The Constitution confers the power to make immigration laws to Congress.

This Administration has also failed to enforce the laws in the Interior.

I would like to take this time to honor an extraordinary Iowa teacher who has had a positive impact on a great many students. Ms. Clemencia Spizzirri was recently announced as the 2015 Iowa Teacher of the Year. This award honors the great…

this week it seems that the Senate is finally ready to take up and pass a tax extenders bill. Congress' procrastination on tax extenders has been causing a lot of headaches and indigestion to many of my constituents back home in Iowa…

I appreciate the opportunity to say something about our retiring members.

Now, where is the accountability?

The fact is that enacting laws takes time.

the most important thing that we ought to be concerned about here.

I do not understand the sensitivities that universities have about the rape on campus. I think a crime of rape off campus or a crime of rape on campus ought to be treated the same way.

The sooner it is treated the same way, the sooner that the message is going to get out that you cannot get away with something on a campus that you could not get away with someplace else.

I come to the floor today to talk about ``Zero Dark Thirty''--not the movie but a report on the movie. The report was supposed to tell us how the movie's producers obtained top- secret information from the Federal Government, but the…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Markey). Without objection, it is so ordered. ``Zero Dark Thirty'' IG Reports

The Federal Government should not be in the business of mandating policies that parties are otherwise free to negotiate privately.

No one likes sports blackouts.

I particularly compliment you for taking on a strong, powerful force that you are taking on.

I continue my objection to consideration of the nomination of Nani Coloretti to be the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. In keeping with my efforts to end secret holds, I have been very open about the…

Just before our August recess, this body passed S. Res. 525. I thank Senator Wyden, the vice chair of the Whistleblower Protection Caucus I am starting next year, for being an original cosponsor of the resolution. S. Res. 525 recognized…

I rise to recognize National Rural Health Day. I would like to take a moment to recognize our rural health care providers and all they do for this country. Approximately 62 million Americans live in rural areas and they depend on an…

in his State of the Union Address last January, President Obama announced what he called a year of action. Armed with pen and phone, he promised to take action where Congress wouldn't. At the time, I warned that these threats were a…

I rise today to celebrate the 75th birthday of my friend and longtime colleague from our home State of Iowa, Senator Tom Harkin. As the Presiding Officer knows, Senator Harkin will be retiring from public office in a few weeks. At the end…

on Saturday, many children and families around the country will celebrate National Adoption Day. It's a day that many adoptions are finalized and youth find their forever families. It's very comforting and fitting that this day helps kick…

I ask unanimous consent that Mary Futcher, a detailee on my staff from the Department of Justice, be granted the privilege of the floor for the remainder of this session of Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

I thank my colleague for his kind remarks and for being here and for serving the people of Iowa. Mr. President, I wish to take 4 more minutes to speak on another subject. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Coons). Is there objection? Without…

I intend to object to consideration of the nomination of Lourdes Castro Ramirez to be the Assistant Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD, for the Office of Public and Indian Housing. Over the last 4 years, I…

the justification for my removal was, quote, ``contradicted by the FBI's own documents,'' unquote.