We are faced with a $31 trillion mountain of debt.

We have such great resistance from Executive Branch, of either party, that everything is hidden from the people's representatives and from the people.

This Committee is long overdue for a hearing that focuses on the rampant waste, fraud, and abuse in the Federal Government.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 10 minutes prior to the scheduled rollcall vote on my amendment No. 79. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 79

Firefighting and emergency medical services are some of the most important and most inherently local services that people rely on. The men and women who show up when the call for help goes out are everyday heroes in communities across…

There is a longstanding tradition in our country when we dispense Federal money to localities to have rules. We don't let you discriminate based on your sex or race or ethnicity. We also should not let localities discriminate against…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.

In the 20 years since its creation, the Department of Homeland Security has departed from its original mission and used its expansive authorities and funding to impede on the rights of American citizens.

This is something that should not happen in a free country, and it is contrary to the spirit and the law of the First Amendment.

What should terrify every American is that the full extent of DHS's abuse of its power against its own citizens are still largely unknown.

What should terrify every American is that the full extent of DHS's abuse of its power against its own citizens are still largely unknown.

In the 20 years since its creation, the Department of Homeland Security has departed from its original mission and used its expansive authorities and funding to impede on the rights of American citizens.