If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 2:31 a.m., adjourned until Friday, February 10, 2017, at 9:30…

Senator Murphy and I had put forward this legislation. It was part of the NDAA.

we just do not have the speed of hiring that is the, real-world speed and, therefore, people take other opportunities.

I wanted to come to the hearing today partly to support what Senator Lankford is doing, which is looking at the tough issue of management within the Federal Government.

I think it is clear that we do not have the capability with Russia that we have, for instance, with our NATO allies.

I think NATO needs to be described better, too. I mean, do you think countries in NATO ought to contribute more to the mutual defense of all of us?

I think they do need to contribute more, a better percentage of their GDP. And I think we should not hesitate to ask for that and even insist on that.

Clearly, the interoperability of our NATO allies and some of our partners who are not allies is very important, because it allows us to quickly assimilate the combat power we might need in a tough place.

I come to the floor today to talk about Career and Technical Education Month. The month of February has been set aside as Career and Technical Education Month. It is an opportunity for us to talk about something that is working very well…

Does that not send a terrible signal to our allies and our adversaries alike, that the United States does not stand by the reasons we put these sanctions in place?

I rise tonight to talk about a problem that is affecting every single one of the States represented in this Chamber and every one of our communities. It is one that folks back home are, unfortunately, experiencing and, frankly, we don't…

today I wish to pay tribute to the life of a famous Ohioan, Dr. Henry Heimlich. The son of Jewish immigrants who fled Central and Eastern Europe for a better life in America, Henry Judah Heimlich spent his life helping others. As a…