I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on June 4, 2014, at 9:30 am, in room SD-406 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on June 4, 2014, at 3 pm in Room 432 of the Russell Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing…

I think we have a responsibility to help build up the border security for Ukraine.

I am for that, but I would not trust Russia to stop the flow into Ukraine. They need border security.

But President Putin does not do what he says.

I think there is total agreement here that we need to be tougher on sanctions and that sanctions work.

They are going to need technical assistance. They are going to need equipment. They are going to need more than the international community is currently providing.

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from West Virginia.

It seems to me this is a natural for us to try to build partnerships with so that we can do more to help our veteran community.

It is nationwide in its help. It is not restricted to the businesses or veterans that live in Montgomery County, Maryland.

Thank you. Thank you, Madam Chair.

I do think we can have less pollution in our air and reduce carbon. We can do it in a way that would help public health, in a way that will create more jobs, and we can do it with nuclear energy in a safe way.

I would just urge you--one thing you could do that would not cost any money is to promote what is being done by the private sector to help our veteran community.

They are helping veteran businesses throughout the country and doing this because of their patriotic sense that they should do something to help our veteran community.

I think we need to build on them and we need to make sure we get the value.

This is an extremely important subject in which all of us are reaching out to our veterans' community to see how we can be more effective in helping them.

we yield back the time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, all time is yielded back. By unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. The question is, Is it the sense of the Senate that debate on…

later today we are going to have the opportunity to pass a very important bill, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act, the WRRDA bill. The Presiding Officer knows firsthand the importance of this legislation to our ports of New…

on behalf of Senator Menendez, I ask unanimous consent that Chris Landberg, a detailee from the State Department to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, be granted floor privileges through June 12, 2014. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Louisiana.

this hearing is a clear indication that the Congress is very much focused on this issue.

Wildlife is not at the same level as humans in trafficking, from the point of view of visibility and attention.

I think U.S. leadership is critically important, and that we have got to lead by example.

Is there a similarity between the type of illegal activities that take place in wildlife trafficking that is supporting crime syndicates?

It is imperative that the Senate Foreign Relations Committee legislate and guide federal agencies to work in an effective and efficient coordinated manner with the full array of resources, capabilities and assets the U.S. Government can…