Dan Coats

I thank my colleague. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Colorado.

under the unanimous consent, Senator Sullivan was up. I notice the leader is on the floor, and I am sure he would yield to the leader for his leadership purposes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader. Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President…

as my time in the Senate winds down, I find myself reflecting on many of the reasons I decided to return to the U.S. Senate. Without a doubt, one of the main factors for my return was the skyrocketing Federal debt and the harm Washington's…

if I could respond to my colleague, many of us have been on the list also, and we also have been waiting hours and hours and hours--patiently waiting. Again, working down through the list was not followed by the opposition. I am simply…

a number of us have been waiting for several hours to speak. We understand the concerns of our colleagues across the aisle. We have been patiently waiting. I believe they have finished their remarks. I would say that there were a lot of…

I am pleased to speak with Senator Donnelly about a momentous occasion for our beloved home State of Indiana--a celebration of our bicentennial. On December 11, 1816, President James Madison signed the Indiana Enabling Act, which allowed…

today I rise for the second time on the Senate floor to deliver a farewell speech. It doesn't seem like that long ago, back in 1998, that I delivered my first Senate farewell speech. I spoke then about making the transition from Senator to…

today marks the 54th version of ``Waste of the Week''--54 times I have been down here in the Senate to highlight documented examples of waste, fraud, and abuse. When I first started this endeavor, I told my staff: I hope we can reach $100…

after a long district work period and a national election, I am returning to the Senate floor to resume my weekly ``Waste of the Week'' speeches. The Presiding Officer and my colleagues have watched me come to the floor 53 times in the…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Tillis). Without objection, it is so ordered. wasteful spending

as we are temporarily winding down here, I am told we will be back in November, passing a short-term continuing resolution or funding for the government until we do return. Then, after the election, we will deal with the longer term. I…

I thank the Senator from Wisconsin, a great friend and someone whose passion has been brought to the U.S. Senate. Based on issues where people are hurting, I just can't thank him enough for bringing to this body the kind of energy and the…

I further ask that the Hirono amendment be agreed to; the bill, as amended, be read a third time and passed; and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 3 p.m., Monday, September 26; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be approved to…

I have put this poster up for Waste of the Week to address waste, fraud or abuse of taxpayers' hard-earned dollars, and this is week 51. Today I am here to draw attention to the $2.3 billion owed to the United States from uncollected…

I ask unanimous consent that the Sanders amendment, which is at the desk, be agreed to; the committee-reported substitute amendment, as amended, be agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be read a third time and passed; and that the motion…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 415, S. 1878. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S…

I ask unanimous consent that the Commerce Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. 2683 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 5 p.m., adjourned until Monday, September 26, 2016, at 3 p.m…

I am returning to the floor--and I can hardly believe this number--for my 50th edition of ``Waste of the Week.'' I started this thinking that because we have not been able to secure any kind of long-term reform to our broken financial…

today I return to the floor for talk No. 49--49 weeks of coming to the floor to talk about what we have described as ``waste of the week.'' We originally started this about 50 weeks ago in this cycle, with some skipping of weeks when we…

We need to do a serious restructuring of entitlements and taxes, and we need to start soon. It must be bipartisan.

What is somewhat discouraging is that here in an election year where this issue may be the most pressing issue that the next President of the United States is going to have to deal with.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Ending U.S. Aid Used for Palestinian Acts of Terrorism

CBO, on an annual basis, more than an annual basis, warns us of the coming fiscal catastrophe, and yet, it is discussed for a day or two on the floor of the House and floor of the Senate, and then we move on to the business of the day.