I also ask unanimous consent that this amendment be considered as if it were offered before Senator Paul's amendment to maintain an alternation between Democratic amendments and Republican amendments. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there…

the amendment pending before us now is the Portman amendment proposed by the Senator from Ohio. We spoke about it yesterday. First, let me recognize that he is trying to assist the Army in modernizing the Stryker, which is a very critical…

the Senator from Arizona is correct, every uniformed Chief of service came before us and said the greatest crisis facing the military process was sequestration, the Budget Control Act, and they asked us to change it, and we didn't change…

I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To increase civil penalties for violations of the…

I ask unanimous consent that the pending amendment be set aside, and on behalf of Mr. Blumenthal, I call up amendment No. 1564. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The…

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The…

I ask unanimous consent that Jody Bennett, on the staff of the Committee on Armed Services, be granted privileges of the floor at all times during the Senate's consideration of and votes relating to H.R. 1735, the National Defense…

I am prepared to debate this. I have talked about it before, but I am prepared to debate it extensively over the next several days, and my colleagues are also. With that, I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Ohio…

if I may take this opportunity to urge all of my colleagues to submit whatever amendments they may have to the underlying legislation as quickly as possible. We have made some progress today, and we want to continue to make progress in…

I call up Reed amendment No. 1521. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Rhode Island [Mr. Reed] proposes an amendment numbered 1521 to amendment No. 1463.

I ask unanimous consent that in order to maintain the practice of alternating between Republican and Democratic amendments, that the Shaheen amendment be considered as having been offered prior to the Tillis amendment. The PRESIDING…

I rise to discuss the fiscal year 2016 national defense authorization bill, which was recently reported out of the Senate Armed Services Committee. I want to begin by commending the chairman, Senator McCain, for his extraordinary…

I ask unanimous consent to add Senator Murphy, Senator Markey, Senator Casey, Senator Murray, and Senator Franken as cosponsors of the Reed amendment No. 1521 to H.R. 1735. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I ask unanimous consent that the pending amendment be set aside and, on behalf of Senator Shaheen, call up amendment No. 1494. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as…

I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To revise the definition of spouse for purposes of veterans…

I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment and, on behalf of Senator Bennet, call up amendment No. 1540. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so orderd. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 1494 to Amendment No. 1463

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 1540 to Amendment No. 1463

I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To require the Comptroller General of the United States to…

while the Senator from Ohio is here, I want first of all to commend him for his interest in the Stryker program. It is one of those vehicles that have been extraordinarily effective in protecting our soldiers in their efforts both in…

International trade is a vital part of our Nation's economy. Nearly one-third of the country's gross domestic product is supported by trade in goods and services and, indeed, my State of Rhode Island exported goods totaling $2.4 billion in…

today, along with my colleague Senator Whitehouse, I am introducing the Rhode Island Fishermen's Fairness Act of 2015. This legislation seeks to extend simple fairness to our State's fishermen by giving Rhode Island voting representation…

today, along with my colleague Senator Whitehouse, I am introducing the Rhode Island Fishermen's Fairness Act of 2015. This legislation seeks to extend simple fairness to our State's fishermen by giving Rhode Island voting representation…

We've all come to the conclusion we need American forces on the ground.

We need to help establish safe zones, inside Syria, where refugees and displaced people can be secure.