I wish to support the short-term reauthorization of our national surface transportation law. It is urgent that we keep the highway trust fund solvent to avoid a shutdown of work on our highways, bridges, and transit systems. A recent…

I request unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Highway Trust Fund

I wish to pay tribute to an exceptional officer in the U.S. Army. LTG Michael T. Flynn will retire in August after more than 33 years of distinguished service to the Army and the Nation. Throughout his career, General Flynn has personified…

today I rise to recognize the 60th anniversary of a Rhode Island institution, the Newport Jazz Festival. At this time, I wish to yield to my colleague Senator Whitehouse for his reflections on the Newport Jazz Festival. After he speaks, I…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…

I thank Senator Whitehouse for his eloquent remarks about the jazz festival, which is a great Rhode Island institution. Indeed, it is a great American invention. The Newport Jazz Festival owes its beginnings to the vision and financial…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. 60th Anniversary of the Newport Jazz Festival

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 510, submitted earlier today by Senator Whitehouse and me. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The bill clerk read as…

I join with my colleagues to speak about S. 2244, the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014, TRIA, which I have cosponsored. First, I commend Banking Committee Chairman Johnson and Ranking Member Crapo for their…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for yielding. I want to start my comments today by focusing on the merits of this proposal and then by offering some comments in response to my good friend from Michigan in regards to the budgetary concerns that he…

I thank the chairman again, and I look forward to swift passage of this legislation here in the Senate, and hopefully in the House as well.

I thank the chairman. I would like to clarify one point. While TRIA is silent on whether a nuclear, chemical, biological, or radiological related terrorist attack or any kind of cyber-related attack are covered, I believe our intent with…

I would assume you would see these as complementary to your goal and necessary to your goal.

For the last several years you have been the only game in town in terms of trying to deal with this issue.

We have seen some progress, but there have been variations regionally.

I thank the gentleman from Arizona for yielding, as well as my colleague from Maryland for his support. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of my bill, H.R. 606, to rename the post office at 815 County Road 23 in Tyrone, New York, after…

I think in terms of priority, that has to be at the same level as the humanitarian treatment of these children.

We can't, for many reasons, our basic values as a Nation, allow a facility suitable for 12 children to be inhabited by 100 children.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 23, line 5, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $4,000,000)''. Page 26, line 24, after the dollar amount…

Reclaiming my time, I appreciate the gentleman's support of that effort. With that, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Higgins).

Reclaiming my time, Mr. Chairman, I thank the subcommittee chairman for the support on this amendment. I thank my colleague on the other side of the aisle for joining us in this effort, and I ask that we support this amendment and move…

We have to put them out of business, to be blunt.

In 2012, Senator Crapo and I, as the then Ranking Member and Chair of the Securities Subcommittee, held two hearings on Computerized Trading, taking a critical look at what the rules of the road should be.

The FINRA was a settlement without acknowledging any malfunction.

the market itself is--you know, as he says, it is a casino.