The American taxpayer delivers $140 billion each year to subsidize retirement accounts, but still millions of Americans nearing retirement have little or nothing saved.

I yield the floor and urge their confirmation. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Henry J. Aaron, of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Social Security Advisory…

at an important time for the Social Security program, the Senate now votes on three nominations to the Social Security Advisory Board which the Congress established to provide critical input and perspective on the Social Security Program…

I withdraw my reservation. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Oregon.

I am going to be brief, having spoken on this already once today. I simply want to highlight my sense of where all of this is. Back in 1998, along with Congressman Chris Cox, a Republican Congressman from California, one of the most…

very briefly to describe where I think the Internet tax debate is, we have Republicans and Democrats objecting to what I happen to think is in the country's national interest, and that is a permanent ban on Internet tax discrimination. So…

today, July 31, 2014, marks the 225th anniversary of the signing by President George Washington of legislation establishing the U.S. Customs Service, the oldest legacy agency of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, CBP, currently within the…

reserving the right to object, just to be clear: Senator Cornyn would speak next, and then Senator Sanders would speak after him? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Texas.

the Internet has been possibly the most significant force driving our economy over the past 16 years. It is clearly this century's shipping lane and history's most powerful communications tool. Part of the reason the Internet has…

it is no secret that this Transportation bill is not the Senate's first choice. However, the alternative to acting tonight on transportation is to put at risk America's economy, our communities, and our quality of life. As Senator Hatch…

If confirmed, Ms. Colvin will be managing the nuts and bolts of the Social Security program, a vital task given that more than 62 million Americans depend on Social Security as an economic lifeline.

I am not sure I could get a 23-0 vote. So you have very strong support.

in 1974, 40 years ago this month, Turkish troops invaded the Republic of Cyprus. By August they had taken control of more than one-third of the island. Turkey's invasion had immediate consequences, such as the confiscation of property and…

today there are wildfires burning across the West. I wish to speak for a few moments about some very important work that Chair Mikulski and her colleagues have done on the Appropriations Committee that is really built on a bipartisan…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Wildfire Disaster Funding

I'm happy to go after Senator Barrasso.

I hope that we will see fit to pass this bill promptly-- truly the right and just result in this case given the BIA's error.

The Oregon Congressional Delegation wants to make sure it can do it for the next 100 years.

The BLM supports the goal of conveying the remaining interest in the parcel and could support the S. 1437 if amended to ensure the payment of fair market value for reversionary interest in these parcels which is consistent with previous…

as Senator Hatch and I--very briefly-- offer a bipartisan amendment, it is a bipartisan amendment based on the ideas from both bodies. It reflects the fact that we have tried to come up with an approach we can finish this week that does…

I ask unanimous consent that privileges of the floor be granted to Shirin Panahandeh and Ryan Meyer, research associates in my office, for the remainder of the 113th Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

this debate has shown the urgency of moving on both a short-term patch for funding transportation and a long-term solution. Senator Hatch and I, with the first amendment, offer a bipartisan path forward. We take ideas from the other…

just for purposes of making a unanimous consent request, I ask unanimous consent that the only remaining time be 5 minutes each for the following Senators and the Senate then proceed to vote on the amendments and the bill as provided under…

I ask unanimous consent that the order with respect to H.R. 5021 be modified to allow for 2 minutes equally divided in the usual form between the votes and that all after the first vote be 10-minute votes, with all other provisions of the…

the amendment that has just been offered is an amendment the distinguished senior Senator from Utah, Mr. Hatch, and I have worked on for many weeks. It is a bipartisan agreement on emergency transportation funding that the Senate Finance…