I believe it is important that the insurance companies be protected and that the State model for regulating the insurance also be respected.

Well, I ask that you consider the impact that this exclusion could have on infrastructure investments and then the ability of the States and local governments to actually manage their debt.

I have heard a number of concerns from communities in North Carolina about the exclusion of the municipal securities from the high-quality liquid assets designation.

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 10, 2014, at 9:30 a.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct an executive business…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 10, 2014, at 10 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on the judiciary

I also want to share some excerpts from these letters and statements. This one is from the National Shooting Sports Foundation. The Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act ``is simply the most important package of measures for the benefit of sportsmen…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 10, 2014, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

in a few minutes the Senate will vote on whether to invoke cloture on the Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014-- legislation I have introduced with my friend and colleague from Alaska, Senator Lisa Murkowski. At a time when Washington is…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 10, 2013, at 9:30 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on finance

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 10, 2013, at 2:30 p.m., in room SD-215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``The…

it is with great pride that I rise to speak about the Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014. Before proceeding, I wish to thank Senator Murkowski for being a true partner in developing and building support for the sportsmen's package. I am…

in a few minutes the Senate will vote on whether to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to the Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014, a bill I introduced earlier this year with my friend and colleague from Alaska, Senator Murkowski. I am…

Certainly. Obviously, we're talking about those situations where the stories that we've heard this morning and have read about are on the other end of that spectrum.

We wanted to be at the front line and to keep this off of our campus.

We as a school district did not want to wait until it was happening in our schools.

I want to thank all of our witnesses for being here today, for traveling here, for your testimony.

We've seen unbelievable examples of what you all have described today of what happens when there's advertisement.

What can be done to improve the evidence gathering, the data collection, so that the Federal, State, and local policymakers can better address this problem?

That affidavit is not court sanctioned.

Why don't you walk me through a situation of what to do?

Illegal acts of re-homing are very dangerous for children, and it is critical that we do everything we can to prevent them from happening.

I mandated that a course be taught, but we need to do more.

As chair of the Senate Budget Committee, I know an educated workforce is critical for our long-term economic and fiscal outlook.

That's why I am proud to announce that I'm going to be introducing the HBCU Innovation Fund as a mechanism to help HBCUs surmount the challenges that we've discussed today.

I am one of the biggest proponents of STEM education in the Senate, because it is so important for the jobs today.