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.

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

I rise because it is Equal Pay Day, and I would like to talk about the importance of finally ending gender-based discrimination in wages. It is unfortunate that in the year 2016, this is still an issue we need to address in this country…

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

Russia said it was being so helpful in Syria. I think we know the truth.

I cannot think of a better person to name this ship after, so it is great.

I would love for us to receive that report so that we can understand where we stand with it and what further action that we can support you on to really improve the acquisition process.

This is legislation that required TSA to implement best practices and improve transparency with regard to technology acquisition programs.

I hope that with the FAA reauthorization on the floor that we will get the Airport Security Enhancement and Oversight Act perhaps added to that.

I want to thank Ranking Member Senator Kaine for his continued leadership on defense issues and eagerness to work together in a bipartisan manner on behalf of our men and women in uniform.

the fact that we had a major terrorist attack in Europe and we cannot get, before this Committee, an official from the Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, or the NCTC, to me, speaks volumes.

I thank Senator Portman and Senator McCaskill for their strong leadership on the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, of which they are the chair and ranking member, on such an important issue because enforcing the subpoena--the…