Ignorance is no shelter or refuge.

A strong partnership between the public and private sectors is vital to getting the most out of our R&D dollars.

I have introduced a bill. It is called the America Cures Act.

Research and innovation reflect the American spirit of ingenuity.

Lagging investments in science and technology risk sacrificing America's technological edge to our enemies.

I ask unanimous consent that Sarah Groen, a State Department fellow in my office, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of this day. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I thank the Presiding Officer and yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Wisconsin. Peterson Nomination

I rise to join with my colleagues, Senators Boxer, Kirk, Menendez, and Shaheen, in introducing the International Violence Against Women Act of 2014. This bill makes ending violence against women and girls a top diplomatic priority. It…

I would like to engage my fellow Senator from Maine in a colloquy regarding a new citizen-led education enterprise in our great State, the Aroostook Aspirations Initiative, AAI. Aroostook County, where I was born and raised, is defined by…

As some of my colleagues know, I have never missed a vote, so this is making me very nervous as this vote ticks on.

I strongly support more funding for biomedical research. I think it is one of the best investments that we can make.

That predictability, I think, is so important. I would actually like to see multiyear funding approved up front.

We must continue to push for more funding and research.

I wish to comment on the vote we took earlier today on whether to proceed to a bill that would increase the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. It has been several years since we increased the minimum wage, and I support an increase in the…

I am very pleased to join my colleague from Maine, Senator King, in supporting the nomination of Justice Jon Levy to the U.S. District Court for the State of Maine. As Senator King has pointed out, Justice Levy has had a long career as an…

It is going to continue to be one of the core missions of this Committee to highlight and combat all types of fraud that are confronting senior citizens.

It sounds like we get back to Senator McCaskill's point that the best deterrent--though I still think consumer education and warnings on those ads would be very helpful, but the best deterrent is going to be aggressive prosecution…

I think it would be a disaster if the sequestration, which has already harmed our Government, comes back into play in the year 2016.

I mean, can you imagine if seniors had a disclosure that said, 'It is a myth to say that gold is a safe investment'?

I understand the Army is considering pulling some of its financial activities out of the Defense Finance and Accounting Services (DFAS) office and handing them off to the Army's own accountants.

Well, I'm going to continue to push really hard on this. I've got a bill. I'm working with OMB (Office of Management and Budget), DEA, and it's just ridiculous that DEA is not more cooperative in this area.

Those are excellent suggestions, and I really appreciate your sharing them with us.

I know how absolutely critical the Guard is to emergency preparedness and response.

I want to get back to a point that Senator McCaskill raised.

the U.S. military will no longer be sized to conduct large-scale, prolonged, stability operations.