Mr. President, today I rise to honor the memory of Tim Brackeen, a K-9 police officer with the Shelby Police Department in North Carolina. Officer Brackeen was tragically killed after succumbing to gunshot wounds he sustained in the line…

Mr. President, the constituencies in North Carolina are as varied as any in America. I am honored to represent America's largest Army Post--Fort Bragg--as well as 45 percent of the U.S. Marine Corps at Camp Lejeune and Cherry Point…

I thank Senator Daines for all the work he does in supporting our troops, and Lieutenant Colonels Sullivan and Ernst, I thank them for their service to the Nation--their continued service. I thank Senator Sullivan for continuing to pound…

Mr. President, reserving the right to object. Sometimes when I come to the Senate floor, I can't help but think that people who are watching me in the Gallery and watching on C-SPAN are thinking: What's going on? I thought we were working…

Mr. President, reserving the right to object--and I will be very brief--sometimes when I hear these debates, they seem to be far-ranging and they are getting off the main subject. The motion that is before us would basically unwind a…

Mr. President, I want to get back on doing my job. I promised the people of North Carolina I was going to help fund the VA. That is why I am proud to be a member of the Veterans' Affairs Committee. I told the soldiers down at Fort Bragg…

Mr. President, reserving the right to object. I wish to just touch briefly on what the distinguished Senator from Hawaii mentioned regarding vacancies. If you take a look at the average number of vacancies over the last 25 years or so…

Mr. President, reserving the right to object--and, of course, I will. I would like to put all this in perspective and talk about the theatrics that we sometimes call the discussion on the Senate floor. You know, I think that we have a…

Senator Sullivan asked Senator Ernst whether people in uniform are watching. Let's talk about other people watching. What about the families of those men and women in uniform, the ones whom Democrats have decided to say no to for a pay…

Mr. President, I want to thank my friends and colleagues from Montana, Alaska, and Iowa for being here. I particularly want to thank Lieutenant Colonel Ernst for her service. She is now a veteran, but she served bravely. I want to thank my…

Mr. President, the Presiding Officer and I are fairly new to this Chamber. I know Senate rules prevent me from engaging anyone who happens to be in the gallery, so I will not do that. But I have to admit, watching what has gone on here for…

Mr. President, I thank my colleague for once again reinforcing why it is so important for us to get this compromise bill-- this bipartisan bill on agriculture biotech--to the President's desk so we can move on to take on other matters, and…