I urge all Americans to not only support our President but all of us in Congress in both parties who work with him to keep America safe.

I take exception to the notion that Congress must hold off on an investigation on the grounds that discovering the truth could hinder prosecutions.

Senator Grassley and I worked together in the last Congress to write and pass the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act.

I would like to see the same unity we displayed right after the 9/11 attacks.

I appreciate Attorney General Holder's consistent support of our efforts to reauthorize the expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act.

I believe the Senate should confirm Deputy Attorney General Jim Cole's nomination without further delay.

today, the Senate will confirm two more of President Obama's judicial nominees. I continue to work with the chairman of the committee to ensure nominees are afforded a fair but thorough process and in a timely manner. Today's vote marks…

it is with deep regret that I must inform the Senate about the passing of a soldier from my home State, specialist Donald L. Nichols of Shell Rock, IA. He was 21 years old. Specialist Nichols enlisted in the Iowa National Guard in March of…

Since January, I have been investigating allegations from whistleblowers at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. The allegations I have received are shocking, but sadly they appear to be true. Praise the Lord for the…

I want to talk about immigration and a part of the immigration issue that concerns me, and, by golly, it has something to do with government oversight as well. Last August, some lawyers at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service…

How much time do I have? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator has 4 minutes remaining. ____________________

it is with deep sadness that I address my colleagues today. A hero from my home State, SPC Brent M. Maher of Honey Creek, IA, was killed in action on Monday, April 11, 2011 in the Paktya Province of Afghanistan. He was 31 years old…

I am pleased to join my colleague, Senator Klobuchar, in cosponsoring the Combating Designer Drugs Act of 2011. All too often we are confronted with new and emerging drugs that spread quickly on the scene. However, what is most concerning…

the last reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 was specifically designed ``To close the achievement gap with accountability, flexibility, and choice, so that no child is left behind.'' Going into the next…

I ask unanimous consent for 5 additional minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that Adam Rohloff of my staff be granted floor privileges during this period of time. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I suppose I and a lot of my colleagues had an opportunity to hear the President's speech this afternoon. It is very nice that the President is being engaged for the first time in the budget debate and the long-term fiscal problems of this…

we are all kind of on pins and needles about what the President is going to say today in his speech on the budget at George Washington University. I hope he comes forward with a strong program to get the budget deficit down because…

According to this article, even if the government confiscated all of the income of people earning $250,000 a year, the money would fund the Federal Government today for a mere 140 days. CBO statistics tell us that the top 5 percent of…

I am concerned about efforts to rebuild that wall or weaken those reforms.

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

I cannot find fault with your survey and studying things and being evidence based and all that, but it seems to me that by doing to these two programs what they are doing, they have already made a declaration that those programs are not…

both prosecutors and judges should play a meaningful role in who gets placed into treatment

I want your judgment of whether or not you think it makes sense for us to create new crime victim programs before the existing programs that are now being shortchanged are fully funded.

In the first few months that I have been Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee, as you just stated, we have worked in good faith together to forward consensus nominees.