I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), add the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act…

Let me thank our ranking member for yielding, and for your tremendous leadership on this subcommittee. I also want to thank the ranking member and our chair for including report language on the Department of Defense's efforts to achieve…

I want to thank Mr. Sanford for his leadership as it relates to this amendment and helping us try to end these outdated and failed policies toward Cuba. I rise in support of our amendment, and I am very proud to cosponsor this simple…

A couple of points I would just like to make. First of all, confiscated property 50 years-plus ago should be part of negotiations in terms of bilateral discussions as it relates to normalizing relations with Cuba. What is in this bill…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. ____. None of the funds made available in this…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Remembering Elder L. Tom Perry

I rise to pay tribute to Elder L. Tom Perry, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Elder Perry passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2015, at the age of 92. L. Tom Perry was a giant of…

I want to thank the gentleman for yielding but also for his very thoughtful leadership on the subcommittee as our ranking member. I rise to express my grave concerns regarding the funding levels for our transportation and housing programs…

Americans deserve the right to travel to wherever they would so desire. They travel to China and Vietnam; Americans have that right. Why shouldn't they have the right to travel to a country 90 miles off of our shores? Cold war era policies…

Although we have gone past the June 1 sunset date by a few days, our intent in passing the USA FREEDOM Act is that the expired provisions be restored in their entirety just as they were on May 31, 2015, except to the extent that they have…

I agree that the new requirement for a ``specific selection term'' in the USA FREEDOM Act of 2015 is separate from the requirement of ``relevance.'' I would like to clarify one last point. Section 104 of the bill authorizes the FISA Court…

It did. On May 7, 2015, a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit unanimously concluded that the NSA's bulk collection program is illegal. The court held that section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act does not…

On May 5, 2014, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Goodlatte announced that he had agreed with Representatives Sensenbrenner and Conyers on a new version of the USA FREEDOM Act. On May 7, 2014, the House Judiciary Committee voted…

Since November 2014, Senator Leahy and I have been engaged in conversations with House Judiciary Committee Chairman Goodlatte, Ranking Member Conyers, and Congressmen Sensenbrenner and Nadler to develop a new version of the USA FREEDOM…

I want to thank the gentleman for yielding and for his leadership on this amendment. Mr. Chairman, of course, I rise in support of this bipartisan amendment. In States with medical marijuana laws, patients now face uncertainty regarding…

I thank my colleague for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of this amendment. Once again, the other side is really pushing the envelope in terms of characterizing what this amendment actually does. This amendment would…

Finally, let me just say we need to stop starving our critical Federal programs. We need to protect our communities in crisis and drive scientific breakthroughs in the future. In committee, I sponsored an amendment along with Ranking…

Let me thank our ranking member for yielding but also for his very steady and competent leadership of this subcommittee on our behalf. Also, I want to thank the chairman for his consistent work at bipartisanship, even though this is still…

I first want to thank my friend and colleague, the senior Senator from Vermont, for his tireless work on this issue. Senator Leahy and I, along with Senator Heinrich and so many others who are participating in this process, have worked…

I ask unanimous consent to speak for an additional 7 minutes, to be divided between Senator Leahy and myself. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

I want to thank our ranking member and our chairman for their commitment to continue to work on this very important issue, along with Congressman Clay. Madam Chair, I ask unanimous consent to withdraw the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Is…

I want to thank the Chair and our ranking member for your leadership on this subcommittee for your interest and support on this amendment. I recognize the point of order and plan to withdraw the amendment. Recent events in Ferguson, Staten…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Add, at the end of title V of the bill, the following: Sec. 5__. (a) For each fiscal year after the expiration of the period…

First, let me thank you, Congresswoman Kelly and Congressman Payne, for hosting this Special Order. Your leadership is so important for these critical discussions. We are trying in many ways under your leadership to really tell the truth…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas…