theft of personal private tax information of over 100,000 taxpayers is deeply concerning

I appreciate Chairman Hatch and Ranking Member Wyden's work on this bill, and agree that this bill provides accountability and transparency. On immigration, I have expressed concerns every step of the way about the executive branch…

I wish to explain why I support a short- term reauthorization of the national security authorities that expire on June 1, and why I will not vote for cloture on the latest version of the USA FREEDOM Act at this time. These authorities need…

today I am reintroducing the Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act, a bill that would establish within the judicial branch an Office of Inspector General to assist the Judiciary with its ethical obligations as well as to ensure…

free trade is very important to our country and to our future economic prosperity. Anyone who does not believe that is in denial, in my opinion. We live in a global economy and we need to lead on the issue of free trade. We must not make…

while reading through the pages of the Wall Street Journal last week, I was overcome with a sense of deja vu. As many of my colleagues have heard me speak on the Senate floor many times each year over the last several years about ethanol…

What impact would that have on the economy and economic growth?

I have worked for decades to ensure that every child gets to grow up in a safe and loving family.

But the real driver is health care.

To harm future generations.

Group homes are expensive. Some research indicates that they are up to 10 times more expensive than family-based homes.

Children should not be forced to grow up in an institution. It cannot be said enough that children fare better when with family.

Foster youth want the same thing as other children. They want a mom and a dad, and they want a place to call home.

I believe the debt burden that we are placing on our children and grandchildren and the negative economic impact that debt burden will have is a great moral tragedy that gets little attention.

the only way to truly help our children is to allow States and localities to have flexibility to spend Federal foster care money on what works best for their kids

The presumption of this hearing is that Congress should consider policies to improve chronic care coordination.

I thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, because that is quite an accommodation. I appreciate it.

I do believe in the value of chronic care coordination, but I think it must be considered as part of a continuum of care.

It is important to thank the chairman and the ranking member for holding this hearing and thank the witnesses for the very important testimony that you folks have given.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Gardner). Without objection, it is so ordered. National Police Week

this week, I introduced a bipartisan resolution to commemorate National Police Week, which this year began on Monday, May 10, and ends on Saturday, May 16. Senator Leahy, the ranking member of the Committee on the Judiciary, and 32 others…

For more than 50 years following the Gideon decision, it has been clear that it is necessary to give low income people accused of crime the right to a lawyer to help them navigate the system.

Clarence Gideon himself, when retried with a lawyer representing him, was acquitted.

It has been clear that it is necessary to give low income people accused of crime the right to a lawyer.

The Sixth Amendment provides criminal defendants with assistance of counsel.