I, too, want to thank the Senator from Wyoming for his continually constructive role and just the tone in which he talked about this last issue. I will say that in negotiations with Senator Cardin, we added all kinds of reporting…

if I could respond, just briefly, I know there are speakers who would like to speak. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Tennessee.

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 28, 2015, at 2:30 p.m., in room SR- 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct a…

I wish to thank the Senator from Kansas. I think he has articulated about as well as anybody the importance of passing the legislation on the floor. Many of my colleagues, I think, unlike the Senator from Kansas, in some ways fail to…

I yield the floor to my colleague, Senator Coats. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Indiana. Wasteful Spending

I wish to say, I knew the Senator from Georgia prior to being a Senator. He was an outstanding CEO in a major public company. He has done business all over the world. I know when he campaigned in Georgia for this seat, what he said was…

I wish to thank the Senator for his continual focus on fiscal issues. I know he spent a great deal of time with a handful of folks at the White House two summers ago trying to come up with a plan to really save our Nation. I actually was…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate be in a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I am thrilled to be here on the floor with my partner, Senator Ben Cardin, who is the ranking member of the Foreign Relations Committee. We had an outstanding week last week in our Foreign Relations Committee in passing out this bill that…

I just want to again thank Senator Menendez for his tremendous leadership on this issue. He brought up a point I wish I had made in my opening comments. I have made it every time I have presented this bill elseways. But a lot of people do…

I call up amendment No. 1140, which is the text of the substitute amendment to S. 615, which was reported out of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk…

Last year, Sens. Bob Corker (R-TN) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) unveiled a bipartisan plan to raise the gas tax and index it to inflation.