Dick Durbin

I announce that the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Casper), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber…

I announce that the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Flake). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 95, nays 3, as follows: [Rollcall…

I announce that the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Ayotte). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 97, nays 0, as follows…

I announce that the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 66, nays 31, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No…

I announce that the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 34, nays 63, as follows: [Rollcall No. 50…

I announce that the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Gardner). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 42, nays 55, as follows…

I announce that the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) is necessarily absent. THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 50, nays 47, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No…

I announce that the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 33, nays 64, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No…

As an example, Solicitor General Shapiro pointed out how right at this moment numerous States and Federal circuits are governed by different standards on important Fourth Amendment search and seizure issues. These cases are working their…

In the meantime, Senator Shelby and I at least share the view, I hope others do as well, keeping the RD-180 in the mix allows us to have at least the reliability of source during this conversation.

What are we thinking? While our investments are on the decline in the United States, other nations are surging ahead.

We put money on the table to keep ULA in business, let them merge and grow.

today, the 19th, marks the anniversary of one of the worst terrorist attacks ever to hit the United States. On April 19, 1995, at 9:02 a.m., a rented truck filled with fertilizer and diesel fuel exploded in front of the Alfred P. Murrah…

Let me go out on a limb and say, if we did this 5 percent real growth in research and development for 10 straight years, America would light up the scoreboard.

I am very concerned with the state of our Federal investment in research and development.

let me first thank the minority leader, Senator Reid, for his kind words about the DREAM Act, which I introduced 15 years ago. This was a piece of legislation that came about because a mother called my office in Chicago. Here was her…

I rise to speak about H-1B visas, often called the high-skilled immigration visa. Every year, the U.S. Government issues 85,000 new H-1B visas, including 20,000 for workers with advanced degrees. This is in addition to hundreds of…

I announce that the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Rubio). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 94, nays 4, as follows…

if we ask most Americans: What is the difference between a for-profit college and university and a not-for- profit college and university, a private university, most of them would say: I am not sure I can tell you. Well, certainly…

countless veterans groups, consumer advocates, legal aid lawyers, and student organizations support a full ban on mandatory arbitration clauses in higher education. I hope the Department of Education responds to this. I hope they have the…

I thank the Senator from Hawaii for her leadership on this issue, and I will be yielding the floor to the lead sponsor of today's effort. Our Nation is built on the belief that anyone who works hard should have the opportunity to achieve…

Rushing systems and equipment into the field before they have been adequately tested did not improve our national security.

Because of the potential threats out there and the continued advancement and involvement of offensive weapons, and so forth?

And the actual design part of it, how do you keep the costs from going through the roof?

We have had some questionable experiences with that, have we not, in terms of procurement in the past?