I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 12, 2015, at 2:30 p.m. in room SR-418, of the Russell Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled…

I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities of the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 12, 2015, at 3:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

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I have serious concerns about the error rates in the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs, which for the 2013 and 2014 school year were 15.8 percent and 23.1 percent, respectively.

I appreciate you and Ranking Member Stabenow holding this hearing today, and as we do prepare to reauthorize the child nutrition legislation this coming year, we need to, I think, take an objective and bipartisan critical assessment of the…

But, when we have programs with error rates that are $2.7 billion just for one school year, we simply have got to figure out how to put this money to better use.

Obviously, no one in this room wants any child to go hungry. We all know there are legitimate needs for food assistance.

I'm hopeful that the Senate will be able to pass this bipartisan STB reform bill in the near future.

What concerns me the most is that with the listing of this northern long-eared bat, once again we have a Federal agency that is throwing aside common sense.

Listing the northern long-eared bat under the Endangered Species Act is a misguided attempt by the Fish and Wildlife Service.

Thousands of jobs are going to be placed at risk, including more than 1,500 timber industry jobs in my home State of South Dakota.

I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety of the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 5, 2015, at 10 a.m., in room SD-406 of the Dirksen…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 5, 2015, at 2:30 p.m., in room SR-418 of the Russell Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on May 5, 2015, at 2:30 p.m., in room SD-430 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to conduct a…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 5, 2015, at 10 a.m., in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 5, 2015, at 10:30 a.m., in room SR-253 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct a…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 5, 2015, at 2:30 p.m., in room 328A of the Russell Senate Office Building, to conduct a…

I wish to speak as well about the budget that is before the Senate. I want to point out something I believe the Senator from New York failed to mention in his comments. We are actually doing a budget. That is what is pretty historic about…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate recess until 2:15 p.m. today for the weekly conference meetings and that the time during the recess count against the majority time on the budget conference report. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues be authorized to meet during the session of the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 5, 2015, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Subcommittee on Clean Air and…

I ask unanimous consent that at 5:20 p.m. the Senate proceed to executive session for the consideration of Calendar No. 76, Willie May to be an Under Secretary of Commerce, and that at 5:30 p.m. the Senate vote on the nomination; further…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Coats). Without objection, it is so ordered. Unanimous Consent Agreement--Executive Calendar

I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment and call up my amendment No. 1180. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? The Senator from Tennessee.

I thank the Senator from Tennessee, who is managing this bill. I know they are trying to find a way forward, and I hope that will include getting some votes on amendments, including this one. I think this is a very reasonable amendment and…