That certainly seems premature.

I look forward to working with him toward the goal of crafting a bipartisan bill to address the critical transportation, housing, and community, and economic development needs of this country.

The request also supports the administration's goal to prevent and end homelessness.

As the Chairman of the Special Committee on Aging, I remain concerned that people over 65 have historically been under-represented in cancer clinical trials.

This has led me to question whether CMS consults with the FDA and NIH in making its coverage decisions.

So we need more of all kinds of ships and submarines in order to meet those military requirements.

I think sequestration, in addition to being such a blunt instrument, is such a mistake, because it actually ends up, as you said, with our paying more for fewer ships.

As the consideration of the budget moves forward, I look forward to working with you, Mr. Chairman, with the ranking member, and all of the members of this subcommittee, to achieve the goals of avoiding the terrible effects of…

We yield back our time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, all time is yielded back. The question is on agreeing to the amendment. The yeas and nays have been previously ordered. The clerk will call the roll. The…

I rise today to introduce the Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2015. This bill fixes a long-standing problem with the tax code that harms the ability of volunteer fire departments to recruit and retain both…

this morning we have the opportunity to accomplish two important goals. First, we can pass legislation which will fully fund the Department of Homeland Security so it can perform its vital mission. Second, we have the opportunity to stand…

my bill would block the extraordinarily broad immigration actions issued by the President in November of last year. The President himself knows he lacks the authority to take such actions--he has said so publicly on 22 occasions. I support…

if I could respond to the senior Senator from Texas, he raises an excellent point. I would bring up a quote that is just one of those 22 quotes in which the President has said over and over again that he would like to do more on…

to respond to the Senator from Texas, I hope that will not happen. I have put forth a way forward for this body. I want to ensure that the Department of Homeland Security is fully funded throughout the fiscal year. I want to ensure that we…

I thank the Senator from Texas for his contributions to this very important debate. I believe he helped to clarify a lot of important issues that I hope Members on both sides of the aisle will consider as they cast their votes. I am for…

I am happy to respond to the point made by the Senator from Illinois. The point is that the President's 2014 Executive order goes far beyond those who would ``age out,'' in his words; it adds entirely new categories of people. In fact, the…

I rise today on behalf of myself and Senator Schumer to introduce legislation to ensure that our seniors and disabled citizens have timely access to home health services under the Medicare program. Nurse practitioners, physician…

I am familiar with the issue the Senator from Texas refers to, and I kept a provision included in the bill that we will be voting on at some point, on that issue. It seems to me, if you are a convicted sex offender, why do we want you in…

3 weeks ago I came to the Senate floor to speak on an amendment which I had hoped would provide a framework that would accomplish three goals: First, to provide funding for the Department of Homeland Security so that it could perform its…

the Senator from Texas, who has a fine legal mind and has served on the Texas Supreme Court, is exactly right. Moreover, I wish to read what President Obama himself said about the very point the Senator from Texas made about the oath when…

it doesn't surprise me that there are both Democratic Senators and Republican Senators who are extremely uncomfortable with what the President did last November because it is so outside of the scope of his authority as President that I…

I have also spoken at a graduation ceremony for a drug court in Portland, and it was really inspiring.

One of the President's independent review groups which looked at this law, Mike Morrell, the former deputy director of the CIA, as well as the former director of the FBI, Robert Mueller, have said that had this program been in place prior…

I am disappointed that the administration's budget cuts $5 million from the drug courts program.

I am disappointed that the President's budget has slashed funding for this program.