with the limited time, first, I am concerned now that we have gone away from President after President saying that Iran could never have a nuclear weapon, to the words of: Well, Iran shouldn't be able to have one at least for 10 years. Or…

It was just a bad decision that really raised--one of the reasons why you are probably experiencing the threefold increase in requests is that these kinds of things just absolutely undermine the confidence of the American people.

I thank Chaplain Milner for being here. I want to talk about a friend. He is somebody who blessed our legislature during the time I was speaker of the house. I will not repeat all of the things Peter has done for the community. I want to…

We should not lose sight of the fact that most of the solutions to the VA are good things that are going on in the VA.

The question is, can we provision it properly and can we make sure that it is done in the most efficient and effective way possible?

Are there other things that we should look at that would be a safety valve through Choice...

I saw some good things there. I saw some challenges in terms of facilities and other things, but a number of really good and promising things, in Salisbury, in particular, some things particularly focused on women veterans.

I would like to know how we are looking, and it really gets back to Senator Heller's question about what can we look at over the next 10 years.

Part of the reason why I am interested in getting that, it probably dovetails with a question or comment that Senator Rounds made...

I am introducing the Military Corridor Transportation Improvement Act of 2015, which would amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act, ISTEA, of 1991 to begin the process toward eventually making the US-70 Corridor in North…

I had a question that had more to do with law enforcement.

I think you all had about eleven incidents. I was just looking at North Carolina.

it is unacceptable for DOJ not to be here, because a part of what we need to do is figure out strategies we can use for effective prosecution.

I think it is remarkable that we could have an agency where you would think it would be likely that you would get that kind of call.

I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment to call up my amendments Nos. 925 and 926 en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendments are called up en bloc. The clerk will report the…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendments Nos. 925 and 926 En Bloc

amendment No. 925 recognizes the work that has been done by the Judicial Conference to make discovery in civil cases less cumbersome and costly. Amendment No. 926 incorporates language from the 15th Amendment--no denial or abridgement of…

Do you think some of those requirements were fulfilled by our passage of the NDAA?

this administration is not willing to confront the challenges that these men and women have in uniform today.

We want Choice to we want to make absolutely certain that our first choice for being in a VA facility is held.

Do you consider the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) being--having been passed either positive or negative to the men and women in uniform in your efforts?

I appreciate it when agencies honor the intent of the Congress even when I disagree with it.

This is a significant, potentially unfunded, certainly unfunded, mandate to the states.

and colleagues, in my professional life I always considered myself to be a numbers guy. As I have sat back and listened to the debate over these past 17 days since the Justice for Victims of Human Trafficking Act was reported out of the…

a bad outcome on budgeting is sequestration. That is the worst thing that I have seen up here