today, we are again voting to overcome Republican filibusters of three highly qualified judicial nominees. Republicans continue to refuse to consent to vote on much needed judges to our Federal Judiciary. We currently stand at 80 vacancies…

earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court once again chose to dismantle campaign finance laws which had protected hard-working Americans for decades. In McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, a sharply divided Court held that…

I think they could fundamentally change the nature of the Army we know.

Considering the corruption and other problems in Honduras, I would hope that you and your department would put very strict controls because otherwise, we could have real problems.

I ask unanimous consent that all time be yielded back on the remaining pending nominations. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. The bill clerk…

I would hope also the manufacturer would start cooperating with you; otherwise, they face the potential for backlash from Congress.

today, we will vote to end filibusters on the nominations of Sheryl Lipman to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, Stanley Bastian to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, Manish Shah to…

We are concerned because anytime you put a new opiate on the street--we all remember the days of Oxycontin.

I always worry when things are suddenly classified, and I realize that a lot of things should be, but sometimes things are classified because they do not stand the light of day.

I have spoken several times in the past few weeks--and I have spoken many times in the past 20 years--about the scourge of landmines. They are inherently indiscriminate weapons. They are triggered by the victim, and usually the victim is…

I think we have seen it all over the country. Demand for treatment has skyrocketed.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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

I am always worried about whether legislation steps on States' rights and what they might be doing.

I also sent last year a letter regarding the counternarcotics operation in Honduras in 2012 that killed four civilians, including a 14-year-old boy.

events in Egypt continue to concern people of good will in this country and across the globe, who have shared the Egyptian people's yearning for greater freedom under the rule of law. I am the chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee…

more than 2 weeks ago, the Senate voted to end the filibuster on the nomination of Michelle Friedland of California to fill a judicial emergency vacancy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. That vote was the fourth time this…

last month, I spoke on the Senate floor about a friend from my hometown of Montpelier, VT, GEN Richard Cody. General Cody left Montpelier--one of our Nation's smallest State capital--to serve his country, beginning as a student at West…

this week we celebrate the 30th annual National Crime Victims' Rights Week, and the 30th anniversary of the passage of the Victims of Crime Act. It is a time to recognize the losses faced by victims of crime and their families, and to…

this week marks the 30th annual National Crime Victims' Rights Week. It is a time to recognize victims of crime and their families and to acknowledge the efforts to help them recover and rebuild their lives in the wake of tragedy. It is…

today, we are again voting to overcome a Republican filibuster of a highly qualified nominee for a judicial emergency vacancy on the busiest circuit court in the country. For what is already the third time this year, the majority leader…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, April 9, 2014, at 10 a.m. in room SH-216 of the Hart Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Examining the…

I thank the distinguished senior Senator from Alaska for yielding. I was interested in hearing her speech too. Landmines The Presiding Officer represents the beautiful Commonwealth of Massachusetts. But consider if 15 percent of the land…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 9, 2014, at 11 a.m. in room 428A of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct a hearing…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on, April 9, 2014, in room SD-628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, at 2:30 p.m. to conduct a hearing entitled…

I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces of the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 9, 2014, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…