The Tribe is currently exempt from critical oversight laws, particularly IGRA.

The history of how this happened is important.

Domestic violence and sexual assault against Native women is still an epidemic, and much work remains to be done.

We don't think we can continue on with the compromise, given this reason.

I introduced S. 1763, the Stand Against Violence and Empower Native Women Act or SAVE Native Women Act.

I rise today to introduce the Natomas Basin Flood Protection Improvements Act of 2011. This legislation will authorize the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to improve the flood control infrastructure in the Sacramento area, safeguarding many…

I think this is very important that whatever happened be made fully public and never, ever happen again.

I support the confirmation of the President's nominee to be the first inspector general of the intelligence community, Irvin Charles McCullough III. The position of Inspector General of the Intelligence Community--or ICIG--was created in…

I thank the Senator from Oregon and the Senator from Massachusetts. I happened to hear their comments, and they are both very good and they are both right on. I was thinking while Senator Wyden spoke about the fact that in the past 6…

We need to stop the flow.

We have more guns in this country than we have people, and somebody has got to come to the realization that when these guns go to the wrong places, scores of deaths result, and that is exactly the case with the cartels.

the No. 1 tool would be if ATF were given the ability to know when guns are purchased.

Last month, I authored with Senator Grassley the Targeting Transnational Drug Trafficking Act.

But I think this hunt for blame does not really speak about the problem, and the problem is anybody can walk in and buy anything, .50-caliber weapons, sniper weapons, buy them in large amounts, and send them down to Mexico.

I think these numbers are shocking, and I think when you know the number of deaths these guns have caused, used by cartels against victims, it is literally up in the tens of thousands.

I thank Senator Rockefeller very much. Mr. President, I believe John Bryson is well suited for this important role, particularly at a time when our economy is fragile and job creation is not occurring fast enough. He has a lot of…

I wish to speak about amendment No. 855, which I filed with Senators Coburn, Gillibrand, Lautenberg, and Brown. This amendment would require the Secretary of Agriculture to enforce adjusted gross income limits on farm subsidies that were…

today I wish to express strong support for the Teachers and First Responders Back to Work Act, a bill that provides funding to hire and prevent the layoff of tens of thousands of teachers, police officers, and firefighters. Difficult…

today I wish to recognize the importance and many achievements of credit unions worldwide in celebration of the 63rd annual International Credit Union Credit Day. The difference credit unions make in the United States by providing…

today I wish to introduce the America's Cup Act of 2011. This legislation will enable foreign ships to compete for the 34th America's Cup, scheduled to begin in November. I am happy to be joined by Senators Barbara Boxer, Jack Reed, and…

I rise as chairman of the Intelligence Committee to speak against amendment 753 to this appropriations bill. In sum, this amendment will require members of al-Qaida to be prosecuted only by military commissions. It will cripple executive…

I am very pleased to express my strong support for the nomination of Paul Watford to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

I believed--and this is over 18 years now--that a number of illegal entries came in through the Visa Waiver Program.

I want to do everything we can to prevent guns from going to Mexico.

I think you are doing a very good job.