I think the American people are scratching their heads at this moment. Hopefully, enough colleagues on the other side of the aisle will join us to close this incredible loophole.

Because they are on a terror watch list, but they can choose, rather than getting on that plane, to go buy a gun and go into a nightclub in Orlando and have carnage and terrorism occur. That is basically what is happening now and that…

we are here just a few days before Memorial Day, when all across the country, Americans are going to go to parades to pay tribute to troops who made the ultimate sacrifice. They will invite friends and family over and fire up the grill. I…

I think that is very, very important.

I remain, as I have been saying now for I do not know how many years now, that from my perspective, this is about making sure that we stop a 50-state patchwork.

We have to engage people so we understand the positive side, what has happened in terms of moving agriculture forward and the positive benefits of biotechnology in that process.

The last several years have been challenging for livestock producers, and it is one of the reasons why the 2014 Farm Bill made many of the important investments that help support and bolster this important segment of American agriculture.

We need to find a way to come together and have common ground and, frankly, be willing to compromise in order to be able to get there.

The Farm Bill also expanded the voluntary conservation programs that give our farmers and ranchers the tools they need to address issues on their own instead of regulation.

This is a very important hearing and we welcome all of our witnesses and appreciate the chance to highlight a very important part of the agricultural economy.

I authored in the last Farm Bill to support veterinarians in underserved areas.

I am going to pass the entire power of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee.

We are going to need your voices here as we are talking about the increased importance of crop insurance.

it has now been 62 days since Judge Garland's nomination--62 days. As we all know, our Founding Fathers entrusted all of us in the Senate with the role of providing advice and consent to the President of the United States in relation to…

In 2014 in the farm bill, we created several new opportunities for veterans coming home to either go back to the farm or to go into farming.

I think it is really important that we keep a strong system.

Social Security is key to economic security. It is not just retirement; it is disability and it is life insurance.

I view Medicare and Social Security as great American success stories, lifting a generation of people out of poverty.

I share your concern about this issue and have written a letter, as well, expressing concern about this policy.

Senator Stabenow's Excellence in Mental Health Act is key to identifying those 'right supports' and is, in my view, one of the most important legislative initiatives addressing mental health since the 1960s.

We have yet to fully implement the vision of the law that was enacted in 1963.

I wanted to quickly take a moment to speak about the vehicle program from two sides. When I authored this legislation back in 2007, we began to see fuel economy standards increase in the United States. Part of our focus at that time was to…

I wanted to make a quick statement about an amendment that will come up for consideration on the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from California.

the bottom line is that we have developed a bipartisan bill that phases out this program in a responsible way for the businesses that are currently involved and uses that to pay for water infrastructure needs across the country, not only…

today I would like to speak about two different subjects. Both are connected in the sense that they involve lack of action and people counting on us to act as a Senate. The first involves the fact that today in the city of Flint, MI, we…