Dick Durbin

I would like to recognize the remarkable service of the 65th Infantry Regiment, also known as the Borinqueneers, a unit composed primarily of soldiers from the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico and recruits from other Latino backgrounds…

I announce that the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine), the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill), and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) are necessarily absent. I further announce that, if present and voting, the Senator from Virginia…

I announce that the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine) and the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) are necessarily absent. I further announce that, if present and voting, the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine) would vote ``yea.''

I announce that the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine), the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill), the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) are necessarily absent. I further announce that, if…

As we all know, the Department's budget plan for fiscal years 2016 through 2019 exceeds the spending caps put in place by the Budget Control Act by over $115 billion.

The budget request includes $175 million for the procurement of Iron Dome batteries and interceptors for Israel consistent with our Government's commitment to fund a $680 million requirement for the state of Israel by fiscal year 2015.

Given the threats we face, it's important to get missile defense right.

We are now paying dearly for some of those decisions.

I remain dedicated to committing the manpower and resources to correcting the issues in our GMD program.

"Fly before you buy" makes a lot of sense to me.

Can you assure the committee that before production of these missiles we'll have full cost data for each of these interceptors?

As we move forward with new major acquisition programs, we need to ensure that we don't let arbitrary schedules trump sound and fiscally responsible acquisition practices.

life is about choices. We make them all the time, the choice about where you are going to school, what you are going to study, what you are going to do with the rest of your life, what kind of job you want, your car, a lot of other choices…

the cost of demonstrating and fixing the GBI is about $1.3 billion.

We simply can't afford to divert resources from critical new investments in science and technology or proven successful production programs to pay for things that should have been done right in the first place.

Given the threats we face, it is important that we get missile defense right.

I think we can keep America safe, we can honor our laws, and yet enforce them in a fashion that is truly American.

Procedurally, what the Senator had to do was file a motion so the Senate could actually start debate on this issue. There was a time in the Senate when you didn't have to have 60 votes to even start debating an issue. But is it my…

If I could ask one last question through the Chair. So we need five Republican Senators to join Democratic Senators if we are even going to debate the bill about refinancing college student loans; is that my understanding?

I announce that the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich), the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu), the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy), and the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Schatz) are…

I announce that the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich), the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu), the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill), and the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Schatz) are necessarily…

I would like to ask the Senator, through the Chair, it is my understanding that he just filed a procedural motion which will allow us to take up a bill and debate a bill which would give an opportunity to some of the 44 million Americans…

I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) are necessarily absent.

I thank my colleague from Connecticut for referencing a measure in which we both share an interest. He is right; a student loan is not like another loan. It is not like the mortgage on your home. It is not like the money you borrowed to…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Student Loan Debt