I wish to speak about the bill that is before us and reauthorizing funding priorities for the Department of Defense. I wish first to congratulate Chairman McCain and Ranking Member Jack Reed for working together on a very important bill…

in the middle of the last century, our Michigan automakers were selling thousands of cars and trucks to an outstanding and expanding American middle class. We are proud to build those automobiles in Michigan. Unfortunately, the roads of…

you have just heard a former U.S. Trade Representative who has led negotiations, a Senator who supports fast- track, tell you that this is a reasonable policy to include in TPA. Sixty Members signed a letter a year ago to the President of…

I also know there has been a tremendous amount of energy going on trying to defeat this amendment in the last day, and there are a lot of comments being made on the floor. I do want to first of all say in response to comments from someone…

I am speaking today on the underlying bill, but I do want to indicate, supporting my friend from Pennsylvania, that there is incredible, exciting work being done with the National Institutes of Health that is focused on those cures. I…

the proof will be in the pudding and that we all want to make sure that all the traditional agricultural exemptions and forestry exemptions are in place

I hope we can swiftly confirm Mr. Prieto as General Counsel.

We have a lot of work still to implement the farm bill. We look forward to continuing to work with you on that.

I want to take a moment to add to what my partner on the Portman-Stabenow amendment has said on the floor. I appreciate working with Senator Portman on this important issue. I find it very interesting, as we are debating--as other…

I know Senator Whitehouse is here and I have already spoken, but I wish to echo Senator Brown's strong appeal that we vote on the leveling the playing field amendment. It is critical. We have seen communities across Michigan as well as…

before speaking specifically to our amendment, I wish also to indicate that there are a number of very important amendments coming before us in this open debate process. I am pleased we have a number of amendments pending that, hopefully…

I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record a letter dated September 23, 2013, signed by 60 U.S. Senators, that calls on the administration to include strong and enforceable currency provisions in all future trade agreements…

I ask unanimous consent to add Senator Hirono as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1299. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I rise to speak about the Portman- Stabenow amendment. First, I wish to say a word in support of the efforts by Senator Cochran and Senator Wicker. I was a partner with Senator Cochran in the 2014 farm bill. I support their position as it…

the importance of this

We need to do much, much more to shine the light of day on what is happening.

I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To make it a principal negotiating objective of the United…

I call up amendment No. 1299. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Michigan [Ms. Stabenow], for Mr. Portman, proposes an amendment numbered 1299 to amendment No. 1221.

I want to say, first of all, thank you to our distinguished leader of the Finance Committee for including the Portman-Stabenow amendment. First, before calling it up, I ask unanimous consent to add Senator Donnelly as a cosponsor and thank…

I just have to say, we had better all see this as a wakeup call.

I was very pleased years ago to be involved in authoring foster care reform in Michigan, and we continue to need to focus on children and the opportunity for giving them safe, loving homes.

I rise today on the floor of the U.S. Senate in memory of a young woman whose life was extraordinary and meaningful and whose passing has left so many of us so profoundly sad. On Tuesday night, Rachel Jacobs left work and boarded a train…

this is a very important debate. I was here earlier this week and I look forward to more debate next week. I look forward to a vote on the Portman-Stabenow amendment addressing currency manipulation. At this point in time, I wish to speak…

I rise today to talk about an issue that, by some estimates, has cost the United States as many as 5 million jobs, which is a lot of jobs, and that is the issue of currency manipulation. We are going to have an opportunity, now that there…

We both share a desire to support end-users and to allow the system to be able to work in managing risk.