Well, coming from a State that has one of the fastest growing senior populations in the Nation and someone who knows a few of the House legislators there, do not be surprised if we do not invite you to come down and share your story…

We owe it to them to provide them with something more than they are getting today.

This is a very, very important matter to me.

Would you all agree that giving more servicemembers more retirement benefits is a good thing?

If you like your current plan you will have the option to keep it, and we mean it this time.

if you like your plan, you can keep it

If there are documented savings and there are things we can realize, versus on paper savings, then there is something to be said for turning those savings back into even more benefits for the veterans.

I would like to underscore what Senator Gillibrand said about medical information, chart data.

I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment and call up my amendment No. 102. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as…

earlier this week--actually, yesterday and today--the Department of the Interior announced a plan that will allow the permitting in 2017 for offshore oil and gas drilling off the Outer Continental Shelf of our beautiful east coast. The…

I would hope that there would be some focus on: Is that the best and highest use...

I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To provide for leasing on the outer Continental Shelf and the…

long before I was actually sworn into the Senate, I traveled across the State of North Carolina. I promised the citizens of North Carolina that I would work toward commonsense solutions to provide opportunities for economic growth and…