And, Mr. Chairman, my time has expired but if I could ask one additional question.

is there not a path we could go on to subtract from the complexity to make it simpler to allow free negotiations between large mature competitive industries?

Madam President, I commend the Senator from Alabama and the Senator from Wyoming for their leadership on this important issue. The crisis in Ukraine has riveted our attention for the last 4 months as we have seen brave men and women…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. Under the previous order, all postcloture time is yielded back. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent…

I rise today to pay tribute to the men and women across the country serving as police officers who protect law-abiding Americans. It is out of this respect for our Nation's police officers that I also rise to oppose the nomination of Debo…

The Kim Jong-un regime is dangerous and has the capability, especially with an ever-increasing asymmetric threat, to attack South Korea with little or no warning.

Madam President, I rise to commend the words of my esteemed colleague, the junior Senator from Florida, who has just spoken powerfully about the threats facing our Nation. On Monday evening he spoke powerfully on the Senate floor about the…

Readiness is my top overarching priority.

For example, the Navy spent $170 million on algae fuel, which costs four times as much as regular fuel, which means, potentially, $120 million was spent unnecessarily.

My final question is this. In a hearing before this committee, Secretary Hagel responded to this same line of questioning, and he characterized the algae fuel program, and also programs such as a wind farm in Alaska that was built where…

DOD continues to spend billions of dollars on alternative energy research in programs at DOD that I think are far less essential than maintaining our readiness and ability to defend our national security interest.