Do you agree with Admiral Tidd that we have a strategic interest in maintaining U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo regardless of detention operations?

The administration has announced a new plan to support, train, and equip counter-ISIS forces.

on rollcall vote No. 53, I voted yea. It was my intention to vote nay. Therefore, I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to change my vote since it will not affect the outcome. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

I certainly thank the Senator from Maryland. I agree, and I believe there are many hard-working Federal employees. The reason that I have been fighting for this bill in particular is, No. 1, to make sure that those who commit misconduct…

America was horrified 2 years ago as the scandal at the VA unfolded. We heard about veterans dying while they were waiting for care. Meanwhile, we discovered that VA employees manipulated appointment wait lists to hide the fact that the VA…

No, I do not. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the original request?

the storm of unhappiness that we are in right now, with people who are dying and lost--incredible people who had such potential--that is the storm of unhappiness.

I have certainly written--and I know others here in Congress have also--on this issue.

I have been one of the lead sponsors of the Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2016.

An amendment that I offered to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), is going to increase some resources there for the interdiction of heroin and fentanyl.

We need to invest more.

I hope that those who are hiking up these prices take notice that we notice.