Senator Udall, would you consider making victim's advocates and SARCs competitive assignments selected by senior leaders though a board selection process?

Do you believe that opening up all military occupations and specialties to women would help end the sexual assault crisis?

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 22, 2013, at 5 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 22, 2013, at 10:30 a.m., to hold a International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on, May 22, 2013, at 10 a.m. in SC-430. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 22, 2013, at 10 a.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ``Performance Management and…

I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife of the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 22, 2013, at 2:30 p.m. in room 406 of the Dirksen Senate…

The Senator from Maine has it exactly right, and I commend her for her leadership. I want to point out to those who were critical of what we did when it came to the FAA, it is not just elite business travelers or Members of Congress who…

I ask unanimous consent the Senator from Maine be recognized for 4 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 22, 2013, at 2:30 p.m. in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Senate Building. The…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on, May 22, 2013, at 10 a.m., in room SD-215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``S. 662, the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 22, 2013, at 10 a.m. in room 428A Russell Senate Office Building to conduct a roundtable…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senator from Maine Ms. Collins, and I be permitted to engage in a colloquy for up to 10 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Senator Collins and I are here today to underscore the timeliness of a bipartisan solution we have been pushing since March. While I firmly believe we should replace the sequester with a balanced and comprehensive plan that delivers the…

I believe our time has expired or is beginning to expire, but I wish to underline what Senator Collins has said. We are passionate about this. Some say a passionate problem solver is an oxymoron or a passionate moderate is an oxymoron…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs' Subcommittee on Financial and Contracting Oversight be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 22, 2013, at 2 p.m. to conduct a…

I ask unanimous consent that the Special Committee on Aging be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 22, 2013, to conduct a hearing entitled ``10 Years Later: A Look at the Medicare Prescription Drug Program.'' The…

If the United States faces an imminent threat to which Congress could not respond in a timely fashion, does the President of the United States have Article II authority to use military force to repel an imminent threat to the safety of…

I think the AUMF as currently structured works very well for us.

Certainly the President has military personnel deployed all over the world today, in probably over 70 to 80 countries, and that authority is not always under AUMF.

I have submitted, with Senators Cornyn, Reid, Enzi, Menendez, Udall of New Mexico, and Cruz, a resolution commemorating Cinco de Mayo. We all love Cinco de Mayo for the food and festivities that we have grown so accustomed to across our…

I'd like to express my appreciation for the extensive effort that John and his staff made to work with all the stakeholders involved and to develop the original bill in 2009.

These are important lands that possess critical wildlife habitat, clean water and other scenic values.

Mr. Chairman, thank you for agreeing to hold a hearing on S. 341 which is the San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act and several other bills that are on the list that are important to Colorado.

I rise to recognize an important anniversary--the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Convention Against Torture--and would like to do so in the context of the recent publication of an important report on the U.S. policies and programs…