It had all of the hallmarks of a cynical effort to use the hopes and dreams of these young people as a political wedge.

There is no reason why the President of the United States could not have delivered on his immigration reform promise.

Does it concern you that we have a loophole for people with multiple criminal convictions in a bill that is advertised as helping non-culpable students who have lived lives on the straight and narrow path?

I am reading in press reports that some of my colleagues across the aisle are advocating another stimulus package, sometimes called government investment, otherwise called spending taxpayers' money that we do not have and borrowing it from…

I ask unanimous consent that further reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To strike the provisions relating to the Comptroller of the…

Let me conclude by saying these three Assistant Secretaries should remain Senate-confirmed, Presidential appointees. I ask my colleagues to support my amendment to ensure they remain Senate confirmable and subject to robust and much needed…

I ask unanimous consent my Navy Fellow, LT Maxwell Keith, be granted the privilege of the floor for the remainder of this legislative session. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment and call up my amendment No. 504. I ask for its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator…

I congratulate Senators Schumer and Alexander and Collins and others for working through this bipartisan legislation. It is nice to actually have a piece of legislation we can work on together, in this case to help streamline the…

last month, the Medicare trustees warned that Medicare will go bankrupt in 13 years, which is 5 years earlier than they had previously calculated. You heard me right. One of the most important programs that the government actually…

In the 20 years since, Congress has provided substantial research and development funding to DOD in an effort to reduce fratricide casualties in present and future conflicts.

I wish to speak briefly today about Medicare, about the law, and specifically a law that Congress passed in 2003 which provided for something called the Medicare trigger. This provided that when the Medicare trustees would indicate that a…