Cord Byrd: “How long am I recognized for? The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Vitter). The Senator from West Virginia is recognized for up to…”

Every day that the Defense appropriations conference report is delayed, it delays a $40 billion increase for the Department of Defense, delays $11.6 billion for mine-resistant vehicles for our troops in Iraq and a $2.9 billion increase for…

We do not sit idle waiting for bad things to happen in order to correct them.

Florida is committed to ensuring that all eligible Floridians who want to vote have the opportunity to do so.

I thank Senator Webb, Senator Warner, and Senator Hagel for their leadership on this extremely critical issue of providing education benefits to our veterans. I am a cosponsor of their legislation and was happy to include it in the…