I intend to object to any unanimous consent request at the present time relating to the nomination of Nani Coloretti to be Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. I have been conducting an inquiry regarding allegations of…

Supporters of the proposed amendment think that it is needed to prevent wealthy donors from drowning out ordinary citizens and to restore democracy.

Citizens United said--I mean the comment was made that Citizens United opened the door to millions of dollars in contributions.

I cannot think of a more important hearing than our Committee could hold. After all, what is more important than protecting our Bill of Rights?

The Bill of Rights protects individual rights regardless of whether the Government or a majority approves of their use.

before we vote on the Barron nomination, I want my colleagues to know the White House continues to keep the Senate in the dark. Yesterday I called upon the White House to state once and for all whether it has provided to the Senate any and…

I wish to speak about Harvard law professor David Barron's nomination to the First Circuit. I will do so by addressing some aspects of Professor Barron's record I find particularly troubling. At the end of the day, I believe his record…

How valuable is Section 702 to the FBI's counterterrorism mission? And do you have any concerns about whether it is legal and constitutional?

Will you make sure that the FBI fully cooperates with any IG review and that there is no further retaliation as a result of these allegations?

I thank you and your organization for helping us and protecting the American people from so many different threats.

I am hoping that you could commit that the FBI will stop stonewalling the Inspector General.

I think that that is extraordinary power that I am not sure many Americans understand, and it creates concerns.

I wish I could say that all of those unanswered issues have been fully dealt with, but they have not.

I told the Attorney General in January when he appeared for oversight without having responses to the previous year's hearing questions that that is not acceptable.

I am glad the Senate is finally getting serious about passing tax extenders this year. Congress has put off the extension of the expired tax provisions until the last minute all too frequently. In 2012 provisions remained expired for an…

The Department is supposed to implement the employer mandate a year overdue and significantly altered from the statute.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Smarter Sentencing Act

there are new reports that the majority leader is considering bringing to the floor the so-called Smarter Sentencing Act, and to bring it to finality. I rise again today to express my strong opposition to this bill and to argue against…

But there are some of us that believe the Senate ought to be the deliberative body it is supposed to be, and I include in that that we should not be spending all day on a bill like this. But there should be some debate on it.

Deobligation promotes accountability in the use of grant funds and is vital to effective grant management.

It says that only three of these officers died from torso wounds while wearing bulletproof vests.

When you were nominated, I said that anyone put in charge of Obamacare would be set up to fail.

I want to thank you because a year or so ago I asked the Government Accountability Office to look into some of what I considered mismanagement of the program.

The Government Accountability Office has found that DOJ has deobligated $31 million in undisbursed funds from grant awards whose terms have ended.

Congress is going to want to know what the premiums will be for next year.