I wish to celebrate the enactment of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Jerry Peak Wilderness Additions Act and congratulate my Idaho congressional delegation colleagues Representative Michael K. Simpson and Senator James E. Risch…

I just want to respond briefly to Senator Boxer. I hope we can move to the legislation that I have brought today.

I thank Senator Risch. Mr. President, it is an honor for me to rise with my colleague Jim Risch to celebrate the passage of this legislation. It has been years and years in the making. This legislation culminates from the hard work by…

What impact does that approval have on the sanctions regimes, both the U.N. sanctions regimes and the sanctions of the United States?

I think if we can focus attention on the need to get longer exam cycles for strong compliant institutions at that level...

Chairman Shelby had to leave for another committee which he chairs, and so he wants to also give you his thanks...

I think we need to focus the attention on the regulatory relief that the smallest banks need.

I think we would be much better served if our regulatory system allowed our regulators to focus on risk and regulate to that rather than forcing them to utilize arbitrary numbers.

I do believe that the protection for Americans is not adequate.

today I wish to honor the life of Linda Norris, a beloved former member of both my State and Washington, DC, staff who passed away recently. Linda was the very first member of Team Crapo and has left a lasting legacy in my office as well…

I thank you for that very much. I do appreciate it. Like I say, it is good to see you here so consistently on the Hill fighting so hard for these critical issues.

I hope we will be able to remove that red tape and allow for proper management and efficient management decisions.

I regard it as politically not very wise of the Greek Prime Minister to fly to Moscow that often.

Regardless of location, access to capital is one of the most important fundamentals of business and economic development.

We know the challenges Indian Country faces in accessing essential business resources are significant.

Victims deserve our attention and support, and we must do more to help them.

We are all aware of the influence of the Victims of Crime Act and the Violence Against Women Act.

I am confident there is broad agreement on this committee, within the Administration and in Indian country that the negotiated settlement model is a far better approach than the litigation model.

Water resource management is a critical issue everywhere, but prolonged drought conditions and inherently arid regions in western states make this issue especially important to Idaho and its neighbors.

Idaho is a model for the type of success that can be achieved by the settlement model.

Water rights are fundamental to the survival of Native American tribes.

I definitely personally would not like to see the agency be its own watchdog.

Let us assume that Congress were to pass a law that created a regulatory budget.

Who decides whether the agency has exceeded the budget? How is that calculated?

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 14, 2015, at 10 a.m., in room SD-215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``A Pathway to…