We absolutely believe that the TIP evaluations are honest reporting and honest grading.

I think they are beginning to move--a little bit slowly, but moving.

The fishing industry is notorious for laboring.

The fact that we have not seen the type of progress in Malaysia is of great concern to me.

We have taken strong leadership with our military to make it clear that they cannot at all participate in those types of activities.

I strongly support the bicameral, bipartisan Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, WIOA. This long over-due reauthorization will help Americans to develop the skills necessary to participate in today's global economy. I would be remiss…

I wish to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Freedom Summer and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and to talk for a few minutes about how Senators can work together to make this a more perfect Union and guarantee equal justice under the law…

on June 7, 1776, Virginian Richard Henry Lee introduced a motion in the Second Continental Congress to declare the 13 American colonies' independence from Great Britain. Four days later, Congress established a committee--the Committee of…

I wish to speak on behalf of our service men and women suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD. Tomorrow--June 27--is National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day, so designated by the U.S. Senate in a unanimous…

I rise today to speak about a bill I am introducing that will provide the Department of Interior the necessary and appropriate authority to seek compensation from responsible parties who cause injury to public resources managed by the…

I would have no objection as long as equal time is added to the block that follows for the Democrats. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the modification?

it is our understanding that Democrats control the next 32 minutes. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Democrats control the next 30 minutes. ____________________

I was listening to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle talk about the proposed rule for the waters of the United States, and I am somewhat curious as to where they get a lot of their information because if they read the proposed…

Let me finish my point. Here is the point. This is a proposed regulation. So if you think further clarification is needed, there is an extended comment period. If you think we need to make further clarifications on issues--what we are…

Four from Republican administrations--and as was pointed out in the hearing where we were talking about the Clean Air Act, it was passed by bipartisan support in Congress and signed into law by President Nixon, and it was a proud moment…

Senator Whitehouse is exactly right. We were together in the hearing in the Environment and Public Works Committee, where we had many previous administrators from the Environmental Protection Agency. There were those who served under…

I ask unanimous consent that Senator Whitehouse and I be allowed to speak in a colloquy with other Members or to yield time during that 30 minutes. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

If the Senator will yield for one moment, I also want Senator Hoeven to understand the history. Shortly after the Supreme Court decision many of us filed because there needed to be clarification. We had urged Congress to do that. But it…

We first need to start with the enforcement of our trade laws. It starts with our existing trade remedies that we have.

That was a tragic loss for our country and certainly for our community.

Our intention is for China to continue to grow and be a constructive player in the region.

I do not think they believe that. Seems to me they believe that we are interested in holding China back.

I think people-to-people exchanges have been extremely helpful.

I have found students to be very refreshing in that regard.

Our goal is to improve that relationship and to make the progress that is important for U.S. interests.