I strongly oppose efforts to close down debate on the National Defense Authorization Act. It is a shame that despite being on this bill for four days, we have only had two rollcall votes for amendments. Over 400 amendments have been filed…

I rise in support of the Gillibrand amendment. I am proud to support Senator Gillibrand's concerted effort to deal with the problem of sexual assault in our military. I want to begin by commending her persistent leadership in forging a…

millions across this country are losing their health care, are losing their doctors because of ObamaCare. In Texas this past week the Austin American-Statesman reported that Austin's largest provider of cancer treatment won't participate…

the burdens of Obamacare, and they are having difficulties.

But do you think that people should be able to keep the plans that they have now and that they like?

It is extremely important to look at the regulatory environment and that you would enthusiastically work to identify those regulations that could be either streamlined or repealed to allow for the private sector to generate economic growth.

I rise today to honor the late Judge Paul Brown, and to urge the Senate to adopt a bill I am introducing, along with the Senior Senator from Texas. This bill will rename the Federal courthouse in Sherman, TX, as the Paul Brown United…

But we also know that the subject of this hearing, the 'stand your ground' laws, was not a defense that Mr. Zimmerman raised.

In my view, that is utterly indefensible.

By its definition, the 'stand your ground' law does not apply to aggressors.

I have spent much of my adult life working in law enforcement and emphatically agree that law enforcement should be vigorous going after violent crime.

We do know that there was a violent altercation between an Hispanic man and an African American teenager, and we know that at the end of that confrontation, the teenager was dead.