The idea that this should be accepted as a status quo is totally unacceptable to me.

Well, thank all three of you for your comments.

I believe you stated last year that you thought that the effect of cyber attacks on America were estimated to cost close to $300 billion in economic damage.

I guess very quickly--and if you want to submit longer answers as we sort through a solution set--and recognizing the very legitimate concerns Senator Roberts raised that this should not be kind of a one-size-fits-all federal proposition.

This is not what America should look like on election night.

I think we need to be, I think, continue to express our support for the men and women of the Intelligence Community.

I hope that we'll continue to find ways that we can, during these tight and challenging times, affirm the very extraordinary work that these men and women do protecting our country.

I enthusiastically support Davita and urge the committee to favorably report her nomination and look forward to working towards her swift confirmation on the Senate floor.

Either we have a right to vote or we do not have a right to vote.

You should not have to be a marathon runner. That is not what our founders envisioned.

What we have seen in Virginia was this problem dramatically increase over the last decade plus.

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, January 14, 2014, at 2:30 p.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing…

I rise to discuss my growing concern about the effects of our actions--or in this case inaction--in Washington on our military families and veterans in Virginia. As we all know, the Senate and House passed the Bipartisan Budget Act last…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, January 14, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. in order to conduct a hearing titled ``Examinng…

I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities of the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, January 14, 2014, at 10:15 a.m., in closed session to…

I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Financial and Contracting Oversight of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, January 14, 2014, at…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Military COLAs

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, January 14, 2014, at 10:15 a.m. for a business meeting to consider pending…

It is a real honor for me to be with my good friend and colleague Tim Kaine to introduce a fellow Virginian as President Obama's nominee to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Judge Hannah Lauck.

I am very proud that the President has nominated her, and she comes with my full 100 percent support.

I would like to call attention to a provision within the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. I would like to thank Chairman Levin, Ranking Member Inhofe, Chairman McKeon, and Ranking Member Smith, for including in this…

today I wish to recognize Marilyn Jones, who has served as a valued member of my staff and the staff of my friend and predecessor, Senator John Warner. Though she was born in North Carolina, Marilyn has a long history of service to the…

first of all I want to commend my friend, the Senator from Tennessee. There is no one in this body who is more thoughtful, works harder on issues, and has shown more willingness to find common ground on a host of issues. I also want to…

I appreciate Senator Menendez's work with the Administration in crafting that legislation in a way that was enormously effective.

The risk of legislating right now is that it weakens that coalition.