I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 1, 2016, at 9:30 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Committee on Finance

I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 1, 2016, at 2:30…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 1, 2016, at 10 a.m., in room 328A of the Russell Senate Office Building, to conduct a…

I also want to take a few moments today to discuss the devastation drugs are bringing to too many families and communities across our Nation and also to congratulate the Presiding Officer for his great work on this issue. The bill before…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 1, 2016, at 10:30 a.m., in room SD-215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``The…

I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 1, 2016, at 2:30 p.m., in room SH-219 of the Hart Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Airland of the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 1, 2016, at 3 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio), and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker). Further, if present and voting, the…

I rise today in strong support of the conference report to accompany the Trade Facilitation and Trade Customs conference report on which we just had a cloture vote. I was very pleased to see 73 U.S. Senators vote in favor of proceeding to…

I am pleased to have been one of the conferees to H.R. 644, the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015. There are many important provisions in this legislation, some of which I helped to draft. There is one such provision…

The reports coming out of there have been unacceptable.

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 9, 2016, at 9:30 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on foreign relations

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

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 9, 2016, at 5 p.m., to conduct a classified briefing entitled ``Administration Update on the Way Forward in…

this was a chance to go big and go bold.

I understand one of the biggest issues facing South Dakotans when it comes to their Federal taxes... is the problem of tax-related identity theft.

I rise to discuss the bill that will be coming before the Senate this week, the North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act, which seeks to curb North Korea's unacceptable behavior through the implementation of targeted sanctions. On January 6…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 9, 2016, at 10 a.m., in room SD- 430 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The…

I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 9, 2016, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. subcommittee on…

I ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Under the previous order, the President will be immediately notified of the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces of the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 9, 2016, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is…

I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife of the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 9, 2016, at 2:30 p.m., in room SD-406 of…

the budget really is more spending, more taxes, and more debt.

We have to figure out how to meaningfully rein in, reform those programs so that they fit the demographics of the future.

The tough choices are with regard to those parts of the budget that we all know are growing dramatically.