I certainly thank the honorable chairwoman for that kind note, but I do wish to move forward with my amendment. This amendment is simple. It ends the cell phone welfare entitlement. I yield back my time and ask for the yeas and nays. The…

there have been at least three independent studies now recently that underscore that too-big-to-fail is still alive and well, and that too-big-to-fail policies give Wall Street megabanks a subsidy in comparison to their competitors--an…

I call up amendment No. 689. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment is pending.

I would like to ask the distinguished budget chair through the Chair what delay or what conflict with any other event could this possibly pose until at least 6 or 7 a.m.? I don't understand what delay that would cause, to allow more votes…

point of information. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Louisiana.

I come to the floor on this budget debate and will specifically highlight several amendments that I am presenting that will be voted on in the context of the debate. We address several provisions that I think are important as we vote on…

This jump-start GSE reform bill that was recently introduced by Senators Warner and Corker and myself and Senator Warren.

It is imperative that Congress as well as the White House and key members of the housing community come together to create a comprehensive, transparent process that properly addresses the concerns and objectives of all affected…

The prevailing thought among NAR's members is: until housing finance reform is completed, specifically reform of the Government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, housing will continue to limp along in a state of purgatory.

this week, March 10 to 16, has been designated Sunshine Week. What better time for it this year since President Obama has a brandnew nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency, and that agency is in desperate need of sunshine and…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for up to 20 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. EPA

I think all of us feel like the sooner, the better and the more specific, the better.

General Mattis, does a requirement for THAAD fire control and precision track information to the BMDS persist in the CENTCOM AOR?

Admiral McRaven, in Libya, U.S. Government reports indicate that there was a large failure on the part of the guards hired to protect the U.S. embassy.

General Mattis, what would the addition of a JLENS orbit add to CENTCOM's ability to address cruise missile and surface moving threats to the Fifth Fleet and missile defense assets in the region?

Admiral McRaven, in the months leading up to the September 11, 2012, attacks on the U.S. compound in Benghazi, there were 13 viable threats and 2 bombings on that very compound...

Again, I thank Senator Brown for his partnership. Senator Brown, with those posters, made crystal clear the facts. The fact is that since the financial crisis, the megabanks have only continued to grow in size, in dominance, and in market…

I am proud to join Senator Brown on the Senate floor to echo those comments. I agree that too big to fail, unfortunately, is alive and well, and that poses a real threat to all of us--to consumers and citizens everywhere and fundamentally…

I believe it is a fact--that too big to fail is alive and well.

I could not participate in this Hagel nomination cloture vote because I had to return to Louisiana to attend a funeral. Had I been present, I would have voted no for two reasons. First, I would like to state for the Record that I believe…

That is what it sounds like to me. It sounds to me as though the trigger is meaningless. The amnesty and even full citizenship--to me, amnesty is any legal status, but they are actually talking about a path to full citizenship will happen…

I thank the Senator from Alabama for his leadership on this issue and on the Judiciary Committee. There is, Madam President, an alternative way forward, a positive, productive way forward, a targeted, step-by-step approach that is…

Absolutely. Unfortunately, that is the history, tried and true: lots of promises. No single major promise has been kept. Whether it is the fence, whether it is the US-VISIT Program, whether it is the overall promise of enforcement in 1986…

Senator Sessions and I take to the floor to talk about immigration, which is obviously a very important and very hot topic. The first point I would like to make is just a simple statement and suggestion. There has been a lot of activity…

That makes me very nervous and very uneasy. It is exactly what Senator Schumer said the very next day after the announcement: ``We're not using border security as an excuse or a block to the path to citizenship.''