Clearly, you've heard the need for more funds--this research costs money.

So your testimony is that we would need--what you're asking or what you need in order to be able to do it that way using these funds is more Congressional authority to spend more of this money on the research component?

I ask unanimous consent that I be recognized to speak for up to 12 minutes as in morning business. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

just a few moments ago I heard the President speaking from the White House regarding ObamaCare. He was lamenting, saying: Why are we still litigating old news around here? Let's move on to other things. This issue has been finished. The…

Before we vote on this, especially to my colleagues on the Republican side, we are about to give 60 votes to a nominee who is not in compliance with a congressional subpoena. I have in my hand a letter sent to me moments ago by Darrell…

muscle anyone who is their political opponent and to use whatever power they have at their disposal to intimidate people who they don't agree with.

there has been a lot of news over the last 24 hours about the nuclear option and how that has been averted here in the Senate and what good news that is for the institution. I do value the Senate, and I do value the ability of individual…

I ask unanimous consent for 1 minute so that I may be able to read a letter with regard to the upcoming vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? The Senate will be in order. The Senator from Iowa is recognized.

I don't have objection to the time they want to use. What is our order on the time until 12:30? The PRESIDING OFFICER. At 12:30, the Senate will stand in recess.

let me say at the outset on this debt limit issue that we have been told by everyone here that the debt limit is not going to be dealt with; they don't intend to deal with it; that, in fact, we have rules in place that prohibit that from…

reserving the right to object, I do not oppose going to a budget conference with the House. I think I have shown, especially in the last week, a willingness and ability to compromise on important issues--one, quite frankly, very unpopular…

I ask unanimous consent that after they are done with their remarks, I have 10 minutes. I may have an objection, and probably will, and would like to speak on that as well. I want to make sure we could have unanimous consent on that. I…