Dan Coats

this is a serious breach, and there is more to the story to be told. It shows the extreme position that we are in here as Americans, as there are those who want to take this country down, those who want to invade privacy of Americans and…

last week I chaired a hearing of the Joint Economic Committee entitled ``Examining the Employment Effects of the Affordable Care Act.'' The purpose of the hearing was to discuss how the Affordable Care Act has affected the ability of…

given the fact that no one has come to the floor, I wish to speak on another matter. I will do so, and when other Members come to the floor to speak, I will try to wrap up and save that time for them. ____________________

I rise today, the 13th time, for the ``Waste of the Week.'' So far, we have identified waste in many areas, ranging from the familiar, such as the duplication of government programs and outrageous spending and lack of control, to the…

I thank the Senator. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from North Dakota. ____________________

Well, since the Department of Defense is one of those agencies being attacked, I would certainly think this is the appropriate attachment to a bill for which, hopefully, we will be given the opportunity by our friends across the aisle…

The Senator will be happy to do just that. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Colorado. ____________________

In response to my friend from Arizona---- Mr. McCAIN. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to engage in a colloquy with the Senator from Indiana. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

I think that is obvious, because, clearly, while we have the capability to address some of these issues, we are not allowed to use the capability. This legislation gives us the opportunity to have a cooperative effort. Some of those who…

I know we are in morning business time, and if I could speak on the Republican time, reserving the time remaining for the Democrats, I would be pleased to do that. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

Well, we are just learning what damage this is and how it can be misused in any number of ways. Some of this information is classified. But I can say to my colleague from Arizona, the chairman of the Armed Services Committee, that this…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

it is ``Waste of the Week'' time again, and the waste of the Federal Government's spending just keeps piling up. Today, I am taking a look at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. We all have a stake in this. I am a veteran, but even…

I was promised that if I liked my health care plan, I could keep my health care plan.

I was promised that I wouldn't pay a cent more, the President made that very, very clear, than what I was paying now.

There is a lot more that could be said. We will shortly be voting on the amendments here. I probably said more than I should.

I will be happy to yield. This is one of the most important issues I have had to deal with during my times of service on behalf of our State and our country. I think getting the facts out has been necessary. It is a momentous decision that…

I thank the Senator for those words. I think this is a fight for all of us. How I wish we had been putting our time and our passion into what the Senator from Georgia just mentioned--a clear breach of people's privacy on the record and a…

It is something we have been deliberating and debating and processing now for five years, since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.

we are fortunately moving forward on this issue of extreme importance to the security of the American people. These are necessary procedures we should take to do everything we can to ensure our safety, to publicly discuss and debate the…

I want to thank my colleague from Maryland, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee. It is obvious this is a bipartisan effort in dealing with the security of the American people. The Senator from Maryland is not from my party…

I also regret that we are where we are. Remembering Beau Biden I would also like to defer for just a moment, before I make my remarks that I came to the floor to make, to add my condolences to Vice President Biden, his wife, and his…

It is more essential than ever, in response to the question from the Senator from Arizona. It is more necessary than ever, as we have seen a higher threat level since 9/11. Of course, we didn't know what the threat was in 9/11, so I don't…

I would be happy to yield to the Senator from Arizona for a question. Mr. McCAIN. Maybe the Senator from Kentucky should know the rules of the Senate, that the Senator from Indiana has the floor and the gentleman is open to respond to a…

I have not yielded the floor. Mr. PAUL addressed the Chair. Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask for the regular order, and I want to ask the Senator from Indiana a question. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Indiana has the floor.