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

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

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…

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

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…

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…

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

I admire Governor Baker's leadership on this.

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

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

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 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…

As we think about trying to increase our capacity for medication assisted treatment, how quickly do you expect the Administration is going to look at lifting the cap?

So we have--as I understand it--a cap of 16, in terms of the number of residential beds, not only for the treatment of substance use disorders, but also for mental illness.

We need to invest more.

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

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

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

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.

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…

Is that what you understand is the new policy? What impact is the policy having on attrition, and do we continue to have, still, challenges on the security for our shipyards?