You can't have reporting--you can't have prosecution without reporting.

It is very, very difficult to make the kind of judgments about whether to charge someone with a crime.

Well, you should talk to some parents. You've talked to your wife. You should talk to parents--I don't know whether you have children--who have to pay their children's cell phone bill.

I rise today to introduce the Military Crime Victims Rights Act of 2013. There are 26,000 victims of sexual assault in the military every year; at least last year there were that number estimated. But only a fraction, some 3,000-plus, were…

reserving the right to object, and I will, in fact, but I want to first discuss the resolution that now for the third time essentially has been brought to this body, and I am here to speak and object for a third time but not out of…

I thank the Senator from California for her excellent work on the amendment she is offering which takes to another level the fight against tobacco addiction that has so plagued this country. She has been such a champion of the victims of…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Georgia.

I want to thank your agency and the special agents who were there for not only the rigor but also the sensitivity that they demonstrated.

today I wish to remember Jim McCusker of Clinton, CT. The State of Connecticut has lost a great public servant, former first selectman, and loyal Marine. Jim was an inspiring leader and model of public service, and I am grateful for our…

today I have the great privilege of presenting a poem in memory of LCpl Lawrence R. Philippon of West Hartford, CT, who gave his life 8 years ago this May while supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom as a courageous member of the United States…

I rise to express my strong support for this resolution and to thank our colleagues Senator Graham and Senator Menendez for their leadership and to thank them also for giving me the privilege of working with them over the last years on…

in the past couple of weeks we have seen some major encouraging efforts in the Senate to rid our military of sexual assault, to punish it more aggressively and effectively, to deter it, and to aid victims who may suffer from sexual…

a confirmed leader is absolutely essential to provide direction and vision and the kind of basic leadership.

ATF, as you know, has a strong history of responding to high-profile incidents and investigations, as you did in Sandy Hook.

I think we have some general challenges with state of good repair, and I think rail is one of them.

We have some critical infrastructure needs in the country.

I think that this incident, an accident that could have cost even more lives, caused more injuries, and done even greater damage, fortunately was less severe than it might have been.

I would ask you to work with our entire delegation in developing a consensus around the Northeast Corridor rail financing plan.

I hope that you will do whatever you can--I know it is an independent board--to assure that we know what the results are.

I would like a commitment from you that you will prioritize investments in infrastructure and safety measures for all of our railroad lines but most especially in the Northeast Corridor.

Aren't they all crucial?

Anything that goes wrong while the driver is behind the wheel can involve a crash or some other kind of malfunction that can result in human injury or death, is that not so?

There's nothing technical or abstract about the dangers or the damage suffered every day in America as a result of defects in automobiles that recalls can help to cure.

I want to thank you for having this hearing on this critically important topic and using this subcommittee, which is so important.

Again, I renew my objection. Let me say, my two colleagues have made excellent closing arguments to the Gosnell jury. I would expect that to be the case since they are two well-trained, excellent lawyers. But the Gosnell case is over. It…