the Senator from Utah said that we Democrats have politicized the debate.

The Senator has identified my rationale and its actual underpinnings in a most accurate and precise way. You see, I am from the school of thought--along with, I know, the ranking member of the Committee on Armed Services, also a member of…

we are now debating the Commerce- Justice-Science appropriations bill. I am the vice chair of that subcommittee and just wanted to make people aware that the pending bill funds the Department of Commerce--which hopefully works to create…

I, too, rise in support of the Commerce- Justice-Science appropriations bill. As my colleague, the chair of the subcommittee, the Senator from Alabama, Mr. Shelby, said, the CJS bill does provide $56.3 billion to fund the Department of…

To the Senator from Connecticut, most of the victims of guns in domestic violence are law enforcement officials responding to aid a domestic violence victim. In my own State there have been wonderful men in blue who came to a home to…

First, joining you as a social worker, my question is, Is the Senator from Minnesota, with her vast experience as an attorney general as well as her advocacy here in the Senate---- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Lee). The question must be…

I join with you in your enthusiasm to welcome our wonderful witnesses today.

Thank you for having this hearing so that we can see how the bill is being implemented and what are some of the challenges.

It's great working with you. The phrase, compassionate conservative, I think reflects your work here.

I want to thank the members of the committee, especially Senators Mikulski and Burr, for your leadership in reauthorizing the CCDBG Act in 2014.

That's pretty significant.

No child should ever be abused in their home or in a daycare home.

Thank you so much, Senators Mikulski and Burr, for this really remarkable high bar you've set in a bipartisan exemplary way for all the States.

When we did this bill, we wanted it to focus on the needs of the child, not the needs of a bureaucracy and not the needs of the budget.

Even if we could provide more money--well, there is an enormous need.

That's bone chilling.

We believe one of the reasons this has been a success is we believe in candor and putting it all on the table, no matter what the answer is.

The advocacy to which you've devoted your life is really impressive.

how much time does our side have? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is no divided time. We have a vote scheduled at 11:15 a.m. but no divided time.

today I will vote against Senator McCain's amendment No. 4229, the $18 billion of additional spending for the Department of Defense. I support the troops and their mission, especially Maryland's nine military bases. While there are many…

Well, I will be quick in my remarks. First, I just want to comment about real leadership and how blessed we are to have what we have. I compliment both the chairman and the ranking member of the Armed Services Committee. The chairman…

I rise in support of the Reed-Mikulski amendment to respond to threats to our Nation by raising the caps for both defense and nondefense spending. All agree that we must defend the security of the United States. So many argue that we need…

I ask unanimous consent that Jessica Armstrong, a legislative fellow from the Department of Defense and my military legislative assistant, be allowed floor privileges during the consideration of S. 2943, the Defense authorization bill. The…

I rise today to offer a bipartisan Inhofe-Mikulski amendment to the National Defense Act. What does our amendment do? It stops the privatization of commissaries, which are an earned benefit for our military and their families. Every year…

despite what was just said, I am not in the pocket of something called grocery brokers. I am not here showing for something called grocery brokers. I am here to stand up for military and military families. I want the record to show that. I…