first of all, let me say to the majority leader that our thoughts and prayers go out to folks in Nevada, and we certainly hope this emergency situation is rectified in the near term. In Georgia, we had about 400,000 acres destroyed by a…

I rise in opposition to the motion of the Senator from Colorado. As the vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, let me just say in response to the statement from the distinguished chairman of the Judiciary Committee that there…

I am particularly interested in how you believe being a member of the JCS will help the DOD and the Nation.

Do you feel those inputs are adequately considered?

I am concerned with the perception of inequity among the Reserve component that could stem from the CNGB membership on the JCS.

I thank the Senator. This is the ninth Defense authorization bill I have been involved in since I have been a Member of the Senate. I must say the refusal by the majority leader to bring this Defense authorization bill to the floor is…

If the minority leader would yield for a question, as the Senator well knows, the intelligence community depends upon the Defense authorization bill for the authorization to operate in the intelligence community. Whether it is the budget…

I rise today to speak about one of the greatest job-creation measures this body has considered in a long time. The three long-awaited trade agreements with South Korea, Panama, and Colombia that the Senate will soon receive will create…

My thought on SGR is that if we don't fix this thing for at least 10 years, we're kidding ourselves.

I am extremely concerned that if we don't come up with a long-term solution to SGR, that we're going to lose docs like we've never seen before.

Mr. McCullough, congratulations on your nomination to be the first Inspector General of the Intelligence Community.

Inspectors General are the eyes and ears of agency leadership throughout the government and can be for Congress as well.