I wish to take a moment to thank a longtime member of my staff who is leaving the Senate after 27 years of service to Congress. Alan Bruce is not technically from Illinois, but he is from Indiana--in this case, close enough. The fact is…

I ask unanimous consent to speak for 5 minutes as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Tribute to Alan Bruce

I announce that the Senator from North Dakota (Ms. Heitkamp) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 64, nays 35, as follows: [Rollcall Vote…

I announce that the Senator from North Dakota (Ms. Heitkamp) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 64, nays 35, as follows: [Rollcall…

I announce that the Senator from North Dakota (Ms. Heitkamp) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Donnelly). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 56, nays 43, as follows…

Senators Rubio, Murphy, Kaine, and I recently introduced in the Senate a concurrent resolution on the need for the investigation and prosecution of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide committed by any groups involved in civil…

I am pleased to be working with Senators Warren and Durbin on legislation to enable borrowers to refinance their loans.

Chair White, you have received several letters, one signed by the Illinois Secretary of State (and 7 others)...

That is why I have joined with Senators Durbin to introduce legislation to create American jobs by increasing exports of U.S. goods and services to Africa by at least 200 percent in real dollar value over the next 10 years.

I joined Senators Durbin, Warren, and Boxer in introducing the Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights Act (S. 1803).

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. For-Profit Colleges and Universities

as I speak, all over the country telephones are ringing. When the recipient of the call picks up, they are greeted by the friendly voice of a college recruiter from a for- profit college or university. It is easy to go back to school, this…

This is not an instance where you can simply say, well, one bad actor is gone.

Borrowing has long been part of the financial equation to pay for college for many low- and middle-income students.

I personally believe it is a mistake to cut the IRS's budget and thereby preclude the agency from providing basic service to millions of taxpayers who seek help each year.

Every dollar the Government spends is a dollar taken from a taxpayer.

A proposal requiring the Secretary of Treasury to enter into contracts with private collection agencies (PCAs) to collect Federal taxes is included in sec. 6304 of the draft 'Tax Reform Act of 2014'.

I again thank the Chairman and Ranking Member for their focus on this vital issue.

Unfortunately, the rising costs of college and bad actors like for-profit colleges mean that students are taking out more loans.

The IRS should be working on improving services and making tax compliance easier for taxpayers.

I believe that it is time for the United States to open new avenues to help American companies go head to head with their competitors in Africa.

The previous PCA initiative in effect actually lost money because the initiative imposed significant administrative costs on the IRS.

Our country is in need of serious budgeting.

The IRS has undermined taxpayers' faith in the impartiality of the Agency.

There should be no politics in the execution of our tax laws.