I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on November 6, 2013, at 2:30 p.m. in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building. The Committee…

I rise today to speak in the midst of our budget conference about a topic that has consumed a lot of time here in this Chamber in the last number of months; that is, the effect of sequestration on the national economy and in particular the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Special Committee on Aging be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on November 6, 2013, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Transportation: A Challenge to Independence for Seniors.'' The…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on November 6, 2013, at 10 a.m. in room SR-418, of the Russell Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on November 6, 2013, at 2:30 p.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled…

I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Emergency Management, Intergovernmental Relations, and the District of Columbia of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the…

I strongly support the nomination of Pattie Millett, of Alexandria, VA, to the United States Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. Ms. Millett is extremely well qualified for this position, in terms of her legal expertise, experience…

We need to weigh in on behalf of those who promote freedom and tolerance.

We are all grappling with this sort of frustration and challenge, potential loss of U.S. prestige in the area over this and over other items.

If the chemical weapons were in existence and could be used, that would be a knockout punch.

The bill... would extend Federal Recognition to the Chickahominy Indian Tribe-Eastern Division, the Monacan Indian Nation, the Nansemond Indian Tribe, the Rappahannock Indian Tribe, Inc., the Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribe and my Tribe, the…

I am proud of Virginia's recognized Indian Tribes and their contributions to our Commonwealth.

I very much appreciate the opportunity to be here to talk about this important recognition of Virginia tribes.

I believe that option is simply too little too late.

But, I want to be clear--the Lumbee do NOT want recognition on the backs of other tribes.

It is my hope that this Committee will move quickly to approve S. 1074.

I believe that the Tribes' situation and Virginia's harsh history clearly distinguishes them as excellent candidates for Congressional action.

We need to ensure that the Lumbee Tribe receives the recognition it deserves.

what we have put this tribe through is disgraceful.

I find no better example of this motto than the plight of the Lumbees.

The bill seeks to rectify this injustice by recognizing these tribes, six tribes that were situated in Eastern Virginia in 1607 and before.

as chairman of the Near East and South and Central Asia subcommittee on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today I cosponsored S. 653, a bill that authorizes the President to appoint a Special Envoy within the Department of State to…

This federal recognition for Virginia's native peoples is long overdue.

the Lumbee Recognition Act--which I have introduced with my colleague from North Carolina, Senator Burr--would rectify this longstanding inequity, and provide the Lumbees with the FULL recognition that they so clearly deserve.