I announce that the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there ary other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 56, nays 43, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No…

I announce that the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Baldwin). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 56, nays 43, as follows…

These actions may have irreparably damaged the credibility of the IRS.

I announce that the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays…

I announce that the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) is necessarily absent. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 56, nays 43, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 80 Ex.] YEAS--56 Baldwin Begich Bennet Blumenthal Booker Boxer Brown Cantwell Cardin…

this is an issue which we will continue to monitor, which we must, at our level and at your level as well.

The subcommittee meets this morning to receive testimony on the fiscal year 2015 budget request for the United States Navy and Marine Corps.

Beyond this company, though, establish basic standards for production, so that we don't subsidize these awful enterprises?

If I suggested as a member of the Senate and a member of this panel that I wanted the Navy or the Marine Corps to buy substandard equipment, because of a political connection, you would find that as ghastly as any suggestion that we would…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 25, 2014, at 9:30 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on energy and natural…

I understand we have an announcement from the Chair. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is correct. Under the previous order, the Senate having received H.R. 3771, the text of which is identical to S. 1821, the Senate will proceed to…

I remain deeply concerned that returning to BCA revised caps spending levels in fiscal year 2016 will lead to a Navy that would be too small and lacking in the advanced and asymmetric capabilities needed to conduct the primary missions…

I listened carefully to the comments of the minority leader, Senator McConnell, and he is asking for bipartisanship and quick action on the Ukrainian matter before the Senate today. I agree with him completely. In fact, it was about 10…

I find this really embarrassing, disgraceful, and it's harmful to the children of America that the FDA has been sitting by for years.

I congratulate Jean Manning on her retirement from the Senate and thank her for her 21 years of dedicated service. Her wise counsel will be missed in the Senate. That is why the Senate recently passed S. Res. 391 designating Jean Manning…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet, during the session of the Senate, on March 25, 2014, at 2:30 p.m. in room 430 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a…

You all have got to get this deeming regulation done. You have a responsibility to the health of American citizens, our children, and 4 years and 4 months to get the first draft over to OMB is unacceptable.

This one, and the chair had a similar bottle, called 'Scooby Snacks.' Now, if that's not designed to appeal to a child, I don't know what is.

I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 25, 2014, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Our men and women in uniform are the finest, most skilled fighting forces in the world, and we can't allow budget pressures to squander those skills.

How do we possibly convey the importance of this to the future of America, to healthcare, and actually get some action?

I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Emergency Management, Intergovernmental Relations, and the District of Columbia of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 25, 2014, at 10 a.m., in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing…

If you buy more, they are cheaper.

Until we receive the President's request for plans in Afghanistan after 2014, it is virtually impossible to understand what is required to support sailors and marines serving in war zones.