I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Heitkamp). Without objection, it is so ordered. The Affordable Care Act

Many of these universities do not have, as their primary motivating factor the education of veterans, but they have profit as their motivation.

We have tuition waivers for veterans to attend our public universities.

We actually have an Executive order that the President released, No. 13607, in 2012 that would try to get our hands around this problem.

I would love to get rid of AUMF, but my concern is that we then live in a world in which the determination of imminent threat...

I think there is a reason why it is Article 2 that lays out the administration's powers, and not Article 1.

There are very specific powers given to Congress with respect to foreign affairs in Article 1: the power to declare war and the power to raise armies.

It would be nice to hear, very clearly, that your interpretation of the law is that you are always required, in that circumstance, to come to the Congress.

we very much look forward to engaging with Congress as we seek to shape what that follow-on or future legal framework will look like.

both Congress and the Executive need, and ought, to work together on matters of military force and war.

I would love a clear 'no' to that question.

I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 20 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Crisis in Ukraine

one of the protagonists of Leo Tolstoy's epic ``War and Peace'' is the iconic Russian general Mikhail Kutuzov. Kutuzov was brought out of retirement to be the commander in chief of Russian forces during Napoleon's invasion, and his…

Thank you, Mr. President. I hope the Presiding Officer had a great Mother's Day. I hope Senator Klobuchar had a great Mother's Day and got a phone call from her daughter in Connecticut. I am here to tell the story of three pretty heroic…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as if in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Affordable Care Act

I ask unanimous consent that an intern in my office, Kathryn Martucci, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the calendar year. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

there was a fairly remarkable hearing in the House of Representatives yesterday in the Energy and Commerce Committee, upon which I used to sit when I was there. It called together some of the Nation's biggest insurers to talk about the…

I wish to very briefly join my colleagues here in support of the effort being led by Senator Durbin, Senator Warren, Senator Reid, and Senator Harkin. They have done such incredible work on behalf of students all across the country. One of…

I think you will hear a lot from us on our hope that you are able to speed up the pace of delivery system reform changes at HHS.

Thank you for your leadership on the breakthrough therapies provision in the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA).

I am a believer in big, coordinated systems of care, but I think that is a lingering concern that exists as you build out a new system.

I think this increasing avalanche of good news and positive data about the implementation of the Affordable Care Act is going to ultimately lead to a much broader public acceptance and support for the law.

Dinyal New was sitting in her church in Oakland, CA, and she was asked a question which she repeated back knowing there was no way to answer it. She said: What is it like to bury both of my kids? Ms. New lost her two sons in episodes of…

I worry about Putin's appetite. I worry how easy Crimea was, the annexation of Crimea.

If left unchallenged, I worry about Putin's appetite.