for much of this Congress, I have been working on a bipartisan basis to correct a little understood provision in the Affordable Care Act, ACA, that punishes small businesses for attempting to help their employees purchase individual…

It seems to me that nuclear is being harmed primarily by cheap natural gas, transmission congestion, and stagnant electricity demands.

Since 1957, nuclear energy has benefitted from more than $70 billion in taxpayer-funded research and development and Price-Anderson liability insurance.

What irritates me then is when experts criticize subsidies for one type of energy while disregarding market-distorting benefits provided to other sources.

I have had a longtime and deep interest in supporting homegrown energy production. I have authored and championed some of the most transformative energy incentives.

I truly support all-of-the-above energy policies, whereas I run into a lot of people who support everything above the ground but nothing below the ground.

one of the issues being discussed this week is the restrictions on the transfer of Guantanamo detainees to the United States. In November 2015 and in previous years, President Obama has signed annual defense bills that include a…

I ask unanimous consent that Philip Hines, a detailee on my staff, be granted floor privileges through the end of the 114th Congress. I also ask unanimous consent that Janet Temko-Blinder, another detailee on my staff, be granted floor…

I am proud to stand once again with Senator Gillibrand in support of the Military Justice Improvement Act. Two years ago, Congress enacted a number of commonsense reforms as part of the National Defense Authorization Act. These changes…

today I am introducing the DUE PROCESS Act. I am very pleased that Senator Leahy is a cosponsor of the bill. This legislation will make important reforms to the practice of civil asset forfeiture. The Senate Judiciary Committee held…

the month of May gives us the chance to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system and to consider ways to improve policies and practices to ensure that children are in safe, loving, and permanent homes…

the State Department inspector general has released findings regarding the State Department's email practices for the last five Secretaries of State. This report makes clear that Secretary Clinton has not told the truth to the American…

I have heard a great deal from cattle producers in Iowa about the current structure of the beef industry.

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for 10 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Mosaic Life Care Investigation

I wish to address an important investigation that has produced significant results for low-income people and that the Republican majority in the Senate helped bring about. In late December 2014, news reports indicated that a nonprofit…

today we will vote on the Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2016. Passage of this bipartisan bill will send a strong and clear message to the American people about Congress's steadfast commitment to keeping our children safe from sexual…

I come to the floor today to commend the leaders of the Senate Appropriations Committee for accepting transparency language that I requested be included in the fiscal year 2017 spending bill for the Department of Housing and Urban…

I thank the Senator from New York for working together on this very important issue to get justice for some of our police officers and their families who have been burdened by too much redtape. She and I have worked together on so many…

I wish to revisit my discussion with Senator Durbin yesterday regarding my amendment No. 3925 to the Department of Veterans Affairs funding bill. As I made clear yesterday, this is a commonsense amendment protecting constitutional rights…

By law, Farm Credit lenders cannot take deposits.

first, we are not talking about convicted felons here, like the first thing the Senator from Illinois started to say. What we are trying to do is protect the constitutional rights of veterans, Second Amendment rights, and we are preventing…

I am going to speak about an amendment that I am going to propose right away. It is about fidelity to the Constitution and the Bill of Rights--specifically, fidelity to the Second Amendment as it involves the Department of Veterans…

I would just say a simple thing. I have already said we don't want dangerous people to have guns. But the point is that the VA is not identifying the people who might be a danger to themselves or a danger to society. As the Senator from…

I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment and call up amendment No. 3925. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? The Senator from Illinois.

I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record a copy of a newspaper article at the conclusion of my remarks. Income inequality has been a hot topic this campaign season. It has become the rallying cry of the left to support their…