Tom Udall: “We encourage the Fish and Wildlife Service to finalize similar agreements in Texas.”

I would like to take this opportunity to call attention to key legislation that addresses violence, and this piece of legislation should come to the floor. That is the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act. VAWA reauthorization…

I very much appreciate the eloquent words of Senator Bennet of Colorado. Not only does Senator Bennet speak with eloquence, but he matches it with deeds and with action. He has a major piece of legislation before the Senate to try to…

reserving the right to object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from New Mexico

I ask unanimous consent that the following members of my staff--Ned Adriance, Lauren Arias, Clinton Cowan, Renee Gasper, Cara Gilbert, Annie Orloff, Leo Sheehan, and Lisa Van Theemsche--be given floor privileges for the remainder of the…