I am here to support Senator Pryor's bill. I am a cosponsor. We were about to have a press conference, and the bottom line is there is no way to fully repay someone who puts their life on the line for our country, but we can do what we…

the drone policy that this government has had has been exceptionally precise and that all of these accusations ad infinitum by those that are opposed to the interests of the United States about how many civilian casualties occur from these…

I just want to state at the outset that my opinion is that that is a mistake.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Cloture Motion Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the Senate the pending cloture motion, which…

I rise today to congratulate Senator Max Baucus for his confirmation as Ambassador to the People's Republic of China. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to serve with him for several years in the Senate and on the Finance Committee…

today we will pass the final conference report for the farm bill, called the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013. This important bipartisan bill protects jobs and identifies new reforms that will ensure the long-term…

Amen to all of that.

If the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer and the broad middle class is constricting, it sounds like from a policy standpoint that we need to reverse those trends to encourage what has caused the political and economic…

I am concerned that we are getting too much in a trend of the haves and the have-nots, with a shrinking middle class.

I am here to say hallelujah, that it looks as if we are finally coming to the point at which we can grant the homeowners and businesses of America some relief from the huge, gargantuan--tenfold sometimes--increases in flood insurance…

I yield the floor, and if no one else is seeking recognition, I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from…

first of all, I thank my coleader of the committee, the great Senator from the State of Maine, who has been not only a great leader but also a terrific copartner as we try to offer leadership to the Special Committee on Aging. We are…