski, and I, all have mentioned the issue of fire suppression.

I'm concerned that during periods of multiple large fires in other regions, California will be left with an insufficient number of Federal aircraft to meet the normal initial and extended attack workload.

The reduction in the number of Federal airtankers from 43 in 2000, to 11 in 2011, has resulted in significant impacts on this integrated system.

I'm concerned because I know CAL FIRE, and they don't say things that they don't mean.

This year's budget provides you with $24 million to contract for new firefighting aircraft.

But you're cancelling four, right?

I don't want to go through another Station Fire.