Dan Coats

I think we all appreciate that. I do not know when you sleep, but I know how active you have been and will continue to be.

I want to state that what the chairman and vice chairman have stated relative to our unbelievably complex tax code has to be addressed.

Senator Cardin, who just spoke, and I are going to be introducing, this week, legislation that I hope you will be able to support.

I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 130

I also wish to congratulate our new colleague from Alaska. Well said, and welcome. The two Senators from Alaska have dominated the start of this new session, and we are glad they have because they are bringing very important legislation…

I came to the floor to speak about a measure that is supported by Members of both sides. I was listening to the remarks by the minority whip on who commemorated the life of Ernie Banks. Remembering Ernie Banks I began school in Chicago in…

To get this done, in my opinion, based on my experience, it has to be an all-in. It has to be above partisan politics. It has to be done in a bipartisan way.

I think the voters in November sent a very strong message to all of us on both sides: 'Get it done; get something done.'

I am a strong supporter of trade, and I want to affirm that some of the reservations that have been expressed here by my colleagues relative to making sure that we have a level playing field and that we have established the rules and they…

throughout history a single picture has revealed the political reality of the moment. Before we had photography, there were artist depictions of Caesar entering Rome, General Washington crossing the Delaware, and Napoleon crossing the…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Paris Unity Rally

I certainly will. I didn't see my colleague. I am happy to do so. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Virginia.

here we are at the beginning of a new year and a new Congress, and I think we all feel a responsibility to do what the American people voted for in the November 2014 election, which is to come together in this body and in this Congress and…

I thank the Senator from Idaho for yielding time. I don't anticipate using that much time. I apologize to my colleague from Ohio whom I didn't see standing before I rose for recognition. I very much appreciate comments made that support…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll.

I wish to make some remarks about the Senator from Louisiana. I had the pleasure of serving as ranking member of the Homeland Security Appropriations Committee, and Mary Landrieu was the chairman. I wasn't sure about what to expect when I…

I have been sitting here listening to the respect and the emotion of people recognizing the service of Tom Coburn. I don't have a prepared speech, but I second everything that has been said about Tom. My emotions well up in me when I think…

I am a bit out of order here. I was waiting for some of my colleagues who have spent a bit more time here than I to speak, but I wanted to take this opportunity to add my sincere thanks to Saxby Chambliss for the kind of person he is and…

it is widely anticipated that the President intends to nominate Dr. Ashton Carter to be the next Secretary of Defense, perhaps as early as tomorrow, and I welcome that nomination. Should Dr. Carter take over the helm at the Defense…

how much time is remaining on our side? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is 1 minute remaining. The Senator from Texas.

I regret that I just have 2 minutes. It is unfortunate that a bill with this amount of consequence for Americans is being debated in such a limited amount of time. We have 2 bills, one produced by the intelligence community, written and…

I rise to speak about the situation that the United States is facing regarding the new terrorist threat from the new caliphate--so-called caliphate state of ISIS. The President has announced that tomorrow he will address the American…

we are now several months into the implementation of ObamaCare. The dust has settled. People from my State, Hoosiers, continue to see the reality of this law. Unfortunately what they see is not what they had hoped for. Earlier this month a…

I wish to comment on the tragedy of the civilian airliner shot out of the sky by a Russian surface-to-air missile, cutting short the lives of 298 innocent civilians. Parents, children and spouses of victims have expressed deep anguish, and…

Flood insurance is also important to States, noncoastal States like Indiana.