Dan Coats

Now, it's no longer a question of if we need to do this. I think the question of when we should do it can be answered by--10 years ago or 15 years ago or one year ago.

in June I spoke on the floor about the appalling practice of the Palestinian Authority to reward terrorists and encourage more terrorism against Israeli citizens and Americans. My purpose then was to draw attention to these payments and…

the acceleration of federal debt is going to be cataclysmic.

Any party that steps out to do these difficult things gets savaged by the other party, and it's happened time after time after time.

I really hope and pray, I think, that the suggestions that have been made here today can be taken up by the Congress next year, because it's the only rational way to deal with this problem.

it is time once again for the waste of the week. This is ``Waste of the Week'' No. 48. For 48 weeks I have been coming to the Senate floor during this Senate session, a 2-year session, talking about the waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer…

I return to the floor now for the 47th week for the 47th edition of the ``Waste of the Week.'' I highlight documented examples of waste, fraud, and abuse of hard-earned taxpayers' dollars that come to the Federal Government and that the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on June 22, 2016, at 10:30 a.m., to conduct a classified hearing entitled ``Security Assistance: Cutting Through a…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on June 22, 2016, at 10 a.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ``Renewing Communities and Providing…

there is a lot going on around here. Before lunch, we finished a vote that I was very disappointed did not reach the 60-vote threshold so we could proceed to debate and vote on what I think is one of the more important issues we are…

I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety of the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on June 22, 2016, at 2:30 p.m., in room SD-406 of the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on June 22, 2016, at 10 a.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on June 22, 2016, at 2:30 p.m., in room SR-418 of the Russell Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on June 22, 2016, in room SD-628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, at 2:15 p.m., to conduct a hearing entitled…

terrorist violence against civilians in Israel has been accelerating in recent years amounting to what is now called the silent intifada, the term meaning ``violent uprising.'' Perhaps it is called silent because we are not paying enough…

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 for Palestinian Acts of Terrorism

as my colleagues know, I come to the floor each week to deliver a ``waste of the week'' speech. My concern over excessive government spending and spending on nonessential programs in wasteful ways needs to be shared with the American…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Working Together to Protect our Communities

I will try to be very brief. I know time is constricted. When I first came to the Senate, we had Members on both sides who had principled positions on any number of issues, but we rarely, if ever, because of our principled stand, denied…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Flake). Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The question is on agreeing to the Nelson amendment No. 4670, as modified…

I am not on the floor to interrupt any kind of debate relative to this bill, but given the fact we are at a stalemate situation and nobody is on the floor, I thought I would at least highlight a foreign policy speech I have been wanting to…

it is week 45 of ``Waste of the Week,'' where I have been here talking about waste, fraud, and abuse, and trying to find ways to save taxpayers' dollars. As I have said a number of times, our efforts since 2010 are to go big to address the…

I am back here for the 44th edition of ``Waste of the Week.'' I am starting to enjoy this, and I hope someone else is, but what we don't enjoy is the fact that the government is wasting taxpayer money. We have been documenting this for 44…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…

on behalf of my colleague and friend, Senator Donnelly, and myself, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 475, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution…