One of the things that I'm really intent on is challenging you all to tell us where past congressional decisions at the time may have made sense; they may not have made sense, they just had the votes; or times have changed.

I think it's important, and I think it provides value.

I have the honor to represent the tip of America's spear--Fort Bragg, NC. Fort Bragg is the largest military installation in the United States, and it is the home to the most decorated combat forces of the military, the All-American…

We are in 2016. 2020 is not too far away. Getting the funding and then moving forward and getting the facility available--if you want to stay ahead of that curve of Indiana being at capacity, then it seems like this is something we have…

I am a big proponent of public-private partnerships so that we have something that is sustainable...

What I think is very important for people to understand is in doing a good thing for these victims we are going to save billions and billions of dollars.

I supported and voted for the funding that increased the spending by 60 percent.

I, for one, intend to be an advocate. I have a purple tie on. I have also got purple socks on, by the way, and a pen.

I always struggle to come up with ways to describe it, but from this point going forward I am just going to tell them it is happily combative.

I am concerned with affordable housing in the rural areas and things that we can do to really promote that...

I think it is very important. There are very few opportunities where the head and the heart kind of align in areas of public policy in such a compelling way as this issue.

Thank you for holding this important hearing. It is one that literally touches home.

I think they are predators. I think they are parasites. I think we have got to try and do something about it.

This is a focus on the bad actors, that if there is any possible way legally we can put them out of business, I think we should.

Thank you, Madam President. I thank the distinguished Senator from North Dakota for his comments, and I would like to be associated with all of them, in fact, particularly recognizing our farmers in North Carolina. The Senator from North…

I think that is a very important point that we need to educate more on, as we continue this discussion.

I, for one, think that if a baby is born as a result of a failed abortion, that that is a new patient, that in the United States that is a new American citizen, and that there is an obligation on the part of the health professionals to do…

I appreciate the opportunity to come to the floor and talk a little about the ongoing dialogue we are having on the Supreme Court nomination. Before I start this speech, I wanted to comment on something for those who think all we do is…

We have an obligation to take care of our families and our retirees.

I think collaboration and collaboration with the private sector and the communities you are embedded in--I would like to see more of that.

we were supposed to be here moving the bill forward. We need to make it clear that we were going to vote on amendments on CARA today to draw down the backlog and move the bill. The Presiding Officer decided to have the meeting off the…

I actually was speaker of the house in North Carolina for 4 years. I like a good scrap. I don't have any problem with going to a committee hearing and explaining why I have taken the position I have on the judicial nomination. But that is…

If I may completely answer the question, that is the problem with this process. I hear that. I see the Kabuki dances going on. What I want to do is dispose of the amendments on the CARA bill and do our job. Let's do our job. Our job is to…

I thank the Presiding Officer. Mr. President, I didn't have any intention to speak today, but one of the blessings of being a freshman Member is you get the opportunity to preside and hear the arguments that are going on in the Chamber and…

you know more than just about anybody else here that across the Nation there has been a dramatic increase in the incidence of opioid addiction, which is now at the point of being a full-blown crisis. In my home State of North Carolina, we…