I rise today to welcome the imminent arrival of free trade agreements that are long-overdue in this Chamber. Our Nation grew to be the leader of the free world through trade and commerce, and we must not lose sight of the fact that…

my state, New Hampshire, is contributing to the Universal Service Fund $25 million per year more than we are receiving back.

I ask unanimous consent to engage in a colloquy with Senator John McCain. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Senator McCain, first of all, is absolutely right. This was an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote in support of the detainee provisions, according to Senator Reid, and that is why they are not being brought forward to the floor. In my view…

I am really concerned that Mr. Brennan, again, has not read this legislation because that statement is not correct. As the Senator knows--he worked very hard on a compromise with the chairman of the Armed Services Committee, Chairman…

Senator McCain is absolutely right. It is outrageous that one provision that was a bipartisan provision is holding up the authorization from coming forward when it addresses things such as pay raises for our military. It addresses services…

I thank very much the Senator from Arizona. No one has been more dedicated to our military through his own service and the service of his family but also as a ranking member of the Armed Services Committee who has worked across the aisle…

So, I think the more granular the FCC can be in the way that it targets the program, the better the chances are that you get a, quote, fairer share of that support.

I rise today to talk about the state of affairs and where we are in the Senate, particularly with regard to the Defense authorization bill. Right now in the Senate--I am a freshman Member of this body--it has been over 2 years since we…

I'm a strong advocate for this process to be competitively and technologically neutral.

So, it's tough for me to go home to my constituents and say, we're donating $25 million and we should keep doing this.

the FCC should do to ensure a more equitable distribution of funds throughout the country